DarkestWave Magazine

  Black Rose Burning is a New York-based musical project created by instrumentalist, producer, and engineer George Grant. Its first published album, “The Year of Scorpion”, presents the root sounds of the project. Shortly after, a club mix of the song “Outgunned” was released, as a sort of b-side. Similarly, acoustic versions of the album and two unreleased tracks were presented under the name “Open The Gate”. Since then they have covered popular songs by The Fixx and Tears for Fears, revealing the musical influences of the project. A second full-length album, “The Wheel,” was published in December of 2021. This sharper and harsher atmospheric sound is an ode to the weirdness of the unknown people that hide in the darkness of vaults and burial caves. It’s a conceptual discovery. A whole different angle from previous releases. Heavy drums and a thick and frightening synth produce feelings of terror and a sense of melancholic desolation. The work has a dejected, painful sound beneath