(written by Islander)
Almost six years have passed since the Belgian band Ethereal Darkness released their debut album, Smoke and Shadows. Through a rendering of atmospheric melodic death metal with black and doom metal influences, it presented a great combination of heavy, head-moving power, sublime melancholy moods, wide-screen sweep, and heart-rupturing emotional explosiveness.
Smoke and Shadows was the solo effort of Lars, but in the years since then he has found four other talented musicians to join him, and they have completed a second, hour-long, album entitled Echoes. While they continue searching for a label to handle its release, Ethereal Darkness have decided to release a single from the album named “On the Edge of the Cliff,” and as you can see, we’re hosting its premiere today.
But before we get to that song, however, we should first talk about another album track (its first single) released last November along with a beautifully evocative lyric video: “The Cycle“. Continue reading »
