The Grimmrobe Demos
| The Grimmrobe Demos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Sunn-1999-TheGrimmrobeDemos.jpg | ||||
| Demo album by Sunn O))) | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Drone doom | |||
| Length | 55:42 72:26 (CD Bonus) 88:39 (Vinyl Edition) |
|||
| Label | Hydra Head Records (HH666-93) Southern Lord SUNN37 |
|||
| Producer | Sunn O))) & Mathias Schneeberger | |||
| Sunn O))) chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10)[2] |
| Tiny Mixtapes |  [3] |
The Grimmrobe Demos is Sunn O)))'s first recorded album, and is the most direct representation of its self-proclaimed Earth-worship. It was originally limited to 500 copies by Hydra Head Records, but in 2005, Southern Lord Records reissued it on CD and vinyl with a bonus live track. An early rehearsal track titled "Bremerton" was included on the vinyl release.
The album's third track was named after frontman Dylan Carlson of Earth, and is also a loose interpretation of the track "Ouroborous is Broken" from Earth's first release, entitled Extra-Capsular Extraction.
The booklet of the second version of the album contains a long passage of apocalyptic writing by Seldon Hunt, written in Melbourne, Australia, during October 2004.
On August 8, 2008, Sunn O))) announced that it would do a mini-tour consisting of four concerts to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the album's release.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Wedding" | 19:17 |
| 2. | "Defeating: Earth's Gravity" | 14:59 |
| 3. | "Dylan Carlson" | 21:30 |
| CD re-issue bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 4. | "Grimm & Bear It" | 16:40 |
| Vinyl edition bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 4. | "Bremerton" | 16:20 |
