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Grendel is a famous Dutch EBM project and was founded from a prior name dating back to 1997. Their name originates from Beowulf. In this very long tale a beast, namely Grendel, seduces people from the nearby villages and takes them to the bottom of a mere/marsh and drowns them.

In the dawn of 2000 the band released their first promo CD which included the Dutch dance floor hit 'Strangers'. In real short span of time the promo was being played at many locations throughout the Netherlands and internationally. Following the success, Grendel was bombarded with offers requesting for live gigs and [FLRS] joined the band.

Half a year later the first demo CD was released entitled 'Inhumane Amusement'. This demo grabbed the attention of the German record label NoiTekk which is a sub-division of Black Rain records. The sound was so much lived by the label that they signed Grendel immediately. This demo was re-mastered, re-designed and released in combination with new material in 2000 as the band's debut album. This first release set the band's name and received praise from throughout the scene.

To follow this up, the "End of Ages EP" was released in 2002 and marked new territory for Grendel with tracks such as the international hit title-track "End of Ages", the pounding "Catastrophe" and the intriguing "Noisome". Next to this the EP was completed with remixes done by the bands Feindflug, Arzt+Pfusch and God Module. With the unorthodox and original use of orchestration, obscure samples incorporated with harsh and pounding EBM structures this release again received almost only great reactions from both the media and listeners and would set Grendel's sound for the future.

In 2003, Grendel recorded their second full-length release, entitled "Prescription : Medicide". This album took another step deeper into the world of [Grendel] with its complex, yet harsh, pounding & dance able structures, dismal orchestration and distressed nature. It meant a big breakthrough for the band, receiving many great reviews, becoming album of the month in a.o. Zillo and Orkus plus reaching very high positions in underground charts world wide. Soon after the recording of this album [FLRS] sadly had to depart from Grendel and was replaced by [4N1T4].

In 2005 Grendel recorded an EP, entitled "Soilbleed". Their brutal cover of "Kernkraft 400" by the group Zombie Nation became a club hit, though the other tracks are strong as well. Note that there is generally some confusion as to whether Zombie Nation or Kernkraft 400 is the name of the band or the song. The track on "Soilbleed", however, is named "Zombie Nation".

Due to some issues relating copyright of the Zombie Nation track led to a re-release entitled "Soilbleed REDUX" which does not have that track, but it does features a cover of Leather Strip's "Don't Tame Your Soul", a new track entitled "One.Eight.Zero", and a remix of "One.Eight.Zero" by Life Cried.

With the beginning of this year, saw another line up change: [4N1T4] left due to personal choices and on amicable terms, while [M4RC] was recruited as live drummer [he played in the past for bands like Terrorfakt and Caustic] and [MRK0] - a.k.a. Marco Visconti of XP8 - as live synthplayer. Soon after the recording of this album [FLRS] sadly had to depart from Grendel and was replaced by [4N1T4].And most recently Grendel recorded their latest EP, entitled "Soilbleed". This release is, yet again, another big leap ahead in their progress and blows away everything the band has produced before. The future for Grendel is very bright and the only way is up!