Grimaze (band)

Grimaze (stylized in all caps) is a Bulgarian metal band from Sofia. The band consists of vocalists Georgi Ivanov and Pavel Krumov, guitarist Melina Krumova and bassist Philip Kolarov.

History
The band was formed in 2013. In 2016, Grimaze released their first two singles, "Survival of the Fittest" and "My Vow". Later on in the year, the band released their first EP, Dreammares.

In 2018, the band released their album Planet Grimaze, along with a video for the song "Endless Life Force".

In the autumn of 2018, Grimaze was a part of the Anticult Balkan Tour 2018 with Decapitated, Hatesphere, Thy Disease and Dehydrated.

Genre and lyrical themes
Grimaze's sound is not easily classified as it is a mixture of several different styles. Genres that have been associated with the band are technical death metal, groove metal and progressive metal.

The band's lyrics reflect on a deeper self-knowledge, improvement and purification.

Band members
Members
 * Georgi Ivanov – vocals (2017–present)
 * Pavel Krumov – vocals (2013–present)
 * Melina Krumova – guitar (2013–present)
 * Philip Kolarov – bass (2018–present)

Past Members
 * Kris Sadovsky – bass (2013–2015)
 * Anton Dimitrov – bass (2015–2018)
 * Nedislav Miladinov – drums (2013–2020)

Discography

 * Dreammares (2016)
 * Planet Grimaze (2018)

Tours

 * Anticult Balkan Tour 2018 – Ostrava, Brno, Budapest, Graz, Rijeka, Novi Sad, Sofia, Istanbul, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Kosice, Bratislava
 * Spring Break Tour – Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna (2016)
 * European Tour – Skopje, Krusevac, Niš, Sarajevo, Budapest, Vienna, Munich, Subotica, Bucharest, Sofia (2016)
 * Tour "Clean Home" – Dobrich, Burgas, Varna, Sevlievo, Ruse, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Sofia (2016) – They made a video from the tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAO5t4m9Ck0