Boondoggle
by Grey Czar
Phryxe
Phryxe
Is there something in the water in Austria that forms these great rock voices? I love the singing on this and Ozymandias' Cake! Both are on the list of my latest favourite rock albums. Boondoggle is varied rock without being too sprawling. No bad track. No instrument wanking. Great tight playing. Boondoggle, ett helgjutet album!
Favorite track: Age of Man.
Logen Ninefingers
Logen Ninefingers
Theatrical, progressive rock from Austria that retains an accesible edge. The vocals are one of the most striking aspects of this LP, think Morrisey meets Danzig meets Serj Tankian, third track 'Fire Water...' being one of the best examples. Daring and uncomprimising, yet somewhat familiar, tracks such as the piano-led 'Weight of Worlds' and' Thunder Bay' gallantly blend styles and infuse them into something remarkably unique.
Favorite track: Fire Water Holy Ghost.
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FDJ (Desert Psychlist)
Complexity and simplicity sitting side by side in one wonderful unique and original recording, Fantastic, bombastic and any other 'tastic you could care to mention!
Favorite track: Fire Water Holy Ghost.
Bucky
Bucky
I love finding stuff like this. Wildly progressive and forward thinking while maintaining an accessibility unmatched in this strain of avant-garde heavy rock. Album of the day 10-6-18.
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Wonderbox Metal
Grey Czar are not your average rock band, and more power to them for this
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wp.me/p3zRmN-9ia Favorite track: Fire Water Holy Ghost.
Read the review -
wp.me/p3zRmN-9ia Favorite track: Fire Water Holy Ghost.
𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔡-𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔢𝔱-𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔡
𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔡-𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔢𝔱-𝔩𝔬𝔲𝔡
𝓟ossessing a truly unique sound amid a sea of subtle variations is no mean feat in 2018, but Grey Czar are among those most wondrous of anomalies. 'Boondoggle' boasts a wholly progressive core, generating heavy rock propulsion and commanded by the most vibrant of vocal deliveries. What may read like the work of a phonic Frankenstein is seamlessly stitched, ultra-electrified and sublimely realised.
Favorite track: Thunder Bay.
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Purchasable with gift cardDownload available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
€5.99 EUR or more
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumLP / 2018
This 12-track LP is available as a CompactDisc in a four-sided Digifile complete with lyric-booklet.
Limited to 300 units.
With this purchase you will also receive a drink coaster and a sticker.
Includes unlimited streaming of Boondoggle via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 7 daysPurchasable with gift card€12 EUR or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumLP / 2018
This 12-track LP is available as a solid white 180g Vinyl in a Gatefold Cover complete with black, lined sleeve, lyrics and download-code.
pressed at Austrovinyl - www.austrovinyl.at
With this purchase you will also receive a drink coaster and a sticker.
Includes unlimited streaming of Boondoggle via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 7 daysedition of 300Purchasable with gift card€20 EUR or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumLP / 2018
This 12-track LP is available as a limited translucent 180g Vinyl in a Gatefold Cover complete with black, lined sleeve, lyrics and download-code.
pressed at Austrovinyl - www.austrovinyl.at
With this purchase you will also receive a drink coaster and a sticker.
Includes unlimited streaming of Boondoggle via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 7 daysedition of 100Purchasable with gift card€25 EUR or more
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Full Digital Discography
Get all 3 Grey Czar releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Boondoggle, The Men Who Harvest The Sea, and Grey Czar.
