(PR) Sacramento, California-based eclectic doom rock band GIANT SQUID, who are embarking on an upcoming tour of the U.S. and Canada this March, have gone through some recent lineup changes. Giant Squid's singer/guitarist/frontman Aaron Gregory provides an update on the band:"Giant Squid will be entering a busy year of touring in 2007 as a once again, slightly different beast from before. Filling the large void made by Aurielle Gregory's recent departure from the band, will be Jackie Perez Gratz, the ten year veteran cello player of the highly renowned ambient, classical, post-rock group, Amber Asylum (Relapse). Gratz is also known for her vocal and cello skills in San Francisco based metal band, Grayceon, as well as her contribution to the recordings and live performances of bands such as Neurosis, Asunder, Ludicra, and Today is the Day. Giant Squid has been spending its weekends rehearsing with Jackie in San Francisco, finding that her cello skills and hauntingly beautiful voice fit perfectly in Giant Squid's songs.
Gratz will be accompanying Giant Squid through their first national tour of 2007, along with the female fronted bay area black metal band, Ludicra (Alternative Tentacles) and Portland's noisy riff wielders, Black Elk (Crucial Blast).
