Upon Your Grave recently unveiled their EP, Gold & Decay
Quebec death metal act Upon Your Grave shared their EP, Gold & Decay, on October 7, 2022.
With the help of a successful GoFundMe campaign, the band was able to record Gold & Decay with producer Chris Donaldson of Cryptopsy in March. This collaboration was the perfect fit that would elevate their performances to a more genuine and aggressive sound. Vocalist Jordan Jolicoeur shares his thoughts on the theme of the EP:
“The theme exposes the duality of beauty and horror and their relation to each other. Nothing is black or white, everything is a nuance of grey living independently in every distinct mind. The heart also represents the revival of the band from the ashes, beating a creative flow in each of our personal lives. The golden heart also represents the power of creativity unphased by the passing of time and the withering of leaves. Instead beating stronger and renewed like the passing seasons. Its creative, aggressive and more mature than any other effort we put out until now.”
The EP is five tracks that each show off the capabilities of this band that has been around since 2009. Over the years, they have experimented with their sound and are now steady and impressive. A live show involves energy, full-on impact with the crowd, funny moments, and overall a tight performance that is true to the recordings.
Listen to Gold & Decay below and learn more about Upon Your Grave via our Five Questions With segment.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
Established in 2009, Upon Your Grave is a Canada-based death-metal band with a lot of flavors to offer. The band is composed of Jordan Jolicoeur ( Vocalist), Alex bussières ( Rythm Guitars), Sim Diamond (Lead Guitar), Yan Pelletier (Bass Guitar), and Sebastien Gagné ( Drums). Upon Your Grave offers a mix of old and new influences in extreme music.
Tell us a bit about your most recent release.
In 2019, at the dawn of the band’s 10th anniversary, Sim Diamond, Alex Bussieres, and Jordan Jolicoeur grasped the opportunity given by the lockdown to start writing and rehearsing for a new album. This is our first effort since the eponym debut album back in 2013. Now adding two new members to the mix, Sebastien Gagné on drums and Yan Pelletier on bass, two good friends from the local band Scars Of Disgrace, we had found the perfect lineup for our upcoming release. With the help of a successful GoFundMe campaign, We were able to go record a new effort with Chris Donaldson of Cryptopsy in March of 2022. this collaboration was the perfect fit that would elevate our performances to a more genuine and aggressive sound. It really is the most accomplished release we ever did as a band, and we are stoked to release this to the world.
Where do you tend to pull inspiration from when writing?
On this album, I really wanted to create stories and strong imagery, kind of little epics where every listener could have their own visuals of each song in their heads. That is something that really inspired me to write.
Do you have any upcoming shows or festivals you’d like to tell us about?
The booking is still in process, but we hope to be able to tour all of Quebec this fall to promote the album!
What’s your goal for 2022?
Partying with you guys at our gigs! It’s all about ”GOLD & DECAY ” for the rest of 2022.
Upcoming Shows:
Nov 12 – Bar Paradox – La Baie, QC
Dec 10 – La Source de La Martiniere – Quebec, QC (EP launch show)
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