Formation

In 2003 Onry Ozzborn and JFK, both members of the Pacific Northwest hip hop

Northwest hip hop

Northwest hip hop is hip hop or rap music and dance that originates from the Pacific Northwest, encompassing major cities such as Seattle, Vancouver and Portland.-Musical style:...

 collective Oldominion, teamed up with bassist Rob Castro to form Grayskul. They recorded about 55 songs in eight months at ATB Studios; these would eventually become Creature

Creature (band)

Creature is a Canadian pop rock band from Montreal, Quebec.-History:The band formed in 2004 and released a debut album No Sleep At All on March 3, 2008. The following year, No Sleep At All became a nominee in the "Pop Album of The Year" category at the Juno Awards of 2009.The band's sound...

, Thee Adventures! and Deadlivers. After opening for Eyedea & Abilities

Eyedea & Abilities

Eyedea & Abilities was an influential American indie rap duo from Saint Paul, Minnesota, consisting of DJ Abilities and the rapper Eyedea...

 during their 2004 E&A tour, their music was brought to the attention of Rhymesayers Entertainment

Rhymesayers Entertainment

Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....

 head Siddiq by their manager, Wordsayer of Jasiri Media, and Grayskul was signed almost immediately by the major underground label.

Deadlivers

Grayskul's label debut, Deadlivers was met with promising reviews including Spin

Spin (magazine)

Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...

rating the album a B+. Many likened the album to Cannibal Ox's

Cannibal Ox

Cannibal Ox, also known as CanOx, is an abstract hip hop duo from Harlem, New York City. Its members include Vast Aire and Vordul Mega. They are often accompanied by DJ Cip-One...

 desolate dystopian debut The Cold Vein

The Cold Vein

The Cold Vein is the debut album by American hip hop duo Cannibal Ox. It was produced by El-P and released on his Definitive Jux label on May 15, 2001 .-Release:...

, which Grayskul admitted was a major influence.

Bloody Radio

In 2007, Grayskul released their second album on Rhymesayers, Bloody Radio

Bloody Radio

Bloody Radio is a 2007 album by hip-hop duo Grayskul. This album sees JFK going by the moniker Count Magnus and Onry Ozzborn rapping under the guise of Count Draven. Production is handled by various elements of the Old Dominion crew, with one track produced by Aesop Rock...

, this time with Ozzborn going by the name Count Draven and JFK going by the name Count Magnus. While this album curiously excluded Castro, underground hip hop heavy hitters such as Aesop Rock

Aesop Rock

Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...

, Cage, and Slug

Slug (rapper)

Sean Michael Daley, better known by his stage name Slug or "'Sep Seven'", is an American rapper. He is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Slug is best known as one fourth of the hip hop group Atmosphere, which he founded with Derek Turner...

 all chipped in verses further solidifying Grayskul's standing in the underground hip hop community.

Graymaker

In 2009, Grayskul in collaboration with producer Maker released Graymaker. In an interview with Seattle Weekly Onry said "Of the albums we've done in the past, we've never had a whole project that's straight-ahead hip-hop," "People always say our stuff is dark, weird, bugged-out, but I think this one will catch people by surprise. [Maker's] beats in general made us write different. He uses more breakbeats, slower BPMs—so you'll be able to hear that."

Discography

Year	Album	Label	Notes
2004	Creature	Grad School Music
2004	Thee Adventures!	Self-released
2005	Deadlivers	Rhymesayers Entertainment
2005	Wand and the Gun	Self-released	Tour only CD
2006	Name in Vain	Heavyweight Titles	Tour only CD
2006	Blood Sweat and Fears	DJ Wicked	Tour only CD
2007	Facefeeder	Self-released	Tour only CD
2007	Bloody Radio Bloody Radio Bloody Radio is a 2007 album by hip-hop duo Grayskul. This album sees JFK going by the moniker Count Magnus and Onry Ozzborn rapping under the guise of Count Draven. Production is handled by various elements of the Old Dominion crew, with one track produced by Aesop Rock...	Rhymesayers Entertainment
2007	Scarecrow 12" Vinyl	Rhymesayers Entertainment
2009	Mod Volatile b/w At The Time 7" Vinyl	Fieldwerk Recordings
2009	Graymaker	Taxidermy Records
2010	Zenith	Rhymesayers Entertainment