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GRAVE PLEASURES Where? Tampere/Helsinki (Finland) Who? Mat McNerney, Valtteri Arino, Linnéa Olsson, Juho Vanhanen, Uno Bruniusson For fans of: Beastmilk, Danzig, Killing Joke
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acking out this feverish, frantic and very uninhibited music exposes and lays raw some intense emotions. As we get deeper and closer to capturing the spirit of what we set out for this band to be, we are touching some vital nerves. It’s getting under the skin, under the flesh,” confessed vocalist Mat McNerney. Strong words used to describe the nature of Grave Pleasures, a band
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born out of the ashes of Beastmilk, a band that some of you might heard just because they were one of the biggest surprises of 2013 with their debut full-length album Climax and who early in the year split with guitarist Johan “Goatspeed” Snell. Vocalist Mat McNerney (Hexvessel, Code and Dødheimsgard), bassist Valtteri Arino, Swedish guitarist and songwriter Linnéa Olsson (formerly of The Oath), guitarist Juho Vanhanen (Oranssi Pazuzu) and drummer Uno Bruniusson (In Solitude), are the members of Grave Pleasures who just recently released their debut album, Dreamcrash. They’re taking some of Beasmilk’s output and digging deeper into what can be described as a frenetic and invigorating mix between deathrock, gothic and post-punk.