Late for an Early Grave, by Victor Griffin

Late for an Early Grave

by Victor Griffin

supported by

Stephan An excellent album with a bunch of rare unreleased demo tracks that were compiled especially for this release. Most of these songs went on to become Pentagram songs, though some have resurfaced as Place of Skulls songs too. A few remain exclusive to this release (like the amazing Dead Boys covers) Favorite track: The Pusher/Iron Horse.

SLOTH Heavy inspired hard rock burners that reminisce of cruisin' down the highway! Not to mention a fantastic cover of both Steppenwolf's "The Pusher" and Motörhead's "Iron Horse" that features a seamless transition between. And this release also features early incarnations of songs that would eventually be on future Pentagram records! Groovy!! Riffs galore!! Favorite track: Late for an Early Grave [demo].

paul rote I’ve been looking for this digitally for years . Thank you Stone Groove Records.
Super killer solo release by guitarist for Place of Skulls and Pentagram. This holds legendary status. Some cool versions of songs by those two bands appear here. Plus other surprises. Favorite track: Mainline [demo of 'Last Hit'].

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$12 USD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of Late for an Early Grave via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

$15 USD or more
Late for an Early Grave CD Deluxe Package [autographed/guitar pick]
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Deluxe package autographed by Victor Griffin and including one of his custom guitar picks.

