Retro Grave was born from Jeff Olson, a percussion artist from the international doom metal band, Trouble. The release of Trouble's debut, Psalm 9, in 1984 and the The Skull following in 1985 soon led to the departure of Olson to pursue teaching music while simultaneously writing musical scores, recording and releasing on his own label, Upland Recording, and later receiving a BM degree in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music while still participating in all of Trouble's future albums with the exception of "Manic Frustration" recorded in 1992" (RIP Barry Stern).
Olson has toured internationally with Trouble, off and on since 1979, headlining shows throughout the US and performing at numerous music festivals throughout Europe that included the infamous 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival in front of a staggering record high audience for Dynamo of over 118,000 people. Olson continues to write, record and tour worldwide with Trouble.
The debut, self-titled (self-released) Retro Grave EP was released on June 5 2007. The EP was written, recorded and performed in its entirety by Olson. Currently, Retro Grave music is selling directly through the Retro Grave website at RetroGraveMusic.com and mail order sites throughout Europe as well as the United States.
The latest additons to the Retro Grave camp are Mike Schermuly, J. Cortes and Rob Zimmermann. With the line-up now complete, Retro Grave will begin recording their debut full length, “Again,†in January 2008 and will be ready for a spring release. Stay tuned for a release date and tour news for both the USA and Europe.
Click the album cover to purchase at RetroGraveMusic.com
You can also order the EP at these fine websites:
Hellride
Psychedoomelic
Kozmik-artifactz
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