RELEASES :
Album "5 HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY" out 11th of May 2024
MDD RECORDS
CD
5 Songs - incl. Metallica Cover version of "Jump in the fire"
Mixed by Pedro Rodriguez
Mastered by Andy Classen (Stage One Studio)
Artwork by Tony Hermansen
ALBUM "4" out 15th of MAY 2020
METALVILLE RECORDS
CD
DOG GATOR RECORDS
VINYL
11 Songs - incl. guest vocals from "Dicker" (Warpath)
Mixed and mastered by Andy Classen (Stage One Studio)
Vocal recordings by Christoph von Freydorf (Emil Bulls)
Artwork by Thomas Bernhardt
ALBUM "3" out 30th of SEPTEMBER 2016
METALVILLE RECORDS
CD
DOG GATOR RECORDS
VINYL
7 Songs (CD) / 10 Songs (vinyl)
Incl. guest guitar from David Johannesson (Mustasch)
Mixed by John Hermansen (Mother Misery) at Greyhate Studios Sweden)
Mastered by Andy Classen (Stage One Studio)
ALBUM "2" out 13th of FEBRUARY 2014
7 HARD MUSIC
CD
5 Songs
Mixed by Daniel Andersson at Eggshell Studio Sweden
Mastered by Dan Swanö at unisound Sweden
ALBUM "1" out 7th of JULY 2010
DOWNFALL RECORDS
CD
5 Songs
SINGLES etc.
Split 7" with Mustasch / Doc Gator Records Vinyl 2023
Live in München 2020 EP / digital Daredevil Records 2021
Blind Silence Single / digital 2022
Ashes of my revenge Single / digital 2020
Revolution Waltz Single / digital 2020
A Tribute to Danzig - GDANSK / Metalville Records CD 2018
Sleepwalker / Going into red Single / Daredevil Records Vinyl 2013
Embracing the eyesore Single / digital 7 Hard Music 2019
Split 7" with Sparzanza / Kabuki Records 2009
BAND:
+ Jochen Boellath (guitar)
+ Toby Brandl (bass)
+ Raphael Speyerl (drums)
+ Alex Andronikos (vocals since 2013)
+ Peter Wiesenbacher (guitar since 2012)
former members:
+ Tony Hermansen (vocals 2008-2012)
+ Juergen Lobinger (guitar 2008-2011)
+ Minke Malte (drums 2016)
+ Holger Stich (drums 2008 - 2015)
INFO:
2008 : The basement of GRAND MASSIVE was built in Germany by Jochen Boellath (owner of Daredevil Records, ex-Duster69) with his long-time friend Juergen Lobinger (ex-Cursed) in early 2008. The
band was completed by long-time Duster 69 friend Toby Brandl (ex-Commander) and Holger Stich (ex-Red Tape Parade). After some collaboration and live-support with Swedish singer John Hermansen (Mother
Misery, ex-Awesome Machine, ex-Stonewall Noise Orchestra) in the “Duster69-years”, Jochen asked John´s brother Tony to do the vocals. So…the line-up has been completed and the first EP was recorded
in a professional studio as a first Demo.
2009 : The Demo got sold out in a few weeks and the band signed a record-deal with DOWNFALL RECORDS (Twilight) Sweden, who released the Demo again as an official EP. The feedback was
impressive.
A professional Videoclip has been produced for the song MONSTER It got released on the MAXIMUM METAL DVD at the German METAL HAMMER magazine. The song was on the free-magazine-CD of the legendary
TERRORIZER MAGAZINE (UK) too!
Because of the great demand for Vinyl, the band released a limited Split 7“ with Swedish rockers SPARZANZA on Kabuki Records / Universal Sweden.
GRAND MASSIVE played in August 2009 at the legendary WACKEN ROCKS SOUTH Festival on the WET-STAGE with bands like SLAYER, VOLBEAT, IN EXTREMO, EDGUY, DORO, GRAVE DIGGER and many more.
2011 : Juergen got replaced on guitar by the ex-Duster 69 drummer Peter Wiesenbacher.
2013 : After the recording of new material and some gig offers, the band decided to replace Tony on vocals to be free for concerts and new recordings. Alex (FROM CONSTANT VISIONS – Bullet
Records / Soulfood) joined the band then on vocals.
After a longtime friendship with John Lancaster from CHUM (Huntington / USA) and the endless love for their debut album DEAD TO THE WORLD out on CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS, Jochen asked John for a
co-operation. John liked the new GRAND MASSIVE material and did the lyrics and vocals for the song SLEEPWALKER.
GOING INTO RED is a cover-version from Germany`s Stoner Rockers DUSTER 69 and after they split up in 2007 it has been released posthum on the Split 7“ together with HOUSE OF BROKEN PROMISES
(ex-Unida). At that time John Hermansen (Mother Misery, ex-Awesome Machine, ex-Stonewall noise Orchestra) did the lyrics and vocals on GOING INTO RED. The new version of the song is the first
official song with Alex on vocals.
