Grimtale Records Official Archive

GRIM027 - Goya - The Sun / Obelisk

Band's Bio:

Metal three-piece in the vein of Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, and Sleep, hailing from Phoenix, AZ

Tracklist:

Side-A: The Sun

Runout groove etching: GRIM027-A Stoner Doom Metal

Side-B: Obelisk

Runout groove etching: GRIM027-B Serial Killers

Regular edition:

100 copies released on 'Obelisk Black' colored vinyl

Variant edition:

40 copies released on purple swirl vinyl with alternative cover

Test Pressing:

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GRIM025 - Darcy Clay - Jesus I was Evil

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Band's bio:

Introducing the one and only Kiwi king of lo-fi country-punk! New Zealand's own... Darcy Clay!
(hold for applause)
Darcy earned his place in outsider rock lore in 1997 with only 6 songs, recorded in his bedroom to 4-track cassette tape. With catchy dirtier-than-dirt guitar riffs and a punch-drunk attitude, the breakout track "Jesus I Was Evil" is about as close to lo-fi perfection you'll ever experience. The tune climbed higher than anyone could've expected, improbably reaching #5 on New Zealand's top singles chart and catapulting the EP to gold status (more than 7500 copies sold).
Unfortunately Darcy's output is painfully sparse and we'll never know what might have been. In 1998, after a year of one amazing turn after another, he unexpectedly took his own life. He was suddenly gone, leaving us with only the 6 track EP, a handful of live recordings and the memory of one of the most fascinating young voices in rock history. He was truly ahead of his time.
We're proud to continue his story here in America with two tracks from his fabled EP. The funky-synth lo-fi masterpiece "Jesus I Was Evil" and a truly punk cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" (recorded years before the White Stripes even existed). Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. Tell everyone. Darcy Clay has arrived stateside.

Tracklist:

Side-A:
Jesus I was Evil (Studio)
Jolene (Studio)

Runout groove etching: GRIM 024-A Who copied who?

Side-B:
Jesus I was Evil (Live)
Jolene (Live)

Runout groove etching: GRIM 023-B Suicide sucks

Back cover

Insert

Yellow edition:

40 copies released on yellow colored vinyl

Blue edition:

40 copies released on blue colored vinyl

Red edition:

40 copies released on red colored vinyl

Variant edition:

40 copies released on clear with yellow, blue and red splatter colored vinyl with alternative cover designed, screen printed and numbered by Von Munz with glow in the dark ink

Test pressing:

Comes with an alternative version of the variant's cover designed and screen printed by Von Munz

GRIM024 - JUICE EP

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Band's bio:

Juice is an aggressive Pop-Punk band from Indianapolis, IN. Juice started in 2012 just playing cover shows for their friends and at school events. In the fall of 2013, they wanted to change that. They wrote 5 songs and went to a studio and self-release the EP. They started booking their own shows around the state of Indiana. Since fall of 2013, they put out another LP, did a self-booked 12 day tour, another 4 day weekend run and is now putting out their self-titled EP. This album was record and mixed at the legendary Pop Machine in Indianapolis and was produced by Marc Johnson. The songs were mastered by Andy Van Dette who was worked with bands such as Rush, Deep Purple, Simple Plan, Breathe Carolina and many more.

Tracklist:

Side-A:
Lucy
Full Circle

Runout groove etching: GRIM 024-A Emogrim

Side-B:
Nerves
Easy-A feat. Sam Oliver

Runout groove etching: GRIM 023-B Indygrim

Back cover

Regular edition:

110 copies released on orange colored vinyl

Variant edition:

35 copies released on orange and grey split colored vinyl with alternative cover

Test pressing:

GRIM023 - Brother O' Brother - The Itch / White Dove

Front cover

Band's bio:

Brother O’ Brother began making music with one major message in mind, love. Love’s components, makeup, societal lack, and possible encouraging solutions on how to increase love in this world. Our views on this come from our own faith and backgrounds, but we truly believe the lyrics contained in these songs are a message anyone can agree with and apply to their own world regardless of faith, color, gender, or circumstance. Brother O' Brother is trying to participate in this conversation of life by drenching guitars in fuzz, booming drums, and mountains of smoke and light. Based out of Indianapolis, B.O.B. has already toured the Midwest heavily, opened for national acts from all over the US, and have already put out two music videos, vinyl, EP, and recently released our new full length album all in a year and a half.

https://brotherobrother.wordpress.com/

Tracklist:

Side-A: The Itch

Runout groove etching: GRIM 023-A So many activities!

Side-B: White Dove

Runout groove etching: GRIM 023-B Green equalSP

Back cover

Regular edition:

140 copies released on teal colored vinyl

Variant edition:

40 copies released on clear with black and white splatter colored vinyl with alternative cover

RSD & random variant edition:

20 hand-numbered copies released on random colored vinyl

Test pressing:

GRIM022 - Cody J. Martin - All Roads Lead to War / Early Days of June

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About the release:

The songs featured on this 7" release are entitled "All Roads Lead to War" and "Early Days of June". The former is a selection from Martin's aforementioned album while the latter is a unique, complementary b-side.
With a lot behind him and even much more ahead, Martin is featured for the first time on vinyl here through this Grimtale Records release.

Band's bio:

At this moment in time, Cody J. Martin is a 22 year old singer/songwriter from Northeast Ohio. He has been writing and performing locally since 2011 and as recently as this past January, released his first album entitled "Somewhere You'd Rather Be" to a crowd of over 250 people in Canton, Ohio.

Closely identifying with the primal quality of traditional folk, blues and country music, Martin develops his songs to have a raw, homespun atmosphere. Add on top of that a love for surreal wordplay and you have yourself something close to a definition of his sound.

Tracklist:

Side-A: All Roads Lead to War

Runout groove etching: GRIM 022-A

Side-B: Early Days of June

Runout groove etching: GRIM 022-B Black move