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Band
Holy Grail
Title
Seasons Bleedings
Type
LP/EP
Company
Prosthetic
YOR
2011
Style
Traditional
1/7/2012 10:38:37 PM - Review by: Frank Hill
Only two songs to this Holy Grail special release, so I expected it to really rip the cheer off my face and the sparkle from my jingle bells. No Presents for Christmas is a King Diamond classic that fits the theme, but I see no holiday connection with Rainbow's Kill the King. Tons of bands have covered it, but HG slays every version I've heard (the closest comparison being a old version by Heathen). Seasons Bleedings succeeds thanks to the classic metal screaming of James-Paul Luna and a rhythmic power thrash approach that rumbles like an avalanche down the metal mountain. Overall a solid, fun release from a talented, young band.
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  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    4.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: HOLY GRAIL
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Improper Burial
2010
Prosthetic
Eric Compton8/5/2010
4
Ride The Void
2013
Nuclear Blast
Eric Compton3/14/2013
3.5
Seasons Bleedings
2011
Prosthetic
Frank Hill1/7/2012
4.5
Times of Pride & Peril
2016
Prosthetic
Eric Compton3/17/2016
4

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: HOLY GRAIL
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