Prosthetic Records has signed the Los Angeles-based act HOLY GRAIL. The band, formerly known as SORCERER, features three former members of WHITE WIZZARD and takes its influence from such classic metal acts as IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT, and the SCORPIONS.
Vocalist James Paul Luna's Rob Halford-meets-Sebastian Bach voice belts out lyrics focusing on "chicks, vikings, ex-chicks, being tough, macho/machismo, FEMA, Fabio, Conan, rad dinosaurs, UFOs and Bilderberg Group," while guitarists James J LaRue and Eli Santana's dueling solos play out like a fencing match and bassist Blake Mount and drummer Tyler Meahl gallop like a pack of wild horses. After just a handful of shows, the band landed a two-page feature in the LA Weekly, and has planted its boot, firmly on the throat of L.A.'s metal scene.
Luna commented: "After months of losing our minds and shredding through many contracts and label offers, Prosthetic always stayed at the top of our list. They live and breathe the same L.A. metal air we do, and know what it takes to develop a band from ground zero. Business aside, we are beyond stoked to work with guys that have the same eccentric and twisted views on music, life, art and shred. Things can only get wilder from here!"
The band will play their first show, post signing, at the infamous Whisky A Go Go on the Sunset Strip on July 30, with an out-of-town gig at the Jumping Turtle in San Marcos and a concert supporting CHILDREN OF BODOM on October 11 at the Glass House in Pomona. Expect to experience a blistering stage show and hear songs off the band's debut EP, "Improper Burial", due out this fall (which will feature two originals and two covers). The band will journey out on a West Coast tour in conjunction with the release, and before they enter the studio to start their full-length.
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/holygrailofficial.
You'll definitely be hearing more of these guys on The Sledge.
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