Gracchus: Combining the dark with the vulnerable, the serious with the playful, and the heavy with the emotional.

US/Swiss Gracchus combining the old with the new, the complex with the simple and the heavy with the soft. Facelift is their new single and this is the first of three brand new singles.

Lyrics

Don’t say this

Now say this

Behave, Ms.

(Here’s a facelift)

Live in bliss

Ignorance

For the world

And all those we dismiss

(You are not alone, you are not alone)

Climbing sideways no voice and no sight

False thoughts of who’s wrong and who’s right

Just to choose the wrong knife to fistfight

Strap in kids, hold on tight

The time is now, don’t give in

Come now, don’t walk this road alone

Don’t you turn your eyes to the living

Come now, don’t fight this fight alone

You raise the fire inside of me

As my hands are stained with tears

You stand to change what nobody sees

And live to fight another day

Carve my way

‘til you cave

Misbehave

(But don’t feel safe)

I won’t be led to my grave

Walk to hell at my own pace

(You are not alone, you are not alone)

The time is now, don’t give in

Come now or never

You raise the fire inside of me

As my hands are stained with tears

You stand to change what nobody sees

And live to fight today

Live in bliss

Ignorance

I won’t be led to my grave

Live in bliss

Ignorance

The band features Bernhard Schnellmann (vocals and rhythm guitar), Allan Murphy (drums), and Jeff Elrose (lead guitar) and describe their music as muted colors with occasional bright lightning strikes, creating a shelter for those who feel irrelevant and solitary to process emotions and unbearable times through their songs. The track Welcome To The Damned.

Gracchus released their debut album Murder Paas mentioned above Facelift is the first of three new tracks that will be released over the coming months, along with the upcoming Envidia and Misaligned.

All three were written and recorded by the three band members and have been engineered by Andri Urfer, who has worked with the band since their inception, and mastered by Svante Forsbäck, who is known for his work for Rammstein, Volbeat and Apocalyptica.

The band having the most interesting and unique long-distance relationship being based in the US and Switzerland, the band is meticulously disciplined in the craft of musicianship while maintaining their human touch, combining the dark with the vulnerable, the serious with the playful, and the heavy with the emotional.The darkness of life has always been inspiring Gracchus’ works. The band describes their music as pictures of muted colors with occasional bright lightning strikes, creating a shelter for those who feel irrelevant and solitary to process emotions and unbearable times through their songs.

After releasing their debut album Murder Party in 2019, Gracchus was thrust into the limelight with international touring, covered by renowned rock magazine Metal Hammer, and honorably chosen as the German Rock Hard’s Recommendation Of The Month. Since Murder Party, the band has been featured on multiple Apple Music and Spotify hard rock and metal playlists. While the Covid pandemic put a halt to their touring, the band’s trajectory accelerated when the band adopted virtual recording sessions and monthly releases. This has led to what is upcoming; their proudest body of work to date.

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