Grave Forsaken

Burial Grounds
Origin	Perth, WA
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	2004 - present
Labels	None
Associated acts	Scourged Flesh, Mortification, Burial Grounds, The Burning
Website	http://www.graveforsaken.com
Members	Vaughan Gregory, Dave Kilgallon, Elais Salmela, Matt Skipworth
Past members	Tim Steadman

Band members

• Line-up
  • Vaughan Gregory (vocals, guitar)
  • Elais Salmela (vocals, guitar)
  • Matt Skipworth (bass)
  • Dave Kilgallon (drums)

• Previous Members
  • Tim Steadman (drums) 2004-2007, (vocals) 2007-2008

Band information

Musically influenced by Mortification, Deliverence and Paramaecium, Grave Forsaken is an evangelistic Christian thrash metal band, with death and doom influences, from Perth.

The 2005 EP release is the previous year’s demo with an extra track. 2006 saw the band's debut album, Besides the River of Blood, released at the Black Stump festival in NSW. In 2007, they released a doom influenced single, Horror and Sadness, which contained several bonus tracks. They were working with a new producer, Dan Holmes (Templar, Scourged Flesh), and the quality of the recordings greatly improved with his help. In early 2008, Destined For Ascension was unleashed, further solidifying Grave Forsaken's old-school thrash sound. Drummer Kilgallon joined Mortification in 2008 but remained only a short time. Grave Forsaken has been a productive band, with their output now totalling four studio albums and the live set Light the Hall.

Discography

Albums:

	2006	Beside the River of Blood	Rowe

	2008	Destined For Ascension	Rowe

	2009	This Day Forth	Soundmass

	2009	Light the Hall	Iron Guardian

	2010	Fight to the Death	Soundmass

EP:

	2005	Grave Forsaken	self release

Singles:

	2007	Horror and Sadness	Rowe

Compilation tracks:

	Year	Track Title	Album Title	Label
	2010	"Mutilator"	Western Alliance: Operation Metal Storm	Iron Guardian Industries