Retro Grave
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Retro Grave is an American heavy metal
band formed in 2006 by Jeff Olson
, original drummer from the internationally acclaimed doom metal band Trouble
.
formed Retro Grave while still the drummer for Trouble
. The debut self-titled EP
was released on June 5, 2007 and was written, recorded, and performed entirely by Olson along side lyricist Paull Goodchild. The debut full-length, Again
, was released the following year as a download only (via the band's website) with two additional members who have since departed. In 2009, Michael Leonard Maiewski from the doom metal band Stasis was added for strings and back up vocals and a hard copy of Again
was released in February 2010 with Maiewski added to the mix.
Olson is now collaborating again with lyricist Paull Goodchild and new guitarist Michael Leonard Maiewski for the sophomore album, "Skullduggery." The band is currently a duet.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 2006 by Jeff Olson
Jeff Olson (Musician)
Jeff Olson is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, radio show host, and the original drummer for the legendary doom/rock band, Trouble...
, original drummer from the internationally acclaimed doom metal band Trouble
Trouble (band)
Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s...
.
Biography
In 2006, Jeff OlsonJeff Olson (Musician)
Jeff Olson is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, radio show host, and the original drummer for the legendary doom/rock band, Trouble...
formed Retro Grave while still the drummer for Trouble
Trouble (band)
Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s...
. The debut self-titled EP
Retro Grave (EP)
Retro Grave is the self- titled debut EP from Retro Grave featuring original Trouble drummer Jeff Olson. The EP was self-released in summer 2007.-Track listing:All music written by Jeff Olson and lyrics by Paull Goodchild.# "Birth Death/Retro Grave"...
was released on June 5, 2007 and was written, recorded, and performed entirely by Olson along side lyricist Paull Goodchild. The debut full-length, Again
Again (Retro Grave album)
Again is the debut full-length album from Retro Grave. The album features original Trouble drummer Jeff Olson. The album was released initially in December 2008 as a download only via the band's website. One month later Michael Leonard Maiewski was added to the band for strings and back up vocals...
, was released the following year as a download only (via the band's website) with two additional members who have since departed. In 2009, Michael Leonard Maiewski from the doom metal band Stasis was added for strings and back up vocals and a hard copy of Again
Again (Retro Grave album)
Again is the debut full-length album from Retro Grave. The album features original Trouble drummer Jeff Olson. The album was released initially in December 2008 as a download only via the band's website. One month later Michael Leonard Maiewski was added to the band for strings and back up vocals...
was released in February 2010 with Maiewski added to the mix.
Olson is now collaborating again with lyricist Paull Goodchild and new guitarist Michael Leonard Maiewski for the sophomore album, "Skullduggery." The band is currently a duet.
Current members
- Jeff OlsonJeff Olson (Musician)Jeff Olson is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, radio show host, and the original drummer for the legendary doom/rock band, Trouble...
– drums, vocals, keys, brass, strings - Michael Leonard Maiewski – guitar