[promo] Grin – "Acid Gods" (May 30 via The Lasting Dose Records)
Artist/Band: Grin
Release Title: Acid Gods
Label: The Lasting Dose Records
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Format: Digital, CD, LP
Genre: Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Stoner Metal
Country: Germany
With "Acid Gods", heavy psych-doom duo GRIN push their raw and hypnotic sound to new extremes. Stripping things down to just fuzzed-out bass, pounding drums and vocals, Jan (drums, vocals) and Sabine Oberg (bass) prove once again that less can hit a lot harder. Picking up where the "Black Nothingness" EP left off, they dive deeper into lo-fi heaviness and textured sludge, with zero interest in following trends or softening the blow.
"Acid Gods" is all grit, weight and conviction. Tracks like Beneath the Altar and Unshut hit hard with thick grooves and a sludgy stomp reminiscent of The Melvins and Eyehategod. Jan’s vocals take center stage more than ever before, shifting between haunting and aggressive as the songs swell and collapse under waves of distorted low-end. Drag Me Down and Crystals push that balance further, with layered vocals cutting through hypnotic bass lines and driving percussion.
"Wild Eyes" shows how much tension GRIN can build with the bare minimum, and "Heavy Dew" closes the album in a tidal wave of fuzz and reverb, dragging the listener under before letting go. There’s a strange beauty in how stripped-down and overwhelming this record feels at the same time.
Recorded at Hidden Planet Studio in Berlin, Acid Gods was produced, mixed, and mastered by Jan Oberg, giving the record a raw but controlled sound. The artwork by Dawid M. Piprek and Caspar Orfgen (DAEVAR) mirrors the album’s dark, trippy vibe, perfectly tying together the music’s oppressive weight and hypnotic atmosphere.
Grin has been building toward this moment since their 2018 debut Revenant, refining their sound across Translucent Blades (2020), Phantom Knocks (2022) and Hush (2024).
With their continuously evolving sound, GRIN are a beacon of boundless creativity in the scene and "Acid Gods" is new testament to their artistry. On "Acid Gods" everything is just more. The intensity of the riffs, the boldness of the vocals, the heaviness of the bass and the detailed crunch of the production. Every GRIN album will have you wondering if this band can get any heavier (or better) and the answer is always YES.
"Acid Gods" will be released on May 30, 2025 via The Lasting Dose Records.
Tracklist:
- Black Dye
- Nocturno
- Drag Me Down
- Beneath the Altar
- Crystals
- Unshut
- Slivers
- Wild Eyes
- Nebulas
- Heavy Dew
Line-up:
- Sabine Oberg – Bass
- Jan Oberg – Drums, Vocals
All music written and performed by GRIN
Recorded at HIDDEN PLANET STUDIO / Berlin
Produced, mixed and mastered by J. Oberg
Drawings by Dawid M. Piprek
Design & Layout by Caspar Orfgen (DAEVAR)
FFO The Melvins, Conan, Big Business, Weedeater
Links:
Bandcamp: https://grincult.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grincult/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/6X96kXcdENtONVi0NIwNkW
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556756783709
Label: https://thelastingdoserecords.bandcamp.com
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