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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
GROND: POST NEW TRACK "POUR LE MERITE"
Russian death metal warriors GROND have posted "POUR LE MERITE" , a track from
the bands anticipated new release "THE TEMPLE", due to be unleashed
4/30/2026 via XTREEM MUSIC.
GROND, via XTREEM MUSIC, are streaming the bands anticipated new release
"WORSHIP THE KRAKEN", due to be unleashed 7/1/2016 via XTREEM MUSIC.
GROND
unleashed "COSMIC DEVONIAN" (EP), 6/29/2015 via GROTESQUE SOUNDS
PRODUCTIONS and "HOWLING FROM THE DEEP", 7/11/2013 ASSAULT RECORDS.
FROM XTREEM MUSIC:
GROND 2nd single: new video & pre-order for new album!!
Russian Death Metallers GROND unleash a new crushing blow with “Pour le Mérite”, the 2nd advance single presented as a lyric-video, a dark, heavy and utterly devastating attack.
The track is taken from their upcoming third album “The Temple”, set for release on April 30th through XTREEM MUSIC on CD and digital formats, ready to destroy everything in its path with crushing riffs and oppressive atmospheres.
Formed in 2002 in Moscow by Kist (drums/vocals) and Dust (guitars), GROND officially began their journey in 2005 with the release of their first demo. After intense live activity and several lineup changes, the band consolidated their sound with the EP “Steel Coffins” and later with their debut full-length “Howling From the Deep”, marking the beginning of their oceanic and maritime-themed identity.
In 2016, they released their second album, “Worship the Kraken”, through Xtreem Music, further expanding their dark, sea-bound mythology and strengthening their position within the underground Death Metal scene. Following European festival appearances, continued live assaults, and additional lineup changes, the band eventually solidified its current formation: Kist (vocals), Void (guitars), Sarghas (bass), and Kadath (drums).
With this lineup, GROND have recorded their new conceptual album, “The Temple,” inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s story of the same name and intertwined with the historical figure of German World War I U-boat commander Otto Eduard Weddigen.
Tracklist for "The Temple":
01. Rotter Himmel
02. Weddigen
03. Pour le Merite
04. U-29
05. Dreadnought
06. Submergence
07. Radiant Fury
08. The Temple
09. Dark Solitude of the Sea
Release date for "The Temple" will be April 30th through Xtreem Music on CD & Digital formats.