Grinderman
Sign in to saveGrinderman was an Australian-American rock band that formed in London, England, in 2006. The band included Nick Cave (vocals, guitar, organ, piano), Warren Ellis (tenor guitar, electric mandolin, violin, viola, guitar, backing vocals), Martyn P. Casey (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Sclavunos (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
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- Grinderman
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- A rock band performing live on-stage. The stage is brightly lit on the left, a man plays bass behind a keyboard. In the centre, a man plays guitar and behind him a man plays drums. On the right, a man plays an electric mandolin.
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- Grinderman performing live in Athens, Greece, in 2011. Left to right: Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis.
- Musical artist.origin
- London, England
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- Alternative rock, garage rock, noise rock, punk blues, psychedelic rock
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2006–2011, 2013
- Musical artist.label
- Mute
- Musical artist.spinoff_of
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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- Nick CaveWarren EllisMartyn P. CaseyJim Sclavunos
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- Official website
- www.grinderman.com
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- 2006–2008: Formation and debut album
- 2009–2011: ''Grinderman 2'' and break-up
- 2013–present: Reunion and possible future
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- ARIA Music Awards
- J Awards
- References
- External links
Grinderman was an Australian-American rock band that formed in London, England, in 2006. The band included Nick Cave (vocals, guitar, organ, piano), Warren Ellis (tenor guitar, electric mandolin, violin, viola, guitar, backing vocals), Martyn P. Casey (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Sclavunos (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
Formed as a side project to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the band was originally known as Mini Seeds and was formed by Cave as "a way to escape the weight of The Bad Seeds." The band's name was inspired by a Memphis Slim song, "Grinder Man Blues," which Cave is noted to have started singing during one of the band's early rehearsal sessions. The band's eponymous debut studio album, Grinderman, was released in 2007 to highly positive reviews and the band's second and final studio album, Grinderman 2, was released in 2010 to a similar reception.