Posted on: March 12, 2012 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Dutch death metal doom mongers GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT!

GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT was founded in 2011 by former ASPHYX guitar player Eric Daniels, who left behind the active death metal scene years ago after the release of ASPHYX’s studio album, On The Wings Of Inferno. But as one should never deny his roots, Daniels is now back to spread the plague of doom once more: “After some resting years, the wish to play real doom/death was boiling again. It feels great to compose again, my guitars are more close to me than they were ever before. GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT gives me the motivation and true belief to spit out the true and real doom/death. I have five words to say about the upcoming album: Heavy…Brutal…Doom…Crushing…Real. My respect and gratitude towards the fans who kept supporting me, even when I wasn’t there. YOU RULE!!!”

Still having maintained very close contact to his old band-mates in ASPHYX, Eric has teamed up with Martin van Drunen and Bob Bagchus for GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT as well. Still, GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT differs from the current ASPHYX sound. Philipp Schulte, A&R at Century Media Germany, comments: “We are very happy to have Eric Daniels back on the label with his new band. Eric and Century Media have a long and good history together. When we received the first instrumental samples of GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT, we instantly knew we have to release the band’s material: this is crushing, twisted and sick death metal, composed by one of the few real riff masters of the scene. I am aware of the fact that GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT will instantly be compared to ASPHYX due to the line-up similarities and Eric’s involvement in ASPHYX for many years. Still, the two bands have a different approach on death metal and people will easily recognize those differences in the sound.”

Eric explains the musical direction of GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT: “GSBC is a five-piece band, with two guitar-players, in order to give more heaviness and possibilities to the songs. That differs from ASPHYX, as well as the fact that we down-tuned to B and the challenge between heaviness and brutality. The structure of the songs is more basic, riffs will tell the story, we don’t hesitate to play riffs longer if it feels right. GSBC is more brutal, saw-like playing than ASPHYX, which will be noticeable in the sound. Shortly said: GSBC is a band standing at its own, no wink to ASPHYX, no connection.”

The recording of the band’s currently untitled debut album will be finished by the end of March and is planned to be released in the second half of 2012, so be sure to get doomed before doomsday!

GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT line-up:
Eric Daniels – guitars
Bob Bagchus – drums
Theo van Eekelen – bass
Alwin Zuur – guitars
Martin van Drunen – vocals

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