GOING INTO RED is the first videoclip with the new line-up. The two songs were mixed and mastered by JOHN HERMANSEN in Enköping / Sweden.
ANDREAS PREIS (who worked in the past for bands/labels like PETA, NIKE, CONVERGE, BOYSETSFIRE) did the artwork for the single.
Randy Salo, a well-known filmmaker, did the MUNICH UNSIGNED episode with GRAND MASSIVE.
GRAND MASSIVE signed management deals with CHAOSBLAST (Munich) and PMP Agency (Europe).
2014 : GRAND MASSIVE released the unreleased song I AM ATLAS at the first CHAOS BLAST 014 compilation September 2014.
2015 : The legendary producer DAN SWANÖ (Katatonia, Edge of Sanity, Hail of Bullets, Asphyx, Motorjesus) mastered the EP called "II", out February 2015 via 7 HARD Music / Membran! "2" got
great reviews in Europe, America and especially in Germany.
Videoclips from the opener SOUND OF WAR and the darker IN THE WOODS got released short before and after the CD release.
Interviews at ROCK HARD and LEGACY Megazine followed after the release. The Song I AM ATLAS was on the LEGACY Compilation CD.
The band was support on the CORROSION OF CONFORMITY reunion show (with Pepper Keanen).
2016: Another old hero from our youth, Andy Classen (Holy Moses), did the mastering of the 3rd Grand Massive record at his legendary Stage One Studio (Destruction, Tankard, Legion of the
damned.
The CD got released via Metalville Records (with some of our favourites like Paul DiÀnno, Transport League on it) as Digipack and powered by Flying Dolphin Entertainment (Mustasch, Trouble).
And as special attraction, David from Mustasch did guest-solos on the record.
The Song DELIVER ME was on the German Rock Hard and the Terrorizer Magazines (UK).
VIDEOS:
REVIEWS:
ROCK HARD 10/2013: Für die A-Seite "Sleepwalker" ihrer aktuellen 7" haben sich die süddeutschen Stoner-Rocker GRAND MASSIVE Ex-Chum-Sänger John Lancaster geangelt und gefallen mit mächtigem
Alice-In-Chains-Geschmack. Für die B-Seite musste mit "Going into red" eine Neueinspielung eines alten Duster-69-Songs herhalten (aus denen GRAND MASSIVE einst hervorgingen), die ein bisschen an
Audrey Horne erinnert und bei der der neue Frontmann Alex (From Constant Visions) einen überzeugenden Einstand gibt. Die handnummerierte, auf 300 Stück limitierte Single enthält zudem eine CD mit den
beiden Tracks, einen Sticker, ein Poster sowei ein Inlay. (A. Himmelstein) 7.5
LEGACY 10/2013: Namen verpflichten – GRAND MASSIVE spielen massiven Rock aus Deutschland. Seite A enthält den Song ‚Sleepwalker‘, bei dem John Lancaster von Chum den Gesang und
die Lyrics übernommen hat. Lässig und dennoch hart auf den Punkt gespielt, dröhnt ‚Sleepwalker‘ aus den Boxen – hier verbinden sich harte Gitarren mit einem klaren und zuweilen sogar
einschmeichelnden Gesang. Cool auch der Wah-Wah-Pedal-Einsatz in der zweiten Hälfte des Songs. GRAND MASSIVE merkt man die Orientierung an US-amerikanischen Rock-Vorbildern an, aber solche
Zuweisungen erscheinen im nächstem Moment völlig idiotisch, denn wie viele Spielarten gibt es allein auf dem nordamerikanischen Kontinent? Also, genau. Auf der Seite B wird die bandeigene Geschichte
durch eine Coverversion beschworen und grandios bewältigt: Einige Mitglieder stammen von Duster 69, so dass GRAND MASSIVE sich des Duster 69-Songs ‚Going Into Red‘ annehmen. Hier gibt sich der neue
Sänger Alex (From Constant Visions) die erste Ehre. Der Song rockt, besitzt trotz der rauen Kante eine gewisse Eingängigkeit. Mann oh Mann, der Track geht so was ins Ohr. Schön ist, dass man sich
aufgrund des Single-Formats nicht durch eine Vielzahl von Songs zappen kann. Nein, man legt die eine Seite auf, hört sich das Stück an. Dann Side B, um gespannt dem anderen Song zu hören. Die zwei
Stücke auf der limitierten Single machen ziemlich süchtig. Man sollte sich ranhalten, denn bereits das Demo der Band war innerhalb eines Monats ausverkauft. Das gute Stück gibt’s nur 300 Mal. Ein
Ohrwurm auf Vinyl
STORMBRINGER 9/13: Bei GRAND MASSIVE hat sich was getan. Sänger Tony Hermansen, der die selbst-betitelte EP 2009 eingesungen hatte, ist nicht mehr an Board und die
deutsch-schwedische Freundschaft präsentiert mit einem gewissen „Älex“ ihren neuen Fronter. Der darf aber nur bei der Cover-Version des DUSTER69-Songs „Going Into Red“ ran, den Titel-Track
dieser 7“-Vinyl hat John Lancaster (CHUM) ein geträllert. Dadurch gibt sich ein durchaus farbenfrohes Potpourri aus flottem Stoner-Rock und zwei unterschiedlichen Stimmen. „Going Into
