October 2009

I thought it was about time I introduced some of our Mayfair Mall Zine readers to some of the fabulous Irish bands that I have come across. I don’t profess to be an expert, music scout or completely in the know, however any Irish band that myself or my other half come across in our travels, we will try and introduce you to!!.  Therefore we would now like to introduce you to Graveyard Dirt. 

Fibbers Sept 12^th 2009

Formed in Donegal in the Northern corner of Ireland, Graveyard Dirt already have a large following local and universal following as well as having a large following, but being honest, I hadn’t heard much about this band until a recent outing to the Dublin Day of Doom festival which was co-headlined by Esoteric and The Lamp of Thoth.  Graveyard Dirt hit the stage prior to Esoteric and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.  My experience of Doom to date has been Candlemass (in other words I have no experience!!).  Graveyard Dirt certainly opened my eyes.  They played a very tight set and got a great reaction from the crowd.

Shadows of Old Ghosts EP

Since seeing them live I have managed to get a copy of their 2007 EP ‘Shadows of Old Ghosts’.  It is 34 minutes long and only 3 songs, which seems to be the Doom thing to do!! To me, it is beautiful melodic, deep, emotional and extremely well written.  Similar to early Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride etc, but with their own original sound.  The CD is well produced and shows off the musicianship of each member and the vocalist’s ability to change his style throughout each song without loosing any of the dark atmosphere.

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