...the days of "Alma Mater" are over...
(Natalia Nazarova, keyboardist and vocalist of the band)
Yes, exactly so — the epigraph was chosen not by accident, but based on the considerations, motivations, and real facts presented by the band. GRIMFAITH is a young Kyiv-based act that was born, as one of its members puts it, through the intervention of "uncle coincidence," and began its creative journey in the style of gothic metal a la MOONSPELL. Of course, for a young band it is perfectly normal to have a higher reference point to lean on when creating their own music — but only up to a point... and that point did not take long to arrive. The material presented on the demo disc is music quite different from MOONSPELL or anyone else — it is the fruit of the band's own creativity, which they can be proud of. "Sex in Heaven" is not exactly groundbreaking material, but it is conceptually well thought out. Stylistically, it is keyboard-oriented gothic metal with clean male vocals — these parameters are not overly strict, but are quite discernible. An atmosphere of anxiety, a certain despair, yet not without a ray of hope, resonates from the first to the last note of the recording. Despite the demo disc containing only 6 compositions, the material looks quite cohesive. Already at this stage of the band's creative ascent, one can sense that the potential is considerable. (However, no potential that is not supported by financial investment is doomed to reach a threshold beyond which its growth becomes impossible due to many factors.) It only remains to say that once you hear this band perform, you will remember it — for there are quite compelling reasons... and may success beyond the clouds follow the band always. We eagerly await even higher quality and more accomplished, but this time full studio material.