Gradience - Danish Metallers To Release Debut Full-Length, Anomaly

Both men spent years working in various artistic collaborations, but GRADIENCE audibly generates real “planets aligning” energy. The tension and turbulence of Harris' extreme metal growl finds counterintuitive new context alongside Mistry's fierce rhythms and rhymes, further enlivened by the spontaneous crackle to the performances – not least drummer Frederik Kjelstrup Hansen’s and bassist Patrick Petersen’s

hammering rhythm section. Also evident is an exploratory zeal and playful curiosity that dovetailed organically for both parties: "When we began writing together, we suddenly found songwriting to be straightforward," says Jakob. "We knew from the get-go we wanted to write metal and do something completely new that we hadn’t heard before and at the same time write music we felt we needed to hear. That was our only goal and focus: writing music for ourselves."

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Although musically GRADIENCE is a beautifully balanced partnership, Mistry handles all lyrics, and song titles like “Vermin,” “Agony,” “Blame Me,” and ”Deathwish” attest to the bleak darkness seething beneath the choice rhymes and voluble flow. "Lyrically, I tend to write from my own experiences and emotions," Mistry affirms. "As an immigrant in Denmark, I have lived and received my fair share of pushback and challenges. From a young age, I have practiced writing about my thoughts and feelings – either as poetry or diary entries. It's been a way for me to cope with the feeling of being alone and misunderstood – pretty much all my teen years. The album's lyrical themes can be experienced as me reflecting on past, present and future truths and/or lies that have been important for me to deal with."