Seven years after Grusom II, the Danish band rises again with III – and it feels less like a comeback than a transcendence. Released September 19, 2025 via Kozmik Artifactz, this album isn’t just rooted in the late ’60s and early ’70s – it breathes that era’s spirit, channeling it through swirling Hammond organs, twin guitars, and vocals that move effortlessly between raw grit and fragile beauty. What Grusom deliver here is nothing short of a psychedelic pilgrimage.
Right from the opener Shadow Crawler, the band sets the tone: heavy riffs wrapped in Hammond fire, melodies drenched in melancholy yet radiant with power. Hell Maker drives forward with a hypnotic pulse, while Le Voyage stands out as the record’s crowning jewel – starting almost like a whispered dream before slowly blooming into a kaleidoscopic crescendo. It’s the kind of song that doesn’t just unfold, it engulfs you, carrying you deeper with every swell of organ and guitar.
Euphoria provides a brief breath of cosmic air – short, atmospheric, like floating between two dimensions – before Night Hunters slips in with shadowy synth textures and then explodes into a groove that feels both vintage and timeless.
The final arc of the album is pure magic. Fatal Romance and Memories glow with melodic richness, but it’s Mortal Desire that seals the journey. Sprawling, patient, and unashamedly epic, it gives organ, guitar, and voice room to weave together like cosmic threads, recalling a time when songs grew not by constraint, but by necessity.
The production captures it all.
With III, Grusom prove they are not just keeping the flame of psychedelic heavy rock alive – they’re fanning it higher. This isn’t retro cosplay, it’s a living, breathing testament to what made the ’70s so vital: music that dares to take its time, to expand, to burn slow and bright. III is a record to lose yourself in, a record that rewards every repeated listen. For fans of organ-driven heavy psych, dark grooves, and cosmic journeys, this is more than an album – it’s a revelation.
-Helge Neumann
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