Radiant Grave - new local metal in Washington State, U.S.

Radiant Grave

Onward

Bleak Archivists

Feb 21, 2025

1.Age of the Radiant Grave

2. Onward Har Megiddo

3.Annul

Radiant Grave is a local band in the state of Washington, in the city of Bellingham, a college town some 90 miles or 145 kilometers to the north of Seattle. These three songs are a good introduction to the band’s no-nonsense, headbanging sound. Or I should say: They are a good introduction for me, as a new listener. I have been enjoying their direct way of going about the songwriting. You can hear the trio’s guitar, bass, drums and vocals in a clear, heavy way, and with a bit of a raw edge, that tells you that they like their music to be hard-hitting, in a metal-punk style that features some thrashy riffs with semi-growled vocals. On Metal Archives it shows that this is their first recording. Their music doesn’t fit narrowly into a particular subgenre. It’s more important what it’s meant to do for the listener: get in a mosh pit, get up and get moving, get a workout in or just sit back and nod along to the metal, but maybe be careful driving while listening to these songs. They might get you driving faster than the authorities would prefer. Anyway, it is not melodic metal, but it’s easy to remember the songs, as the sound is all Radiant Grave: impact!

This recording is available starting on Feb 21, 2025: digitally on Radiant Grave's Bandcamp page https://radiantgrave.bandcamp.com/album/onward, cassettes from Bleak Archivists Bandcamp page: (link: https://bleakarchivists.bandcamp.com).

Order the cassette here.

Check out the digital release here.