HOLY

BREAKING INTO A CATHEDRAL TO RECORD THEIR DEBUT 7" BECAUSE THE ACOUSTIC WHERE BETTER THAN THEIR REHEARSAL SPACE.RELEASING A 5 AND A HALF HOUR, 5 CD BOX SET THAT CONSISTED OF LITTLE MORE THAN AMPLIFIER HUM.PLAYING THE SAME CHORD FOR 3 YEARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH A MORE TRANSCENDENTAL FORM OF MINIMALIST REPETITION. SHOWS PLAYED IN TOTAL DARKNESS TO KEEP THEIR ANONYMITY AND HOLD TRUE TO THEIR BELIEF IN THE NEED TO DETACH EGO FROM CREATION. RUMORS OF RITUALISTIC CIRCLES DRAWN AROUND EQUIPMENT AND BAND MEMBERS DURING RECORDING SESSIONS.. . . . .
SINCE THEIR FORMATION IN LATE 1997, HOLY HAVE SPENT THEIR EXISTANCE ATTEMPTING TO REACH A TRANSCENDENTAL PLACE THAT MAY NOT EXIST. EXTREME MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO TRY AND RETAIN THE PURITY OF THIS MISSION: -THE BAND HAVE NEVER DONE AN INTERVIEW OR ALLOWED THEIR PICTURE TO BE TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH HOLY -THE FEW SHOWS THEY'VE PLAYED HAVE BEEN IN TOTAL DARKNESS WITH UNRELATED FRIENDS DEALING WITH THE ORGANIZERS -RECORDINGS ARE NEVER DONE IN A STUDIO, BUT WITH RECORDING GEAR IN LARGE SPACES AND NUMEROUS MICS TO CAPTURE THE NATURAL ACOUSTICS -EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANCIENT MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS AND RITUALISTIC ELEMENTS -LIMITED RELEASES WITH ELABORATE PACKAGING . . . . .
HOLY HAVE NEVER BEEN GREAT AT SPREADING THEIR MUSIC. THEY RELEASE RECORDS INFREQUENTLY AND WHEN BANDS LIKE KHANATE CAME ON THE SCENE IN THE EARLY 2000'S, INSTEAD OF STICKING WITH THEIR EARLY SWANS INFLUENCED SOUND THAT WOULD HAVE MADE THEM MORE POPULAR, HOLY TOOK A SIDE STEP AND CREATED THE 5 CD 'CONTEMPLATIONS' BOX SET MENTIONED ABOVE. BUT THAT'S JUST HOW THEY ARE.THIS MYSPACE ISN'T RUN BY THE BAND THEMSELVES. I (CHRISTOPHER) AM ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE BAND PERSONALLY AND WILL RUN THIS SITE AND BE A GO BETWEEN FOR HOLY AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD. THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED INCREASE IN THEIR ACTIVITY AS OF LATE AND THE NEW MUSIC THEY ARE WORKING ON HARKENS BACK TO THEIR LOUDER, EARLY SOUND, SO I AM EXCITED TO DO PROMOTIONS FOR THEM AND HELP THEIR MUSIC REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE BAND, SEND A MESSAGE AND I WILL RELAY IT TO THEM. THEY MAY NOT HAVE A RESPONSE, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS PAGE WITH THEIR MUSIC AND ANY INFO I RECEIVE.ALL ARTWORK IS COURTESY OF THE BAND.. . . . .
RELEASED DISCOGRAPHY: -1998-
'MY WIFE HAS A KNIFE' 7" (SLAIN MOTHER RECORDS)
-SOLD OUT- -2000-
'SCARIFICATION' DOUBLE LP (SLAIN MOTHER RECORDS)
-SOLD OUT--2003-
'CONTEMPLATIONS' 5 CD BOX SET (SLAIN MOTHER RECORDS)
-SOLD OUT-