New mini-album Grai released
Grai releases their new mini album today. The art was created by amazing Milya Yanovskaya (@m.illeniu.m). Tracklist Awake (Наяву) Mist (Марь) With a frozen shroud (Мëрзлым саваном)
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Grai – ‘Ashes’ (2017)
Rating: 9/10 Release: 1 December 2017 Label: Noizgate Records So this week I have the honor of reviewing “Ashes” from Grai. Grai is a great band from Tatarstan, Russia. The word “Grai” translates roughly to,” the birds cry”, and Their songs tell stories of the pride , valor and courage … Continue reading →
Grai – ‘Donya’ (Single 2017)
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 29 September 2017 Label: Noizgate Records It seems a bit quiet around the Russian band Grai these years, with only the release of a single now, and a single last year. We have to go back to 2014, when we got treated on their full length ‘Mlada’. … Continue reading →
Grai – ‘In the Arms of Mara’ (Vinyl 2014)
Rating: 8,5/10 Release: 1 October 2014 Vinyl Label: Spirit of Ancestors Productions No better blends then metal and vinyl, the metal-scene kept the vinyl issues alive during all these digital years. And these days we see vinyl issues with other bands as well. The small Czech label Spirit of Ancestors … Continue reading →
Grai – ‘Mlada’ (2014)
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 3 October 2014 Label: Noizgate Records Grai has signed with Noizgate Records and this enables the band to release their third full length album ‘Mlada’, wich means something like Beautiful young girl. We have said it before, Grai is one of Russians finest folk-metalbands. They went on … Continue reading →
Grai – ‘Warmoth the Bitter Grass’ (2009/2013 re-issue)
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 25 October 2013 Label: Vic Records Grai signed with the Dutch label Vic Records a while ago and they released their albums with this label as well, making it available for folk-metallovers in Europe and USA too. Earlier this year they released a re-issue of their latest … Continue reading →
Grai, Russian folk at its best
Recently Grai signed a deal with Vic records enabling them to spread their latest album worldwide. This wasn’t only a good opportunity for Folk-metal.nl to do a review on this album, but also a very good reason to interview this interesting band from Russia. Grai is a six-piece band form … Continue reading →
Grai – ‘O Zemle Rodnoy’ ( About Our Native Land) (2011)
Rating: 8/10 Release: 15 October 2011 Label: SoundAge Productions Grai is an nice Russian Folk-metalband which music is filled with folk. They released this second album in 2011 already, but they have signed with Vic Records in 2012 where the album gets released for all of us in Europe. Grai … Continue reading →