Giant Squid

Giant Squid are releasing a comic book to coincide with the vinyl release of 'Cenotes.' It's only 12-pages, but it's high impact. The idea came from Translation Loss, the band's label. "It's a good sampling of the story, emotional landscape, and aesthetic of the tales being told in both this latest EP, and 'The Ichthyologist' before it," vocalist/guitarist (and new father) Aaron Gregory

Giant Squid just issued 'Cenotes' last month and the release of the album is enhanced by the fact that vocalist/guitarist Aaron Gregory and vocalist/cellist Jackie Perez Gratz just had a baby together. Parenthood will most certainly creep into their post-metal music moving forward, because, really, how can it not...

When most metal bands include strings in their sound, they simply fill up some open space not already cluttered with guitars. But in the ouvre of San Francisco trio Grayceon, classical instruments play a role all their own. "I was always a metal fan...

Translation Loss Records is one of the best boutique metal labels in today's scene, focusing on quality over quantity with its releases. So it makes sense that the label developed a tour to spotlight its brand. "Creating a Translation Loss Records Tour package was an idea that Battlefields brought to the table a while back," Battlefields' vocalist Rusty Steele told Noisecreep... Read Mo

"The elusive beast known as Giant Squid is taking a little breather after an exhausting national tour last August in support of 'The Ichthyologist,'" singer/guitarist Aaron Gregory told Noisecreep. Gregory also said the band will be playing some local shows in their native California around the holidays over the next few months...

Revolver magazine recently premiered a demo from stoner-metal band Struck by Lightning. Titled 'The Watchful Eye,' vocalist and guitarist Gregory Lahm says "'The Watchful Eye' is about life as we know it coming to an end." Their label, Translation Loss, also features Giant Squid, Irepress and Total F---ing Destruction...