FOLD is more than just a band – it’s the revival of an attitude. Founded in late 2023, the project grew out of the long-standing friendship between Michael Peidl, David Forbes, and Stephan Alt. During the still and silenced world of the pandemic, the first songs were born – raw, intense, and full of yearning for the stage and loud amplifiers.
Their debut album was recorded with a guest drummer, but by the release show in early summer 2024, Dirk Nilles had joined permanently. In early 2025, Oliver Quinten, bassist of Surrender The Crown, came on board. Having first encountered FOLD as a juror at a band contest, he was so convinced by their energy that he immediately offered to join. With his arrival, the line-up was complete.
Their sound echoes the early ’90s: heavy, driving, melodic. FOLD embodies grunge in its purest form – inspired by Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Stone Temple Pilots, yet pulsing with a contemporary edge. You can hear the musicians’ shared background, their unspoken understanding in every riff and chord. The music carries the spirit of basement rehearsals from their youth, but with a grown-up clarity and purpose.
Unforgettable remains their debut album release show: an old church with pews pushed aside, colorful light streaming through tall windows, and a stage built in front of the altar – church meets grunge rock. The atmosphere was at once sacred and raw, reminiscent of the legendary Moore Theatre in Seattle.
Equally formative: Michael’s day at the legendary Sound City Studio in Los Angeles, a place of pilgrimage for grunge fans worldwide. That experience left an invisible imprint on the work for the second album.
This new record marks the sound of a solidified unit. The songs are more mature, melodic, and infused with stoner rock nuances. The vocals are sharper, the production more accessible, yet the determination remains unchanged: Keep Grunge Music Alive.
Following the album release in November 2025, FOLD will play several club shows supported by a major video production. Looking ahead to 2026, the band is preparing more club dates, small summer festivals, and a special weekend with two shows in London. FOLD brings passion, authenticity, and the raw energy of classic grunge into the present day.
Golden Void is a journey through dust, shadows, and fractured dreams. Each song opens a chapter of inner darkness: from the burning self-abandonment in Golden Void, through the solitary search for meaning in Echolight and Sky Valley, to the confrontation with broken truths in Fractured Lies. Pain, deception, and impermanence drift like fog through the record, but flashes of hope, trust, and resilience break through – in the quiet strength of Dust or the conciliatory memory of Different Days. FOLD weaves a dense, existential soundscape – raw and vulnerable – where darkness and light, decay and healing, are inseparably intertwined. The result is a grunge experience par excellence: intense, honest, and profoundly human.