1. Grief was founded in 1991 … Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands named 'Grief.
1. Grief was founded in 1991 by Terry Savastano and drummer Randy Odierno of crust band Disrupt. Grief's sludgy doom metal brought extremely slow riffs to the metal underground. The band was heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, Eyehategod and doom warriors Saint Vitus. Grief's music was jagged, noisy, harsh and brutally dissonant. Lead singer Jeff Hayward favored the sort of tortured, throat-shredding, screaming vocals that were quite common in death metal/black metal and grindcore, and that risk-taking combination of torturous vocals and slow, Sabbath-influenced riffs made Grief one of the more influential Sludge/Doom metal bands to emerge in the early ‘90s.
They broke up in 2001 mainly due to drummer problems - something that was an ongoing problem for the band from the start. They also cited what they called a "hostile environment for Doom metal bands". They reunited briefly in July 2005 to play a cluster of reunion shows.
The band had several 7"s including one with Dystopia and Corrupted each. A compilation album called Turbulent Times appeared in 2002 through Southern Lord. The group reunited for one show at the first annual New England Grind And Doom Fest on July 17, 2005 at The Middle East Cafe in Cambridge, MA. They were so excited by the response to this show that they began booking others, and they toured intermittently throughout 2005 and 2006.
In 2005, the band played shows through in venues including The Ace of Clubs and The Knitting Factory in New York, The Khyber in Philadelphia, O'Brien's in Allston/Brighton, MA, The Living Room in Providence, RI, and Cherry St. Station in CT.
In 2006 Southern Lord Records released a full length live album called Alive which featured their performance at the Middle East in November 2005. The album features artwork by Eric C. Harrison, who did much of the band's painted cover artwork.
One of Grief's final appearance was at Emissions from the Monolith 8, a sludge/doom festival that took place in Ohio, May 2006.
The band reformed in 2008 and toured the United States and Europe, but they soon disbanded again in March 2009, giving this announcement via their myspace page;
"I'm sorry to announce that Grief is no longer playing. We have dis-banded or whatever. The last show we played was the Wien Arena in Vienna Austria (i think i spelled those things right)
our reasons for disbanding are our reasons. we have chosen not to get into it but it may or may ot include the following reasons.
- Jeff has finally become Rip Van Winkle and will be asleep for the next 50 years.
- Ray has finally eaten so much that he can not fit out of the door to his house and is unable to leave home
- John has become so death metal that we' d have to actually be ghosts to jam with him and none of us feel like it.
- Eric finally became an actual dog and has not learned how to play bass or do artwork with his paws."
http://www.myspace.com/officialgrief
2. The Swedish Grief has crafted a blackened brand of doom metal, and released it's one and only album (after releasing an EP in 2011) named 'Where the Light Doesn't Shine' in january 2015.
http://griefdoommetal.bandcamp.com/
3. Screamo / Post-hardcore / Black metal from Toulouse, France.
https://grief1.bandcamp.com
World Of Hurt
Grief Lyrics
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The lyrics to Grief's song "World of Hurt" express a deep desire to escape from the pain and misery of life. The singer is overwhelmed by the suffering they see around them, and feel that their own life is being ruined by it. They long for something more out of life than sadness and pain, but they cannot seem to find happiness no matter how hard they search.
The singer's sense of isolation and alienation is captured in the lines "Where do I belong? Where do I fit in?" They feel like they have to escape the misery within them in order to find a sense of belonging somewhere else. The singer's desire for escape is so strong that they use strong language, saying "I've got to get the fuck out" and "Take me away from all this shit I'm seeing."
Overall, the lyrics to "World of Hurt" convey a powerful sense of frustration and hopelessness in the face of the pain and suffering that surrounds us. The singer longs for escape and a sense of belonging, but feels trapped by their circumstances, with happiness always just out of reach.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me away from All this shit I'm seeing
I'm tired of seeing all the negativity in life and want to escape from it
It's time to make a change
I need to take action and make positive changes in my life
This life is ruining me
My current way of living is having a negative impact on me and causing harm
I've got to get away
I need to physically distance myself from my current situation
I've got to get the fuck out
I need to leave this place immediately and as quickly as possible
Out of this dreary place
I need to escape from this depressing and uninspiring environment
Out of this wasted life
I need to move on from this unfulfilled, purposeless existence
I want more out of life
I desire greater fulfillment and happiness in my life
Than sadness and pain
I don't want my life to be defined by negative emotions and experiences
I search for happiness
I am actively looking for joy and contentment in my life
But it's never obtained
Despite my efforts, happiness always seems out of reach
Where do I belong?
I feel lost and unsure of my place in the world
Where do I fit in?
I don't feel like I belong or have a sense of community
I have to escape
I am feeling trapped and suffocated by my current circumstances
From this misery within
I am struggling with internal pain and sadness that I need to escape from
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Jeffrey Hayward, Randy Odierno, Terrence Savastano
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