Portland sludge/doom quartet GRAVES AT SEA has announced new summer US tour dates. The band is touring in support of their 2016 debut full-length album, The Curse That Is. Check out the full itinerary below. After releasing a series of highly regarded demos and splits in the underground and having recently cut their teeth performing on mainstages at Maryland Deathfest, Roadburn and numerous other festivals, cult doom/sludge quartet GRAVES AT SEA has re-emerged. Now the band is ready to unleash its strongest, most ear-shattering material to date. Engineered by Greg Wilkinson (Noothgrush, Brain Oil) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, YOB), The Curse That Is effortlessly fuses colossal walls of feedback-laden sound with gargantuan riffs that crush and crawl with the weight of mountains.
The Curse That Is is out now via Relapse Records and is available for order physically at Relapse.com HERE:
https://store.relapse.com/search?q=graves+at+sea
Digitally via GRAVES AT SEA's Bandcamp page HERE:
https://gravesatsea.bandcamp.com/
GRAVES AT SEA Tour Dates:
May 30 Boise, ID Shredder
May 31 Salt Lake City, UT Club X
Jun 01 Denver, CO Hi Dive *
Jun 02 Colorado Springs, CO 71 Grind Fest / Black Sheep *
Jun 03 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar *
Jun 05 Mesa, AZ Club Red
Jun 06 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
Jun 07 Glendale, CA Complex
Jun 08 Long Beach, CA Alex's Bar (w/ Barghest, Recluse)
Jun 09 Sacramento, CA Starlite Lounge
Jun 10 Oakland, CA Oakland Metro (w/ Noothgrush, Samothrace)
Jun 15 Seattle, WA NWTF / Neumos
Jun 16 Portland, OR Tonic Lounge (w/ Young and in the Way)
* W/ Conan & North
Info/Bio:
Sludge/doom quartet GRAVES AT SEA was formed in 2002 by friends Nick Phit and Nathan Misterek, with then-members Roger Williams & Steve Klatz (RIP). After self-releasing the demo titled Documents of Grief, they toured extensively and were quickly noticed by Greg Anderson of Southern Lord/Sunn, who released their 7" Cirrohosis/Atavist Arise in 2004. Later in 2005 the band released a split with friends Asunder on Life is Abuse (CD) and 20 Buck Spin (vinyl).
In 2007 GRAVES AT SEA went through a line up change when Nathan moved to Oakland and Nick moved to Portland, OR. In 2008, after playing two final shows with Chiyo Nukaga (Noothgrush) on drums and Miguel Veliz (ex-Sourvein, The Roller) on bass, the band broke up. Four years later, however, they decided to reunite with Chiyo on drums and Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil) on bass, but due to touring constraints, Chiyo and Greg decided to step down.
2013 marked the band's first venture to Europe, with a lengthy tour, in addition to a string of West Coast performances. 2014 brought forth their first new material since 2005 - GRAVES AT SEA released a split LP with Sourvein on Seventh Rule records at the start of their second European tour (this time with Sourvein), a trek that also included appearances at Roadburn Festival and SWR Festival. The split with Sourvein was quickly followed by an EP on Eolian Records titled This Place Is Poison and numerous live US appearances, including performances at Maryland Deathfest and California's Day of the Shred Festival. Now, after having joined forces with renowned independent label Relapse Records, GRAVES AT SEA are poised to unveil their strongest, most ear-shattering material to date.
GRAVES AT SEA is:
Nathan Misterek - vocals
Nick Phit - guitar
Bryan Sours - drums
Jeff McGarrity - bass
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