Includes unlimited streaming of Late for an Early Grave via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	Late for an Early Grave [demo] 04:09	lyrics
I broke out of prison when I was seventeen Lookin’ hard at the world, I was feelin’ mean Ridin’ hard down the road For something that’s just out of reach I can’t tell what’s up ahead I guess that's part of the treat I’m late for an early grave I know that I can be saved I’m late for an early grave I’ll never fade away I’m older now but lost as ever, still tryin' to find that life Around the bend, I know it’s there, it’s just out of sight I take one step forward, baby Feels like it's two steps back But when I get to where I’m going I’m never ever gonna look back I’m late for an early grave I know that I can be saved I’m late for an early grave I’ll never fade away Ride on... Listen...git! I take one step forward, baby Feels like it's two steps back But when I get to where I’m going I’m never ever gonna look back I’m late for an early grave I know that I can be saved I’m late for an early grave I’ll never fade away I’m late for an early grave I know that I can be saved I’m late for an early grave I’ll never fade away Never...I'll never fade away...
2.	Never Surrender [demo] 03:52	lyrics
Alarm clock is ringin’, I can’t get out of bed Too many bad thoughts in my head Finally pull myself up and slip into my jeans This ain’t what I want or what I need It’s another day, I can’t get along Play my guitar, it’s a new song On the road to nowhere and another dead end sign Got to keep my hopes and dreams alive Got to find the road to somewhere, don’t let it pass me by Never surrender your mind Thinkin’ hard about this song, but I can’t find the words TV in the back’s gettin’ on my nerves Trying to feel mother wit, but all I feel is numb Ain’t it so much fun when you’re on a bum? Can’t you see what I’m trying to do? Ain’t no hit song, that jive’s for you On the road to nowhere and another dead end sign Got to keep my hopes and dreams alive Got to find the road to somewhere, don’t let it pass me by Never surrender your mind Never surrender your mind
3.	Mainline [demo of 'Last Hit'] 03:22	lyrics
Sittin' in the back room, watchin' your skin crawl Take another shot...one more, c'mon! Sick as a dog down on your knees I know what it's like, you don't have to tell me Your body looks like a cushion of pins Everything's grand when that needle goes in your... Mainline... Mainline... Mainline... That's your line Skin still crawlin' in the back room Floor is covered with needles and spoons And you look like death on a bad day If that's what you want then you got your way Can't you see what you've done to yourself? You put your life up on the back shelf Mainline... Mainline... Mainline... That's your line
4.	Wolf's Blood [demo] 04:41	lyrics
I hear stories about the nightlife But not the ones that you know Tales of terror and desperation Somewhere out in the cold Under the moon When we hear the howls What's going down? Something knows what it's all about And I gotta find out Wolf's blood Through the shadow it's coming for me To create another undead soul Feel the damp fur against my skin Tooth and claw make me feel so cold Under the moon I'm a night scout That's what it's about I'll never die Unless I go without Wolf's blood Wolf's blood...yeah! The silver bullet's my only threat Wolf's blood runs black, it runs deep We give your life that will last forever The price, of course, your veins to sever Wolf's blood...!
5.	Vampyre Love [demo] 03:47	lyrics
Full moon on an endless night I can feel the change Clouds roar and lightning strikes Time to break the chains Can't believe what you see Something tells you "Come to me" My lips touch your breast My teeth pierce your flesh Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Ruby tears, like rain Flowing down your back I hold you in my arms Your vision fades to black For everlasting love Our souls have become I've given you all of this And sealed it with a kiss Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love Vampyre love
6.	Too Late [demo] 04:25	lyrics
Where in Hell are we going? Cause Heaven just can't wait There's a hole in the sky and there's dreams a-dyin' And I wonder if it's too late, too late? Can't eat, can't drink, can't breathe the air Drowning in a pool of hate Losing time, losing our minds I wonder if it's too late, too late? Thundering cloud of sixteen hooves Trumpets fill the air... One last bomb's gonna seal our fate Yeah I think that it's too late, too late...yeah!
7.	Pistonhead [demo of 'Never Die'] 04:59	lyrics
I spend my life dying hard With no satisfaction in my heart They push and they shove until I crack What will they think when I can't turn back? Ride on...into the sun Die on...die on the run Don't hand me your disputed lies White lines are my father and son Lay your hands upon my chest My heart beats hard, like pistonheads Don't know where I'm going, can't live where I've been My blood's like oil with my body on ten Ride on...into the sun Die on...die on the run Don't hand me your disputed lies White lines are my father and son
8.	Feeling of Dread [demo] 02:36	lyrics
Lying alone, looking to the sky My pulsating veins and my bulging eyes I think about decisions that you've made I can't take it no more and it's got to break I want to know why you live in disgust Only thinking of hate and corruption Can't you leave these things behind? And go from your world of hate and destruction, that's right! Darkness shines around your thoughts; I believe your mind is dead Things you think are so good, give me the feeling of dread I walk alone, I'm on my own You don't have a hand to hold The door's been slammed and I've got the key You can leave your world but you can never be free...oh no, no!
9.	The Pusher/Iron Horse 05:31	lyrics
He rides a road that don't have no end An open highway, without any bends Trapped on his stallion, alone in a dream Proud in his colours as the chromium gleams On Iron Horse he flies On Iron Horse he'd gladly die Iron Horse is wife Iron Horse is life He lives his life, he's living it fast Don't try to hide when the dice have been cast He rides a whirlwind that cuts to the bone Loaded forever, ferociously stoned On Iron Horse he flies On Iron Horse he'd gladly die Iron Horse is wife Iron Horse is life One day, one day...we'll go for the sun Together they'll fly on the eternal run Wasted forever on speed, bikes and booze Yeah, us and the brothers, we were all born to lose On Iron Horse he flies On Iron Horse he'd gladly die Iron Horse is wife Iron Horse is life Iron Horse is wife Iron Horse is life Iron Horse is wife Iron Horse is life
10.	Ain't it Fun? 05:00	lyrics
Ain't it fun when you're always on the run? Ain't it fun when your friends despise what you've become? Ain't it fun when you get so high that you...well, you just can't come? Ain't it fun when you know that you're gonna die young? It's such fun! Yeah fun...such fun...such fun! Fun...such fun...such fun! Fun...such fun...such... Ain't it fun when you're taking care of number one? Ain't it fun when you feel like you just gotta get a gun? Ain't it fun when you just can't seem...can't seem to find your tongue, Cause you stuck it too deep into something that really stung? It's such fun! They stood on my feelings, they spit right in my face I didn't even feel it, it was such a disgrace I punched my fist right through the glass I didn't even feel it...well, it happened so fast It's such fun...such fun...such fun! Yeah, yeah fun...fun...fun! Yeah, how's it feel? Such fun! Ain't it fun when you tell her that she's just a cunt? Ain't it fun when she splits and leaves you on a bum? Ain't it fun when you've broken up every band that you've ever begun? Ain't it fun when you know that you're gonna die young? It's such fun! Such fun...such fun...such fun! Yeah, fun...it's such fun...such fun...such fun...child Yeah, fun...such fun...real fun...child Yeah, fun...real fun...not fun! Yeah, fun...
11.	Son of Sam 05:09	lyrics
Last night in the middle of a dream Fiery red dog eyes double beamed Gave me directions of my soul Poured my life inside a bullet hole I am Son of Sam! Death breathing from my hand I can't resist, I cannot fight I've fallen victim to his bite I have killed six, but I'll kill more Sam commands my .44 I am Son of Sam! Death breathing from my hand I am Son of Sam! I got death breathing from my hands Take me and strap me to the electric chair But you'll never kill me, I'll always be there Look over your shoulder some dark, rainy night A dull pain will hit you, a sharp canine bite Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Son of Sam! Sam! Sam! Sam!
12.	Haywire [demo] 02:59	lyrics
From San Diego to the Lone Star state From Hollyweird to the Pearly Gates A junkyard screaming, a lost soul’s single voice The stakes were high, you made the gamble, took the choice Sweating ether, my spinning mind is sweating cold Sweet panhead, magic carpet, flying bold The road beneath us is the rainbow’s pot of gold Ticket to freedom, any price but my soul Life is living...true living is free Ain’t got no dollar signs tattooed on me Solo shouting in my own Heaven’s choir Ridin’ through in a world gone haywire Achieving victory, losing hair and losing teeth Food for thought when you’re lying around on Hell’s Beach Busted knuckles, broken body, twisted face Running forever, I ain’t losin’ my own race Life is living...true living is free Ain’t got no dollar signs tattooed on me Solo shouting in my own Heaven’s choir Ridin’ through in a world gone haywire

