Album Review: Grafting the Vine - Golden State (2021) - Guest Feature by Nikolay Chuvikov (Moscow Meltdown)

Picture Credit: Grafting the Vine Grafting The Vine — Golden Gate (2021) Genre: Instrumental Progressive Sludge / Groove Metal USA As a person who considers himself an aspiring writer (yes, I already have a written book - now I am facing the issue of publication), I have always believed that if a book has one or more main characters, then it is not only interesting what happens to them within the framework of the narrative, but also what happened to them before the start of the literary work. That is, the reader is always curious about what exactly made a person what he is at the moment - what events of the past influenced him and shaped his character. Background is the bread and butter of any writer, and therefore, speaking about the American musical project Grafting The Vine, I would like to immerse myself in it at least a little. Grafting The Vine is an American one-man project, a multi-instrumentalist named Andrew Smith. It is clear that he interacts w...