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20.09.2011

Our new album "Egretta" will be available in Romania starting from October 6th 2011, via SpaceRay Music / A&A. Here's the official album cover and tracklist.

1. CAVE 2. STARTED 3. FACE THE LIGHT 4. PROMISE 5. VANITY 6. NATURE FALLS 7. EGRETTA (as if it's real) 8. IN YOUR EYES 9. SPACEGIRL 10. FOOL 11. ATTRACTED (to people who look like us) 12. FINGERPRINTS

05.09.2011

We are very pleased to announce that "Vanity" follows closely on the footsteps of "Face the Light", becoming our second "number one" radio hit from the album "Egretta"! Here's a preview.

20.06.2011

We are now launching a special photo-video contest for our Romanian fans. The winner, chosen by a selected jury, will get to be our photographer for the upcoming UK tour next Autumn, with travel expenses supported by us and unrestricted access to our concerts! Go here for the free download link and full contest details.

18.06.2011

It has happened again! The new single blasted directly to the top spot of the weekly Guerrilla Radio chart! Thanks everyone for your continuous support!

06.06.2011

In a live phone interview during Bogdan Serban's Guerrilla Radio show, Vali has revealed the title of the upcoming album: EGRETTA.

27.05.2011

The official release date of the new album is October 6th 2011. The release party will take place on the same date at The Silver Church in Bucharest, followed on October 8th by the release party in Cluj, at a very special location that we will share soon. The album will be distributed in Romania by A&A Records under exclusive license and it will be available in all stores starting October 7.

18.04.2011

We are happy to announce that, for the upcoming 12 months, Started is going to be the official soundtrack for the new Romanian Tuborg beer commercial! Have a look here!

25.03.2011

Adam Whittaker has mixed all tracks in his studio in the UK and Ue Nastasi has performed the mastering at Sterling Sound in New York. We will get back soon with official release and tour dates!

25.01.2011

Adam Whittaker has joined us at Open Sky studios in Cluj for the final album recording sessions. This time around, we are recording vocals and keyboards. The final pieces of the puzzle are coming together!

31.12.2010

All the best wishes for 2011! We are closing this year with a special midnight concert, in a moving train that has been transformed into a live venue on tracks! Click here for a retrospective of our best moments in 2010.

27.12.2010

Just like our first song Solitude in 2006, Umbre is declared Best Song of 2010 by CityFM!

05.12.2010

While the guitar players are all having fun in the UK recording their parts for the new album, Tamas is having a little side adventure as one of Steve Vai's live percussion players, for the concerts in Bucharest and Rimini!

02.12.2010

Vali, Cristi and Titus are having a really busy week, recording all guitars and bass in Reading with Adam Whittaker.

01.11.2010

Tamas and Adam Whittaker are getting down and dirty in Budapest this week! It is the first recording session for the new album, taking place in a specialized drums studio. Yes, Adam Whittaker is going to be our full producer for the new album!

15.10.2010

Our first synchronization into a TV commercial! This was possible thanks to everzone who voted Started as best song in the online contest "Your music on TV"! Not only will the new commercial be running for 6 weeks during prime time on all major Romanian TV channels, but we are also getting a professional video for the track, sponsored by Tuborg!

05.10.2010

We felt very welcome and appreciated last night on Guerrilla Radio territory. Our special thanks to Bogdan Şerban, Mihai Dinu and everyone else who helped making this happen. Here is a video (Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down) from the session, our own take on Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down.

03.09.2010

We are proud to announce that our song Started stood on top position of the Guerrilla Radio chart 4 weeks in a row, just as "Backseat Driver" and "In A Glimpse" recently did!

08.08.2010

You can now grab a copy of our new single here! Enclosed, you will find the English version of our song Umbre, entitled Shadows.

06.08.2010

Our new single Started just entered the Guerrilla Radio chart straight on the top position! At the same time, it received its first radio play on BBC!

11.07.2010

We had a great time last night, opening for one of Italys finest in front of a 8000+ size crowd ;)

21.06.2010

We are extremely excited to present you a short teaser from our upcoming international single! It's called 'Started' and it will be released in the UK & Europe by Eden Music and Believe Digital. It's the next step of our collaboration with Adam Whittaker and it will be supported by a series of gigs in London and Reading, UK, during the period between 7 and 10 August 2010, with support from the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. The track was recorded in Romania, mixed in the UK and mastered in the US. Click here for an exclusive preview.

