Whether or not the name of the debut album “Grieving” from Barren Path is a reference to the fact it is born from the ashes of Gridlink is a question for the band themselves but the truth is that the project is actually a continuation rather than a fresh start. That’s because Gridlink writing partnership Takafumi
In case you missed the memo, after the Coronet Juniper sessions Gridlink spontaneously combusted, however as death is merely the beginning Takafumi Matsubara and Bryan Fajardo re-enlisted Mauro Cordoba and Rory Kobzina from that outing along with vocalist Mitchell Luna (Maruta, Shock Withdrawal) to form Barren Path. Their raging Grindcore operation begins on 31st October
It transpires that the truth is often stranger than fiction as following the dissolving of Gridlink, a new band has been born with guitarist Takafumi Matsubara and drummer Bryan Fajardo at the helm. The pair have enlisted Grindcore commandos Mauro Cordoba on bass and Rory Kobzina on guitars, who were both present on “Coronet Juniper”
Recorded over five days in Kyoto Japan and released back in 2014 it seemed back “Longhena” would be the final offering from New Jersey Death Grind merchants GridLink. A twenty eight track, twenty three minute blast into the stratosphere of emotional ferocity and mathematical precision it is a piece of work so jaw dropping that
What do guitarist Takafumi Matsubara (Formless Master, Takafumi Matsubara), vocalist Jon Chang (No One Knows What the Dead Think, ex-Discordance Axis), drummer Bryan Fajardo (Cognizant, Noisear), and bassist Mauro Cordoba (Maruta) have in common? They are the musicians who form Gridlink, a Grindcore collective resuming their fear campaign on Humanity nine years after their third
Nine years after the true death of Longhena, Grindcore merchants GridLink have announced their return to the battlefield with fourth album “Coronet Juniper“, the title track of which has surfaced on Internet Land. For the purpose they will be joined by new bassist Mauro Cordoba and have inked a deal in blood with Willowtip Records