Red“ ist so ein richtig ins Ohr flutschender Stoner-Rock-Pop-Song, den GRAND MASSIVE-Shredder, Daredevil-Label-Boss und ex-DUSTER 69 Gitarrist Jochen Boellath bereits 2007 auf einer Split mit HOUSE
OF BROKEN PROMISES veröffentlicht hatte. „Sleepwalker“ dagegen ist ein schon schweres Monstrum geworden. Auch die Stimme von John Lancaster, welcher ein leichtes Grunge-Feeling im Abgang
hat, unterstreicht dies eindrucksvoll, obschon der Track nach seiner anfänglich schweren Lethargie deutlich Fahrt aufnimmt und ebenso gefällt wie das DUSTER 69-Cover. Gibt es als Package
im Webshop von DAREDEVIL RECORDS zum sensationellen Preis von Euro 9,00: Das Package beinhaltet die 7“ Vinyl-Single, die Tracks auf CD, ein Inlay-Sheet, sowie einen Sticker und ist auf
300 Stück limitiert! (3,5 von 5)
HELLRIDE MUSIC 8/2013: Some of you long-time Stonerrock fans will recall Germany's Duster 69 , the brainchild of Jochen Boellath, Daredevil Records label chieftain and THC fretboard
shredder extraordinaire. Jochen has joined forces with a couple of solid musicians and put out a 7” single and video for his new band, the aptly monikered Grand Massive. Duster 69 evolved from
straight ahead Kyuss-influenced Stoner Rock into a band which differentiated itself with a deft knack for a Pop hook and catchy chorus. Grand Massive picks up right where Duster 69 left – incredibly
heavy, distorted guitars offset with rich melodies and Boellath's Pop sensibilities. He's the Paul McCartney of the Stoner Rock set. A long-distance Mutual Admiration Society garnered former
Chum vocalist John Lancaster, who wrote the lyrics to and sang on “Sleepwalker”. New permanent vocalist Alex does the honors on a retool of the Duster 69 diddy, “Going Into Red”. The new production
gives it a sheen the song lacked in it's previous incarnation – a glossy, jet-propelled guitar tone and roomy sound.It's hard to judge by two songs, especially with one of them being a cover, but it
appears that Grand Massive picks right up where Duster 69 left off. Fans of heavy rock's quirky-but-melodic side ala' Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, The Freeks and Queens of the Stone Age will
certainly dig this.
METAL HAMMER 02/2010: All the sings in the underground are increasing that Grand Massive soon could really take off. And this is justified, because the German-Swedish
connection mixes doomy approaches with Southern casualness and sounds like a mix of Candlemass, Down and Black Label Society. The five songs on this smart designed demo will send without detours into
the ear and are despite some retro-approaches crisp-powerful metal hymns. Particularly noteworthy is singer Tony Hermansen, who refines with his bright, but never whiny voice, the dirty riffs of his
back line. Any bet that this band is about to bring as support of any of the mentioned reference bands, the halls to the boil.
ROCK HARD 9/09: The 5 great produced songs rock like hell and so massive, that it is unbelievable, that no huge record company signed that Bavarian band so far. They have an
real good singer with Tony Hermansen from Sweden in the band. A hammer song like ´Monster´ is definately on the same level like the US-Combos ala Clutch or Nebula. And the other songs, which reminds
me on bands like Kyuss, Down and early Black Sabbath, are on the same high level!
LEGACY 06/09: (best Demo of the month) On the first Demo you will find the basement Birmingham, that means, the songs are a Heavy Rock bastard, which would not be possible
without the inspiration from Mr. Iommi. From the first second you will get some crunchy Sabbath-riffs, sometimes with some atmosphereic parts, but mostly with a massive punch like the opener „My
Parade“ or at the catchy „In Me“.
HEAVY ODER WAS?! 04/09: Deep rooted in the early BLACK SABBATH creation, the songs are full of fat riffing, dragging along groove and irresistibly melodies, remind me from
time to time on bands like KYUSS, older MONSTER MAGNET or CLUTCH and the songs past too fast.
CLOSE UP (Schweden): This weeks best newcoming band !!!!!! Of this five songs, the song "Monster" gives the biggest impression, but also the Alice in chains
inspired song "lugn" impress me. I really look forward to a full length album.
LIVESHOOTS:
2013 Germany . Munich . Backstage
OTHER INTERVIEWS:
DAREDEVIL RECORDS
at:
Monolith.gr
Stonerrock.com
Burn your ears
DUSTER 69
at:
Slowend
Stoner Rock Chick
Cosmic Lava
Heavy Metal.de
Heiliger Vitus
Musik an sich (2007)
OSNAMETAL (2007)
Metal-inside (2007)
Whiskey-Soda (2007)
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