12.06.2010

Our first officially released track with Romanian lyrics tops another radio chart. This time it is CityFM.

30.05.2010

We are happy to return to Poland, this time around it is the Blonie Juwenal Festival in Sanok.

17.05.2010

Our final single from debut album Panikon has hit the top spot in the weekly Guerrilla Radio charts! Thanks everyone for your support.

09.04.2010

We are proud to present, in collaboration with Tuborg Green Nights, our new song featuring lyrics in Romanian: Umbre (Shadows). Click here for streaming and free download.

15.03.2010

Two days ago we were honored to have Adam Whittaker as our very special guest in Cluj. We had a great time and became more confident that together we could do impressive things. You can read more about it in this exclusive interview by ClickZoomBytes and on Adam's personal blog

21.01.2010

On Thursday, January 14th, we took part in the shooting of Cătălin Ştefănescu's TV show - "Garantat 100%" (100% Guaranteed). The guest of the show was Răzvan Lucescu, the coach of the national footbal team. We had an excellent time at the shooting. The show will be broadcasted on Saturday, January 23rd, 23.00 (EET) on TVR 1.

04.01.2019

• January - "Panikon" declared best Romanian album of 2008
• February - "Backseat Driver" number one for 4 consecutive weeks on Guerrilla Radio
• March - Grimus sign with the publishing company Voodoo Toddler from Sheffield, UK
• April - "Confused" number one at CityFM
• May - Grimus are awarded a special prize at the Media Excellency Awards; "Panikon" is released digitally worldwide on iTunes
• June - Grimus play at Bookfest and Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF)
• July - participate in B'estfest, opening for Motorhead and Moby
• August - Szin Festival in Hungary, on the same day with Macy Gray
• September - Tudor Giurgiu directs the video for the new single - "In A Glimpse" and the track is mixed by the UK-based producer Adam Whittaker
• October - "In A Glimpse" number one for 4 consecutive weeks on Guerrilla Radio; "Time To Be Good Friends " featured on the soundtrack of the TV series "Efect 30"
• November - Grimus are invited to perform an unplugged show at Odeon Theater, closing up Salman Rushdie's public lecture in Bucharest
• December - recording the new single - a song in Romanian this time, entitled "Umbre", which is going to be mixed by Adam Whittaker

16.11.2009

A week ago ended the 19th edition of the National Theatre Festival, staging the play “4:48 Psychosis”, directed by Răzvan Mureşan. The soundtrack of the play features a cover of Portishead's “The Rip” with vocals by Patricia Boaru, lyrics and musical arrangements by Grimus. You can find out more about the play at www.448psihoza.ro or check out the song's video on YouTube or in our Video section.

Also, on October 25 th , the new TV series Efect 30 premiered on Prima TV and our song “Time to Be Good Friends” was featured on the soundtrack of the first episode.

26.10.2009

'In a Glimpse' is staying steady on the first postion of the Guerrilla chart for the fourth week now. This is amazing! Thanks to all for making this happen!

20.10.2009

'Backseat Driver' was on air in Berlin on MotorFM. Some ears were listening and we got featured on Passport Approved!

18.10.2009

The votes injected by all of you into last week's Guerrilla Radio chart proved vital one time again! We are at the top for the third consecutive week. Thanks for supporting us and for coming out to our gigs!

11.10.2009

Your votes paid off again! 'In a Glimpse' is staying steady on the first position of the Radio Guerrilla chart for the second consecutive week. Thanks to all our fans that voted. Keep doing what you are doing and this could be spectacular!

04.10.2009

Thanks to your votes we made it once again on the first position in the weekly chart at Radio Guerrilla. This time it only took three weeks and it went like a final countdown...3,2,1. A big thank you to all of you and don't stop voting! Let's see how long we can stay on the top spot.

03.10.2009

We are really proud to announce that our new video for 'In a Glimpse' is now officially released. The video was directed by Tudor Giurgiu and was filmed in HD format using the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera. The audio mix was done by the British producer Adam Whittaker. You can read more about the making of the video, see some behind the scene photos, watch it and download a high quality version from the In a Glimpse website.