Interview with Emil Amos of Holy Sons, Grails and Om.
Approaching Oblivion Blog: Grails has a new record coming out soon titled Black Tar Prophecies Vol. 4 . I’ve managed to see some footage of a new song and it has a great groove. Very similar to the sounds one would hear on Doomsdayer’s Holiday or Take Refuge In Clean Living What should listeners expect out of the new Grails album?
Emil Amos:
The song you're talking about is going to be on the next full-length... you’re right, it does have a sort of 'Take Refuge' vibe. The Black Tar series is more claustrophobic and ill-sounding in general, so it's a good place to put manic mental energies without being too conscious of the mission to entertain or be quite as cohesive, whereas the next full-length is much more stylized and designed in comparison.
AO: Were you or any other members of Grails playing in bands before you formed?
EA:
Yeah, all of us had your 'typical early band experiences'... then we started Grails when we were about 23 o