about

STONE GROOVE RECORDS - SGD161B

©2005 Victor Griffin/Brethren Music (ASCAP)
℗2019 Stone Groove Records

Tracks 1-12 originally released as OLR-035 on Outlaw Recordings in 2005.

credits

released September 15, 2019

license

about

Victor Griffin Knoxville, Tennessee

**Click the banner at the top of the page for the Stone Groove Records merch store**

contact / help

Contact Victor Griffin

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Victor Griffin, you may also like:

II: Sojourn
by Wytch Hazel

supported by 10 fans who also own “Late for an Early Grave”

Love this album. Great classic hard rock throwback to the golden era of late 70s/early 80s heavy metal. cory_m
go to album
III: Pentecost
by Wytch Hazel

supported by 10 fans who also own “Late for an Early Grave”

Allow me to copy Pagan Altar's third album title to describe not only III:Pentecost but the whole discography of Wytch Hazel so far: well, yes, it's Magical and Mythical!!! A must-have for the lovers of 70's hard sound revival. BoneWalker
go to album
RAVENING IRON
by Eternal Champion

supported by 9 fans who also own “Late for an Early Grave”

I’m high and am playing D&D in my mind… the_funeral
go to album
Close
by Messa

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 18, 2022
go to album
Obsession Destruction
by Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 12, 2023
go to album
The Endless Shadow of Despicable Power
by Doubtsower

This one-man band from the UK packs all of the same crushing doom and blackened doom fury as a 10-piece group. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 5, 2022
go to album
Gilded Sorrow
by The Obsessed

supported by 9 fans who also own “Late for an Early Grave”

A formidable return of classic Doom. DOOM
go to album