Purchasable with gift card€9.73 EUR or more (25% OFF)
1. |
Age of Man
03:15
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i welcome weight to rest into my branches plain
a weary eye, to gaze into a tear, a drop like heavy rain
the lie the stain like led upon my brow
the age of man
as witness i behold
my crown's tales
my roots and vines to serve my purpose my domain
a jaded stare to peer into the cleft in which my spirit dwellt
an empty room, a vacant tomb
the age of man
as witness i behold
my crown's tales
carved into the land
the dusk of man
as witness i behold
my crown's tales
carved into the land
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2. |
Fire Water Holy Ghost
04:59
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it's the thunder of yearning hearts
they cannot keep two worlds apart
like every word that sparks the birth
i'll break the gears that work the world
i will fan the flames, with fallen leaves
words won't sway, what i believe
i won't wait, the mountains fall down on me
close your gates, the oceans pour down on me
father wait, it's too late
take my hands in yours
tomorrow, when my cheeks look pale
tomorrow, when my heartbeat fails
i won't try to undress truth
just to feel like she's been used
i shall fall asleep
resting without grief
firewaves and waterflames
let judgement reign, by thy name
two worlds get torn apart, relief
the curtain falls a grand applause,
mine in yours and yours in mine
two worlds cursed to the end, release
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3. |
Profession of Faith
03:46
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profession of faith
my body is my church
procession of mind
my eyes the beads of prayer
as i walk the realm of terror, i say
i ask forgiveness
for i am flesh
and i am sin
i'm chanting the words
their echo feels divine
i plead and recite
kneeling for my prayer
as my fever reigns in terror, i cry
i am forgiveness
for i am flesh and i am sin
i am the witness
for i am flesh and i am sin
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4. |
Weight of Worlds
03:44
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waiting, praising
the weight of worlds
hey you lightnings what are you waiting for
i stand here praising open you my door
the weight on me the weight of worlds
i'm walking, i'm dreaming, i'm drinking, i'm breathing alone
hey you fathers what are you thinking of
proud if sons are soldiers even more when they are gone
the weight of me the weight of thoughts
i'm hoping, i'm feeling, i'm spreading my mind into void
with all my blinks and doubts
the dying flame within a man
when fear forms a world made out of sand
what will come, what has come before
the conscious start praising
the poisoned thoughts of guilty men
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5. |
Thunder Bay
04:19
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until this day i left my thoughts in thunder bay
a warden bold, a lakehead cold
with every wave, the mortal mother pays
a cold rock toll, eroding to the bay
erode, eroding to the bay
erode, eroding to thunder bay
what are we, but husks
strip the pain, and thoughts
what are we, but knots
twine the rope, and stop
until this day, I've left my heart in thunder bay
a gamble bold, the embrace cold
with every wave, the salt and brine it takes
a piece of me as toll, eroding to the bay
erode, eroding to the bay
erode, eroding to thunder bay
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6. |
Forlorn March
03:04
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hatched out of dreams
the morning bursts a new day
black gold in a mug
fingers embrace a cold handle answers
hatched out of dreams
the morning trots out a new lie
an angry pace against a blacktop skin on it's march
melting together with tar, sand and stone
a forlorn march and while
and while it all lays down to rest
a precious mind passes by
hatched out of dreams
the cards are dealt the same way
dead weight in a mug
time escapes, a face slowly falters
hatched out of dreams
loud noise mutes out a new lie
an angry pace against a blacktop skin on it's march
falling apart with a toss of a stone
a forlorn march
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7. |
Sail Away
04:31
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we sail away another day
we hope you don't mind
if you come save us
now i know that all is done
the glory days are all but gone
i believe that there's no one
to follow me to sing my song
but you said wait, don't seal my fate
it drains my veins
we sailed away that graceful day
we don't want for you to come and save us
we gave ourselves to salt this day
just hope alone, the waves embrace us
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8. |
White Velvet
04:33
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out of white velvet
the head of a horse appears out of thoughts
trembling black mountain
deeply embedded at rest in itself
absorbent cotton occupies the clearance
sticking between trees and corpora
slightly shaking in depressant waves
no sound, but flaring nostrils
absorbent cotton occupies the space
between to creatures
shivering, connected to the same ground
grounded to the same soil
out of white velvet
the head of a horse appears out of thoughts
trembling black mountain
deeply embedded at rest in itself
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Create Break or Animate
05:14
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anything can break if given time
an empty road, a foreign smile
if will alone could turn the tide
time will tell, that we won't thrive
what do we try to create
break or animate
everything will break the end is nigh
the shadows fade, a silent night
the hills and dunes
the gathered dust of man and beast alike
let earth reclaim, what's hers by
right on we try to create
break or animate
what have we tried to create
break or animate
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Vast Empyrean
03:45
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the river shalt reclaim my form
no remedies my time extend
my trail will lead unto descent
my gaze upon the vast empyrean
i falter, crawl and cry out loud
i don't believe in medicine
i trust the ground from whence i came
i slept but fever stole my dreams away
rebirth my frame unto ascent
my gaze upon the vast empyrean
i falter, crawl and cry out loud
i don't believe in medicine
i trust the ground from whence i came
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11. |
Everqueen
02:31
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she longs for certain things
unseen - laboring
behold the elegance in her stride
everqueen - never been
there is a funeral within her heart
nothing but silence, it pulls her apart
heavy hangs her weary head
her crown - weighs down
secrets are her currency
everqueen - always been
there is a funeral within her heart
all by her lonesome, it pulls her apart
everqueen - never been
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Deep Sea
02:58
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deep sea you once owned me
that's over now you're free, also me
you black winds once carried me
i floated miles, you're free like me
we passed the grey
we're still living, fall apart
put together new
put it all together new
steep mountains ran me aground
boundless climbing, fall down like you
you black skies i once watched you
and you watched me
we passed the grey
we're still living, fall apart
put together new
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about
Once upon a time the boondoggle was a sign of accomplishment, a small but meaningful ornamental piece of leather.
