Gritter is a four-piece American metal band from Richmond, VA. Helmed by founding members Adam Kravitz (guitar) and Ryan Kent (vocals) and rounded out by Kevin White (drums, current member of Throttlerod) and Jason Beano. Gritter found its genesis in the Richmond metal scene in the fall of 2009. Albums: 2009 - Angry At The Missus (@ Etching Tin Studios w/ John Chambers) 2010 - Sourmash & Spanish Moss (@ Sniper Studios w/ Vince Burke) 2013 - Welcome to the Sinkhole (@ Montana Studios w/ Kevin Willoughby) Accolades: **Honorable Mention for RVA Magazine's "End of the World Reader's Poll" **Winners of Hails & Horns Magazine's "Brutally Unsigned" contest **"Deep Roller" featured on audioObelisk Transmission 010: THE SOUTHCAST :30 Slabs of Southern Love to Ease Your Weary Soul **Featured live on WHAT THE FONTAINE? on 97.3 WRIR **Featured live on XL102.1 STUDIO B with Jay Smack **STONER HANDS OF DOOM FEST 2013 (XIII) **Handpicked by GWAR to open for GWAR ** #1 on Reverbnation's Richmond metal charts Press: It's hard not to have an opinion listening to "Welcome to the Sinkhole." Superficially, the elements at work are familiar, but to dig below the surface of a song like “Sayonara” is to reveal something not only ably structured in terms of its verse and chorus progression, but a thick, professionally-presented groove. Kent‘s balance of screams and cleaner singing adds drive to the arrangements throughout, whether it’s propelling the adrenaline of “Bowie” or adding just a touch of melody to the early verses in “Sayonara,” and the music behind him is no less thoughtfully constructed. I’m not sure where the animosity comes from, but there are a whole lot of bands out there working from a similar base of influence as Gritter on "Welcome to the Sinkhole" who don’t put as much of themselves into their songs as these guys seem to do. The penultimate instrumental “Sea of Trees” makes a well-placed change of pace after four pummelers in a row, and a linear build not only showcases the foursome’s ability to work in more than verse/chorus songwriting, but provides a lead-in to the resurgent aggression of closer “Drunk Tank,” also the longest song on "Welcome to the Sinkhole" at 5:51, the extra time dedicated to a stretch of this-is-the-mosh-part riffing and a final slowdown that only makes the chugging more vicious and which Kent can’t seem to help himself from topping with like-minded screams and venomous spitting. Can’t say I blame him. Gritter‘s sound is less burly than some, but lacks nothing for chestbeating, and with the crisp production and clear intent toward Southern metal brutality, they’re just about asking for every scream they get. After three years since their last release, they’re almost frighteningly mature on "Welcome to the Sinkhole", and whatever attention they’re able to glean from it is attention earned more or less by a punch in the face. Something tells me these guys are alright with pissing people off - THE OBELISK Gritter is stentorian in it's approach, [and their] hillbilly brand of punk, metal ’n’ roll relies on a slinky sonorousness to dole out its barbarity - STYLE WEEKLY Guttural stoner rock - RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH This sh*t is heavy and brutal. They rip through ["Bowie"] like Red Fang or Pantera. Melodic guitars and a crushing rhythm section will crank the crunk on repeat - SOUNDS OF RVA If you like modern American metal with a dash of depressive NOLA swamp blues then ["Welcome to the Sinkhole"] from Gritter is right up your alley. Think Pantera and Lamb of God washed down with a shot of Jack and a nice touch of defiance in the face of certain doom. These boys aren't sinking -- they're on the come up. Watch-out. - RVA MAGAZINE Gritter makes you want to grab a sledgehammer and smash things. It’s the perfect soundtrack for those of us with mental insanity and destructive tendencies. I listen to a lot of rock and metal. And "Sour Mash and Spanish Moss" has been in frequent play since I got it. I think these guys are awesome. Let the heavy rule - DAVE SMALLEY (vocalist, DYS, Dag Nasty, All, Down By Law) Gritter are in it to win it. Good dudes, good band - T.ROY MEDLIN (Sourvein, Hail!Hornet, Buzzov-en)