"Active since, 2016, Kansas City, Missouri based progressive death metal outfit Gourmand wasted little time upon formation to unleash a strong opening statement out into the world. Just one year after forming they quickly released their first full-length, The Inquisitionist soon after in January of 2017. Aiming to further develop themselves, Gourmand immediately set to work on what would evolve into Blossoming From The Grave, their second full-length.
Gourmand comments on the upcoming release, “Blossoming From The Grave is our second independent release in two years and with this record, we executed a large leap in both production quality and song writing. A loose concept album, Blossoming From The Grave is a collection of songs exploring the spectrum of human emotions, good and bad, dealing with topics such as coping with death, celebrating new life, and growing older. Ultimately it is an album of self reflection and growth with moments of religious and social commentary. Coming from traditional death metal backgrounds it was important for us to break the mold and push our boundaries with this release, experimenting even more so than we did on our first album with the use of cello, keys, and clean vocals while maintaining an undeniably aggressive sound.”"
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