Ex-PENTAGRAM, PLACE OF SKULLS guitarist Victor Griffin was recently interviewed by Dutch 'zine Lords Of Metal, and discussed his departure from Pentragram and the formation of his new band, IN-GRAVED. An excerpt follows:

Q: Good to see you back with a new band. I guess it was time for something new. I guess what most people would like to know is what happened with Pentagram, with whom you've been working once again the last couple of years. Same goes for Place Of Skulls, which has been a huge part of your musical legacy as well?

A: "It just came time to move on from Pentragram. The fans have been great and I appreciate the opportunities and support we were given, but the past year or so had started to feel a bit artistically empty and redundant in a way. I have other things I want to do musically, and simply playing the same songs I wrote and played some 25 or 30 years ago wasnt doing it for me anymore. Bobby (Liebling) and I will always be friends, and it was great playing with Greg (Turley) and Sean (Saley). I really just came back temporarily at first to give Bobby some support, but it just happened to turn into a couple of years. Place Of Skulls had been in sort of a fractured state for quite a while with all the member changes. After the As A Dog Returns album came out, and we toured a little for that, my drummer Tim (Tomaselli) quit and we replaced him again with Pete Campbell. Then we toured a bit more and my bass player quit again, so I figured it's time to let this thing dissolve. No big announcement or final show or anything like that. Just let it go so that's what I did."

Read the full interview at this location.

In-Graved will embark on a UK and European tour this April, as well as an appearance at the Days Of The Doom Festival in Milwaukee, WI this summer.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

April

18 - Osnabrück, Germany - Bastard Club
20 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13, Roadburn Festival
22 - Nürnberg, Germany - K4
24 - Vienna, Austria - Viper Room
25 - Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus, Desertfest
26 - Göppingen, Germany - Chappel, Doom Shall Rise Festival
27 - Terneuzen, Netherlands - De Pit
28 - London, U.K. - Electric Ballroom, Desertfest

June

22 - Milwaukee, WI - The Blue Pig - Days Of The Doom Festival

In-Graved touring lineup:

- Victor Griffin (DEATH ROW, PENTAGRAM, PLACE OF SKULLS) - guitar/vocals
- Pete Campbell (60 WATT SHAMAN, PLACE OF SKULLS) - drums
- Guy Pinhas (THE OBSESSED, ACID KING, GOATSNAKE) - bass
- Jeff "Oly" Olson (TROUBLE, RETRO GRAVE) - keys

In-Graved will release their self-titled debut album in Europe and the UK on Friday, March 22nd via Finnish label Svart Records, and in North America on Tuesday, March 26th via Veritas Records.

The tracklisting for the CD is as follows:

'Digital Critic'

'What If...'

'Late For An Early Grave'

'Fading Flower'

'Thorn In The Flesh'

'Teacher'

'Love Song For The Dying'

'Never Surrender'

'Late For An Early Grave' is streaming now at this location.

The debut self-tilted album was produced by Travis Wyrick (Place Of Skulls) and Victor Griffin. The album was recorded at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville,Tennessee and engineered by Travis Wyrick and Mike Dearing (Place Of Skulls) with cover art by Richard Schouten (Place Of Skulls, MASSACRE).

As previously reported, original drummer of doom-metal legends TROUBLE, Jeff "Oly" Olson, will play the Hammond organ on the forthcoming debut album and will also feature drummer Pete Campbell (60 WATT SHAMAN, Place Of Skulls), bassists Guy Pinhas (THE OBSESSED, ACID KING, GOATSNAKE), Ron Holzner (Trouble, EARTHEN GRAVE, DEBRIS INC.), Greg Turley (Pentagram), Marty Swaney (DEATH ROW, Pentagram), and Dan Lively (SWEET CICADA), as well as keyboardist Mike Puleo (ORODRUIN).

More on In-Graved at this location.