GRAVE DECLARATION - THE NIGHTSHIFT WORSHIPER / 2008 / BIOGRAPHY

THIS DEMO CONTAIN(4-TRACKS)
1-YOUR BEAUTY EMBRACED
2-TO MY REDEEMER
3-LAMENTATION
4-THE GRAVE EXALTATION OF THE MOST SOVEREIGN GOD
CREDITS:
Thor Georg Buer - Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Prog
Eivind Haugstad - Clean Vocals
Byron Eggehorn - Clean Vocals, Additional Guitar Tapping
Aditional Musichians:
Thor Georg Buer - Guitar, Vocals
Marit Skaalum Jacobsen - Keys, Clean Vocals
Pål Haugland Andersen - Bass
Randall Barres - Drums
Hilda Kathrine Eriksen - Clean Vocals
Erik Berg - Guitar












BIOGRAPHY:
This band started out as a project where I wanted to make worship songs in the metal genre. Through the years I have hardly ever found a church that played music I felt comfortable with, so I figured I would try To write some myself. I believe that when the church uses music as a tool for worshiping God, it's a much more powerful tool when you can associate to the music. When it comes to the lyrics, I've gone in some of the same direction as David does with the psalms in the bible. In a lot of the psalms, he describes his circumstances, how bad everything is, how he feels like he's dying, or people want him killed, but through it all, God is still worthy of praise, and in God, he finds hope and comfort.(http://www.myspace.com/gravedeclaration)










REVIEW:
This is a great disc, i especially love the last track. Must get for fans of Antestor, Vaakevandring, and Dimmu Borgir,Very good atmospheric Death Metal,Absolutely amazing atmospheric death metal! This pulls elements from just about everywhere.Too bad it's only 4 songs but it leaves me very eagerly anticipating anything that is to come from this band.A pure Masterpiece! Quality music that is melodic, intense, and diverse with it's musical layers. An excellent release,This one man project starts of as epic and hard-hitting as it can get. And no where on this 25 minuts journey does it slow down, except for the hauntingly beautiful piano part that begings the last track on the ep. Atmospheric black metal with plenty of brutal growls and some clean male vocals. The production is good, although I could use a bit more guitar volume... I think the drums are programmed, mainly due to the fact that it's written in the cover :-P, but they sound goooood!! The message is simply a devoted worship to God!.(http://www.holymetal.org/)













REVIEW:
MOMENTUM SCANDINAVIA are proud to present yet another fresh piece of metal from the North! GRAVE DECLARATION consists of ONE man, Thor Georg Buer, a multi talented Norwegian musician and songwriter with great passion for his art as well as the One who deserves praise above all.Music wise this is heavy symphonic black metal with death metal elements, for fans of Vaakevandring, Dimmu Borgir, Children Of Bodom or even bands like Opeth and Crimson Moonlight. The use of Keyboards and some Guest Clean Vocals gives the listener a perfect break from a rather neck wrecking experience...Lyric wise this is a treasure of it's own and lots of time of writing and meditation has been spent to this purpose alone. Perfect if you need some "alternative" praise and worship music."Oh Saviour Of Mine" My Heart has a desperate urge to cry: My God, My God, in fear I will bow.At your throne where I know there's mercy to be foundTears are fragile, and rare at these times. But this one that came out; I'll give to youTo say that I am yours, Even in days of sorrow"(http://www.holymetalrob.com/)

Raw food cooking class / VeganMofo

© 2009 Andrea's easy vegan cooking

We took a raw foods cooking class at PCC Natural Markets, our local food coop. It was taught by the head chefs at Chaco Canyon Café, a great organic, half-raw, vegan restaurant in Seattle. I've been there twice and have eaten raw both times, but my husband chose cooked foods on our two visits. I eat a lot of raw food - fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds - but other than salads, don't usually prepare special raw dishes. I eat more cooked foods than raw, especially during the cold months, but was really interested in learning more about preparing raw foods. The subject of the class was Thai food, with an introduction to using young Thai coconuts.



Raw Thai tom kha soup © 2009 Andrea's easy vegan cooking

The first dish our chef-teachers prepared was a raw tom kha soup, using the water and meat of a young coconut as well as traditional Thai ingredients like lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, cilantro and ginger. To simulate the flavor usually obtained from fish sauce they used dulse and Nama Shoyu. The soup was raw and cold, and served with sweet red pepper and mung bean sprouts. This was not my favorite part of the meal. To be perfectly honest, I prefer hot, cooked tom kha, but if I were following a raw foods diet, hey, this would be a good recipe to have.


Marinating mushrooms and other ingredients © 2009 Andrea's easy vegan cooking

The next dish prepared was Portobello mushroom larb salad. I don't have a photo of this so you'll have to take my word for it that it was attractive as well as tasty. After marinating the mushrooms for an hour, they became soft and pliable, as if gently cooked, and they were served atop a beautiful plate of mixed salad greens augmented with green onions, basil and cilantro.


Raw Thai green curry © 2009 Andrea's easy vegan cooking

Raw Thai green curry, a dish recently developed for the restaurant, was the entrée. A wonderful, creamy sauce was served over a plate of mixed raw veggies. This was my favorite dish. I really loved it.


Coconut mango parfait © 2009 Andrea's easy vegan cooking

The dessert was coconut mango parfait, except it was made with pineapple. One thing the teachers stressed was the need to be flexible when preparing food. You need to adjust ingredients to suit the nature of the fruits and veggies you are using. Is the lime especially sour? Are the carrots unusually sweet? Are the mangoes looking unripe and funky? Are there no parfait glasses in the kitchen? You get the picture. The parfait was another example of how to use young Thai coconuts and consisted of cardamom-scented young Thai coconut pudding topped with fruit.

I have permission to share a recipe from this dinner on my blog, and I think it will be the portobello mushroom larb salad. As soon as I get it together to gather the ingredients and make some, you'll be the first to know.