Brothers Grimm
Helm's Deep (deluxe)
BROTHERS GRIMM formed in Cincinnati, OH during the late-80s, when all of the members were still teenagers. Settling on
an initial lineup of Jake Bolduc (bass), Christian Green (drums), guitarists Rob Gannon and Dennis Hamlin, and Bruce
Arnold on vocals, the extremely dedicated crew honed an astoundingly high-level form of progressive metal throughout
frequent late-night practice sessions-inspired by legends such as CACOPHONY, DREAM THEATER, FATES WARNING, RACER X, AND
WATCHTOWER, to name a few.
Tracked with Dale "Smitty" Smith-who had done quite a bit of work with David T. Chastains assorted projects-at Queen
City Music, debut outing Helms Deep was released on cassette in 1990, and its creative songwriting and adept
musicianship established BROTHERS GRIMM as both ahead of their time and technically on par with now-classics of that
era. Few live shows followed, however, and rather than pursue support from a record label, several members of the group
relocated to Hollywood to attend the Musicians Institute as the writing for follow-up Only Change is Constant started to
take shape.
Recorded as a four-piece sans Gannon and with Aaron Thomas from DEUS VULT on vocals, Only Change is Constant began at
Audio Craft Studio when the remaining musicians returned from Los Angeles. Short on finances, the band chipped in for an
ADAT machine and finished the EP at whomevers home would tolerate the noise. The material would eventually be released
in 1992, once again in limited numbers on cassette. Though BROTHERS GRIMM had already started to work on some promising
new songs, continuing financial struggles combined with general growing pains resulted in the lineup going their
separate ways shortly thereafter.
But now, a whopping three decades later, Divebomb Records is thrilled to compile the complete BROTHERS GRIMM discography
onto CD for the very first time. The disc will contain all nine should-be cult classic tracks from both Helms Deep and
Only Change is Constant, plus three bonus instrument-only takes from the Only Change is Constant sessions-all remastered
by Jamie King Audio. Plus, a 20-page CD booklet fully-loaded with photos, lyrics, and a retrospective interview with the
band.
Price
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
17-06-2022
Label
Item-nr
557141
EAN
0711576022227
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
STATUS: OLIGARCHY
2
VS.
3
NIGHT OF THE JACKAL
4
HELMS DEEP
5
WHERES YOUR MESSIAH NOW?
6
FATHER
7
JULIA
8
CRUSHED BLACK VELVET
9
ONLY CHANGE IS CONSTANT
10
JULIA
11
CRUSHED BLACK VELVET
12
ONLY CHANGE IS CONSTANT