Atmospheric Black Metal Four-Piece GRIMA set to release New Studio Album, ‘Nightside,’

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Out February 28, 2025 via Napalm Records

Pre-Orders Start NOW!

First Single “Skull Gatherers”

& Official Music Video Released | Watch HERE!
With 10 years of experience behind them, Siberian atmospheric black metal legion GRIMA will release their sixth album and Napalm Records debut, ‘Nightside’, on February 28, 2025. After several shows across Europe, including some with fast-rising German death metal force Kanonenfieber, GRIMA are set to honor the spirit of the Siberian Forest, Taiga, with their impending next chapter. . In addition to their unforgettable sound echoing the mesmerizing cold of the Siberian evening wilderness, the band’s eerie, piercing look – towering like living trees with intimidating carved wooden masks and branched fingers – adds another haunting element to their brutal yet beautiful output.

Alongside the album announcement, GRIMA present their first output and reveal the new single “Skull Gatherers”, an atmospheric and haunting black metal track that conjures powerful imagery of inevitability, cold, and eternal slumber. “Skull Gatherers” is underlined with a bewitching official music video and serves as a perfect soundtrack for the gray season.

GRIMA on “Skull Gatherers”:

“’Skull Gatherers’ tells the story of the Skull Gatherers, particularly devoted servants of GRIMA, who are dedicated to harvesting trophies from the bodies of the deceased and weaving them into an endless collection. Each lyric and chord resonate with the somber silence and chill of the earth, the final resting place for those who have found peace in the Taiga. The song transcends listeners into a realm of nocturnal shadows, rugged nature, and mysticism – the perfect soundtrack for those prepared to confront what lies beyond the boundary between life and death.”

Watch the Official Music Video for “Skull Gatherers” HERE:
The brand-new single, “Skull Gatherers”, is constructed with folk instruments such as the Russian accordion bayan, but GRIMA also incorporate death metal-like growls into their delivery on “Impending Death Premonition”. While fans of their dark, deep, and melancholic sound can look forward to tales like in “Flight Of The Silver Storm” and “The Nightside”, GRIMA also showcase focused effort and skill on the album’s more brief, accessible offerings. “Beyond The Dark Horizon” and “Curse Of The Void” are as dreamy and complex as their big brothers, but also satisfy as more direct black metal anthems. With their mysterious visual aura and intriguing sound inspired by the unforgiving nature around them, GRIMA continue to prove themselves as an unmissable band to watch within the genre with their new album ‘Nightside’.

GRIMA about the album:

“GRIMA is a secretive cult devoted to an ancient, long-forgotten Siberian forest deity, lying in wait, shrouded within the endless embrace of the Taiga. Our music is a ritual of reverence to the ancient magic of the forest, an endless dance of mysterious entities and ancient spirits, a beautiful and terrifying legend cloaked in the form of Siberian Atmospheric Black Metal. ‘Nightside’ is a mysterious and melodic recording, infused with the mesmerizing cold of the Siberian night wilderness—brutal, yet equally beautiful and irresistibly alluring. A mysterious nocturnal land where winds slam the shutters of cabins in abandoned villages, guiding stars only lead you deeper into the silver storm, and a dead man is knocking his claw on an ancient pine, counting down the remaining time of yet another lost.”
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Mixing, mastering, and helming ‘Nightside’s harsh, powerful but also clear-as-an-icicle sound is black metal-experienced producer Vladimir Lehtinen. The two driving forces behind the band’s unique sound, Vilhelm and Morbius, both deliver different aspects of the band’s impactful, massive guitar riffs, leads and melodies, while Vilhelm also soars as the voice of the woods. Guest musicians Vlad (drums) and Serpentum (guitars) also join the fold both in studio and on stage.

‘Nightside’ Track List:

1. Intro (Cult)

2. Beyond the Dark Horizon

3. Flight of the Silver Storm

4. Skull Gatherers

5. Impending Death Premonition

6. The Nightside

7. Where We Are Lost

8. Curse of the Void

9. Mist and Fog

10. Outro (Memories of a Forgotten Home)

‘Nightside’ will be available in the following formats:

=> 1LP Gatefold NIGHT BLUE – limited to 300 copies

worldwide (Napalm Records Mailorder only)

=> 1LP Gatefold BLACK

=> 1 CD Digisleeve

=> Digital Album

[1LP Gatefold NIGHT BLUE – limited to 300 copies worldwide (Napalm Records Mailorder only)]

GRIMA Live 2025

25.04.2025 DE – Lichtenfels / Ragnarök Festival

27.04.2025 AT – Vienna / Viper Room

28.04.2025 HU – Budapest / Dürer Kert

29.04.2025 RO – Timișoara / M2

30.04.2025 RO – Cluj Napoca / Hardward Pub

01.05.2025 RO – Bucharest / Fabrica

02.05.2025 BG – Sofia / Live & Loud

03.05.2025 GR – Thessaloniki / 8ball

04.05.2025 GR – Athens / Arch Club – Live Stage

06.05.2025 TR – Istanbul / Dorock

08.05.2025 GR – Larisa / Skyland

10.05.2025 SI – Ljubljana / Menza pri Koritu

11.05.2025 CZ – Brno / Melodka

13.05.2025 PL – Krakow / Gwarek

14.05.2025 PL – Wrocław / Liverpool

15.05.2025 CZ – Praha / Vagon

16.05.2025 DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser

17.05.2025 DE – Weiher / Music Hall

18.05.2025 DE – Kassel / Goldgrube

21.05.2025 DE – Magdeburg / Factory

22.05.2025 DE – Frankfurt a. M. / Nachtleben

23.05.2025 NL – Haarlem / Patronaat

25.05.2025 GB – London / Underworld Camden

27.05.2025 GB – Glasgow / Ivory Blacks

28.05.2025 GB – Manchester / Rebellion

30.05.2025 DE – Munich / Backstage Halle

31.05.2025 DE – Hamburg / Kulturpalast

GRIMA are:

Vilhelm – vocals, guitars

Morbius – guitars
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