With their third release “Times of Pride and Peril” on the brink of release, Los Angeles heavy metal quintet HOLY GRAIL have released a punishing new track “Descent Into The Maelstrom”. Lauded as “the direct descendants of bands like Priest and Maiden” by MetalSucks, you can listen to the song, which they claim causes “instant involuntary headbanging… it’s that good,” HERE or directly below.
“Times of Pride and Peril” will be released worldwide on Feb. 12 via Prosthetic Records. Recorded with Grammy-winning producer John Spiker (Tenacious D, Filter), the album is “full of fist-bangin’ anthems aplenty” displaying “expertise, discipline and grace” (Decibel Magazine).
TRACK LISTING
1. Crystal King (listen)
2. Waste Them All Away
3. Sudden Death
4. Those Who Will Remain
5. Descent Into The Maelstrom (listen)
6. Apotheosis
7. Psychomachia
8. No More Heroes (listen)
9. Pro Patria Mori
10. Black Lotus
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Over the past several years, HOLY GRAIL has toured alongside some of the genre’s biggest names, including Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Blind Guardian, Exodus and Dragonforce, in addition to performing at renowned festivals such as Loud Park (Japan), Soundwave (Australia), Download (U.K.) and Wacken (Germany). The band will return to the road alongside guitar legend Marty Friedman on Monday before teaming up with Black Tusk on Feb. 23 for a full North American run that ends with a hometown show on March 24. Full dates can be found below:
2/8 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge ^
2/9 El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls ^
2/11 San Antonio, TX – Fitzgerald’s ^
2/12 Houston, TX – Scout Bar ^
2/13 Dallas, TX – Trees ^
2/14 Little Rock, AR – Stickyz ^
2/16 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade ^
2/17 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits ^
2/18 Orlando, FL – Backbooth ^
2/19 St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre ^
2/20 Ocala, FL – O’Malley’s Alley
2/22 Greenville, SC – Gottrocks
2/23 Charlotte, NC – Milestone #
2/24 Virginia Beach, VA – Shakas #
2/25 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie #
2/26 Boston, MA – Once Ballroom #
2/27 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus #
2/29 Burlington, VT – Nectars #
3/1 Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle #
3/2 Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques #
3/3 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck #
3/4 Detroit, MI – Berserker Fest @ The Masonic Temple
3/5 Chicago, IL – Reggies #
3/6 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon #
3/7 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock #
3/8 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium #
3/9 Winnipeg, MB – The Windsor Hotel #
3/11 Saskatoon, SK – Amigos Cantina #
3/12 Edmonton, AB – Brixx #
3/13 Calgary, AB – Palomino #
3/14 Kamloops, BC – The Office #
3/16 Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore #
3/17 Seattle, WA – El Corazon #
3/18 Spokane, WA – The Pin #
3/19 Portland, OR – Panic Room #
3/20 Bend, OR – Volcanic Theatre Pub #
3/22 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst #
3/23 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge #
3/24 Los Angeles, CA – Viper Room #
^ with Marty Friedman
# with Black Tusk
(via PROSTHETIC RECORDS)