Earthen Grave

Rank #16 Chicago, IL Metal / Doom

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Members: Jason Muxlow (guitar), Chris Wozniak(drums), Ron Holzner (bass), Mark Weiner (vocals), Tony Spillman (guitar) Rachel Barton Pine (violin)

Sounds Like: Black Sabbath, Trouble, Metallica, Soundgarden, Judas Priest

Manager: Ron Holzner

Bio: Formed in 2008, Earthen Grave is a six-piece Chicago metal band that marries the sounds of metal past and future with a sweaty, pummeling live show. Bassist Ron Holzner served a 15-year sentence with Chicago doom legends Trouble and Rachel Barton Pine brings her frightening classical chops to a r... See Full Bio

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: Great review of the album from RottingHill.at! http://t.co/25giIBRjRe

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“★★★★★ — S’il est encore un peut tôt pour affirmer que nous tenons là notre album métal de l’année, nous pouvons en tout cas affirmer qu’"Earthen Grave" se trouve très loin devant tous les autres prétendants au titre. La perfection faite doom, tout simplement!”

— Michael Serry, Music in Belgium.

“★★★★ — Earthen Grave are unlike anything you have heard in recent memory, as they take the Black Sabbath/Pentagram/Witchfinder General formula to another level by adding in Pine's lovely violin work, which gives these crushing songs an almost Kansas-ish feel to them in spots. This one came as a big surprise, and after hearing this debut album I'm going to be keeping a close eye on Earthen Grave in the near future.”

— Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility

“★★★½ (Very Good) — Earthen Grave is still raw and rough around the edge, but there are diamonds buried here for sure. They have a lot of talent and a fearless style of writing which transcends any one genre.”

— Steel Druhm, Angry Metal Guy

“This writer got a chance to see the band live, and my head almost came unscrewed. The phrase “tighter than a gnat’s ass” comes to mind.”

— Decibel Magazine

“4.5 out of 5 – Pure, head-banging bliss! This group is onto something unique and fresh. What really sets the sextet apart is the inclusion of one Rachel Barton Pine on violin and the way her parts are written into the compositions... between her riffing with the guitars, she exhibits abundant fills, as well as leads, all in places where you'd expect to hear guitar leads. No mere atmospherics or chordal reinforcement here; even when the band reaches into high speed thrash territory - see "Death on the High Seas" - the effect achieved with the additional layer is astounding, let alone the prowess with which she plays.”

— MaximumMetal.com

“Earthen Grave's Dismal Times rewards increasingly on repeated listen ... Rachel Barton Pine, an accomplished and respected classical violinist, makes her strings burn, soar and rip, lending the material here a very unique edge... You can just see the heads banging in your mind ... and over the thrash the violin skitters, stabs and saws... trust me, you are unlikely to have ever heard anything quite like it ... If the doom gods are with us, this band will stay around and continue to produce the kind of unique, powerful and thoughtful music contained on Dismal Times.”

— Hellride Music

“Earthen Grave's deeply grounded sound ('bout six feet under, I'd say) fidgets like a seismograph needle between thrash, doom, stoner rock, classic metal, and psychedelia. Their lineup includes veterans of Trouble, the Living Fields, and Trifog, but what makes them more than your standard five headbangers in jeans is member six, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, a world-class classical player who debuted with the CSO at age ten). Pine is a very public metal fan of long standing, and when she lets her freak flag fly in Earthen Grave—she plays an electrified six-string monster called a Viper—it gives the band's music a jarring and otherworldly edge.”

— Chicago Reader

“The vocals are strong, sounding like Chris Cornell back when he had a set. And in fact, much of the music is gathered from the past one way or another, but in the best ways possible. This is clearly evident in their crown jewel, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, whose deft interplaying and extensive classical background add to the group’s unique character... EPs this promising portend crushing full lengths.”

— MindOverMetal.org

“Fresh sounding Metal that crosses over many styles while retaining a sense of originality ... I can picture the hair flying ... Rachel Barton Pine's musicianship shines throughout... The mixture of screeching violin and chugging guitars is very unique and it works ... Can't wait till the band gives us a full length with all originals... they have all the songwriting capabilities to make one of the best albums ever.”

— Doommantia.com

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Earthen Grave, LIVE @ Saint Brigid's • Ottawa, Canada • July 11, 2012

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Chicago, IL, US | 8:00pm
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We're back again for year three, bringing you the best in Doom from all over the world! Presented and Hosted by Zach Salmans of Stoic Dissention and Obsidian Fog Promotions. October 11 & 12th Confirmed acts so far are: Evoken The Skull Earthen Grave The Flight of Sleipnir Primitive Man Stoic Dissention Gravecode Nebula In the Company of Serpents Western Ritual Blighter Fister Lycanthia (Australia) w/ more TBA

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