Sadly it has lost it's shimmer, today the boondoggle is used to describe unnecessary and wasteful ventures. Now more
than ever it appears to be a symbol of our times. But for us the Boondoggle still stands for a great achievement.
Review by Rock Hard Magazine (Issue 383)
(www.rockhard.de/reviews/grey-czar-boondoggle_455118.html)
Review by Metalunderground - 5/5
(www.metalunderground.at/cd-berichte/grey-czar-boondoggle)
Review by Tom Hanno of Doomed and Stoned
(doomedandstoned.com/post/179832832403/greyczar)
Review by Metaleyes - 7.5/10
(metaleyes.iyezine.com/grey-czar-boondoggle/)
Review by Wonderbox Metal
(wonderboxmetal.com/2018/12/12/grey-czar-boondoggle-review/)
Review by DenpaFuzz
(denpafuzz.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/grey-czar-boondoggle/)
Review by earshot - 5.5/7 (archiv.earshot.at/php/content/reviews_ok.php?action=show&idx=10255)
Feature by Permafrost Today
(permafrost.today/2018/10/18/grey-czar-now-a-symbol-of-our-times/)
Betreutes Proggen (Neuerscheinung des Monats Oktober 2018)
(www.betreutesproggen.de/2018/11/neuerscheinungen-des-monats-oktober-2018/)
Sadly it has lost it's shimmer, today the boondoggle is used to describe unnecessary and wasteful ventures. Now more
than ever it appears to be a symbol of our times. But for us the Boondoggle still stands for a great achievement.
Review by Rock Hard Magazine (Issue 383)
(www.rockhard.de/reviews/grey-czar-boondoggle_455118.html)
Review by Metalunderground - 5/5
(www.metalunderground.at/cd-berichte/grey-czar-boondoggle)
Review by Tom Hanno of Doomed and Stoned
(doomedandstoned.com/post/179832832403/greyczar)
Review by Metaleyes - 7.5/10
(metaleyes.iyezine.com/grey-czar-boondoggle/)
Review by Wonderbox Metal
(wonderboxmetal.com/2018/12/12/grey-czar-boondoggle-review/)
Review by DenpaFuzz
(denpafuzz.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/grey-czar-boondoggle/)
Review by earshot - 5.5/7 (archiv.earshot.at/php/content/reviews_ok.php?action=show&idx=10255)
Feature by Permafrost Today
(permafrost.today/2018/10/18/grey-czar-now-a-symbol-of-our-times/)
Betreutes Proggen (Neuerscheinung des Monats Oktober 2018)
(www.betreutesproggen.de/2018/11/neuerscheinungen-des-monats-oktober-2018/)
credits
released October 13, 2018
Roland Hickmann - vocals/guitar/percussion
Florian Primavesi - vocals/guitar/keys
Wolfgang Brunauer - vocals/bass
Wolfgang Ruppitsch - drums/percussion
music by Grey Czar (www.greyczar.com)
engineered by sWoifal (www.swoifal.at)
produced by sWoifal and Grey Czar
mixed by sWoifal
mastered by Audiobomber (www.audiobomber.com)
layout, design and illustration by Viktoria Wahrstätter (www.24designbureau.com)
Roland Hickmann - vocals/guitar/percussion
Florian Primavesi - vocals/guitar/keys
Wolfgang Brunauer - vocals/bass
Wolfgang Ruppitsch - drums/percussion
music by Grey Czar (www.greyczar.com)
engineered by sWoifal (www.swoifal.at)
produced by sWoifal and Grey Czar
mixed by sWoifal
mastered by Audiobomber (www.audiobomber.com)
layout, design and illustration by Viktoria Wahrstätter (www.24designbureau.com)
license
all rights reserved
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about
Grey Czar Salzburg, Austria
Grey Czar is a four-piece band from Salzburg Austria. A rocking beast of a band featuring guitars, bass, keys, drums and layered vocals from three voices.
Next show:
August 17th at the Seeknificance Festival
discography
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Oct 2018 -
Jan 2014 -
Jun 2012
contact / help
Grey Czar recommends:
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