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  Holy Grove ‘II' LP. Black vinyl. Comes with heavy, printed inner lyric sleeve.
  
  Track listing for ‘II’
  1. Blade Born
  2. Aurora
  3. Valley Of The Mystics
  4. Solaris
  5. Cosmos
  
  Holy Grove is pushing heavy rock into exciting new realms on II, their second full-length record, and first for Ripple Music. Recording again with “engine-ear” Billy Anderson (Sleep, Swans), the members of Holy Grove continue to blur the lines between classic heavy metal, doom and prog, unafraid to take long, strange trips, peel off hot-shit guitar solos, or scream as if their lives depend on it.
  
  II bridges the gap between Holy Grove’s gritty heavy blues past and their darker cosmic present. First single “Solaris” summons the best of Holy Grove—tight riffs, interludes, and a groove that has already proven to induce fist-raising and headbanging. Opener “Blade Born” is a bone-crusher of a rock ’n’ roll song (if the chorus doesn’t hook itself into your fleshy pleasure centers, that smoking guitar solo will), and the cowbell kicker on “Aurora” takes you down to a beer-bust in Hades. Once you get to the meticulously constructed “Valley of the Mystics” (a fantastical nod to The Dark Crystal), the unexpected turns will make you feel as if you’re floating one second, and being violently hurled through space the next. The aptly titled “Cosmos” is a space rock masterpiece that features ghostly vocals from Vidal and Yob’s Mike Scheidt. Listen closely and you can hear the song disintegrating as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere.
  
  This is the work of true believers in the power of rock ’n’ roll. The fact we’re talking about Holy Grove in 2018 is a testament to that spirit (they came together six years ago as strangers, and have since grown as humans and musicians into a tight-knit family). It took four years to finally release their self-titled debut, which was met with local and national acclaim in the spring of spring 2016. The band went on to storm stages in the United States and Europe in a mass of swinging hair and raw power (the band has shared the stage with the likes of Yob, Royal Thunder, and Witch Mountain).
  
  Even while searching for a new drummer in late-2016 the band still played the massive Psycho Las Vegas festival. And they never stopped working. Guitarist Trent Jacobs and bassist Gregg Emley continued to write and massage the songs that would become II, and vocalist Andrea Vidal started writing her most personal and mystical lyrics to date. By June of 2017 powerhouse drummer Eben Travis entered the fray, joining Emley to make one of the most formidable rhythms sections in heavy rock. That foundation allows Jacobs to roam freely on guitar. As for Vidal, she delivers her most searing vocal performance to date, one that’s equally indebted to Ann Wilson as it is Tina Turner. Billy Anderson’s assured but gentle touch allows all the pieces to breathe and sweat like a bombastic Holy Grove live set.
  
  II is a culmination of the trials of life. But mostly it’s the result of the love and dedication (and, perhaps, the killer record collections) of the four individuals involved. This is album number two, but it feels like this is only the beginning for Holy Grove. -Mark Lore
  
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