Echoes of Eternity
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Echoes of Eternity is a band based in Los Angeles. Their debut album The Forgotten Goddess, was released in February 2007 on Nuclear Blast
records. The band's follow up album, As Shadows Burn, was released on September 25, 2009 via Massacre Records
in Europe and on September 22, 2009 via Nuclear Blast in the US.
recording school in Florida. The two began dating and moved to Los Angeles
together following their graduation in 2001 to seek work in recording studios. After a few failed music projects, Carrison urged longtime friend and guitarist Patton to move to Los Angeles and form a band. The two enlisted Canadian-born Francine on vocals, who had previously created and recorded her own work with the intention of scoring films. The band then added bassist Duane Cowan, who had recently relocated from Japan
to Los Angeles.
The group recorded a three song demo, which was sent out to producers and labels, and eventually found its way to noted producer and guitarist Roy Z
, who expressed interest in the band. Z initially wanted to produce the band, but was busy with other projects, and passed the demo along to Nuclear Blast
records, who signed the band in 2006.
The band entered Raven's Work studio in June 2006 to begin work on their debut release. Carrison, who was an assistant engineer at Raven's Work, was afforded studio time at night and on the weekends to record, although the studio is primarily used for television commercial audio post production. Produced by Raven's Work engineer Eric Ryan, the resulting album blended elements of American
thrash metal
with Europe
an style female-fronted gothic metal
.
On February 20, 2007, Echoes Of Eternity released their debut album The Forgotten Goddess
on Nuclear Blast
Records. Press response to the album was mixed, with Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
Martin Popoff
stating that he was "not thrilled with the high-strung, ProTooled, synthetic, stiff nature of the riffs and the drumming", while Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net said the album features "beautiful melodies galore, backed by a start-stop machine gun double bass
attack and a classic metal guitar sound."
Echoes of Eternity added second guitarist Sam Young in 2007, and filmed a video for the song "Voices in a Dream" with director Ole Carlson. In June 2007, the band embarked on a US tour opening for Symphony X
and Sanctity, in the fall they toured with Edguy
, Into Eternity, and Light This City
and later toured with Trail of Tears
and Unexpect
.
In the fall of 2008, the band separated with guitarist Sam Young and brought in long time friend Bryan Eagle. Eagle has done numerous projects with both Carrison and Cowan in the past including a demo with his project Screams Of Agony with guitarist Nick Meehan.
Echoes Of Eternity completed the recording of their second album, As Shadows Burn
, with producer Logan Mader
in January 2009.http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/nb/v2/news/news.php?newsID=728 In July 2009, the band announced signing with the German underground label Massacre Records
for European distribution. As Shadows Burn was released in Europe on September 25, 2009, with an American release by Nuclear Blast on September 22.http://www.massacre-records.com/comingsoon_e.asp
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
records. The band's follow up album, As Shadows Burn, was released on September 25, 2009 via Massacre Records
Massacre Records
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal...
in Europe and on September 22, 2009 via Nuclear Blast in the US.
History
Echoes of Eternity was founded in 2005 by South Carolina natives Kirk Carrison and Brandon Patton. Carrison met vocalist Francine Boucher while attending Full SailFull Sail Real World Education
Full Sail University is a for profit trade school located in Winter Park, Florida, and founded in 1979 in Dayton, Ohio, as Full Sail Recording Workshop. Full Sail relocated to Florida in 1980, adding video production and film production courses and, with the move in 1989 to its current campus,...
recording school in Florida. The two began dating and moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
together following their graduation in 2001 to seek work in recording studios. After a few failed music projects, Carrison urged longtime friend and guitarist Patton to move to Los Angeles and form a band. The two enlisted Canadian-born Francine on vocals, who had previously created and recorded her own work with the intention of scoring films. The band then added bassist Duane Cowan, who had recently relocated from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to Los Angeles.
The group recorded a three song demo, which was sent out to producers and labels, and eventually found its way to noted producer and guitarist Roy Z
Roy Z
Roy Z is a guitarist, songwriter and producer known for his work with Bruce Dickinson , Rob Halford and Judas Priest. He also is the founder of Tribe of Gypsies, a hard rock band with Latin influences.-Biography:...
, who expressed interest in the band. Z initially wanted to produce the band, but was busy with other projects, and passed the demo along to Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
records, who signed the band in 2006.
The band entered Raven's Work studio in June 2006 to begin work on their debut release. Carrison, who was an assistant engineer at Raven's Work, was afforded studio time at night and on the weekends to record, although the studio is primarily used for television commercial audio post production. Produced by Raven's Work engineer Eric Ryan, the resulting album blended elements of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
with Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an style female-fronted gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
.
On February 20, 2007, Echoes Of Eternity released their debut album The Forgotten Goddess
The Forgotten Goddess
The Forgotten Goddess is the debut album by the band Echoes of Eternity, released by Nuclear Blast records on February 2nd, 2007 in Europe and February 20th, 2007 in the USA...
on Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
Records. Press response to the album was mixed, with Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
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Martin Popoff
Martin Popoff
Martin Popoff is a Canadian-born music journalist and critic who covers the genre of heavy metal music. The senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine, he has additionally written over twenty books that both critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history...
stating that he was "not thrilled with the high-strung, ProTooled, synthetic, stiff nature of the riffs and the drumming", while Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net said the album features "beautiful melodies galore, backed by a start-stop machine gun double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
attack and a classic metal guitar sound."
Echoes of Eternity added second guitarist Sam Young in 2007, and filmed a video for the song "Voices in a Dream" with director Ole Carlson. In June 2007, the band embarked on a US tour opening for Symphony X
Symphony X
Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey.Founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo, their albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community...
and Sanctity, in the fall they toured with Edguy
Edguy
-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...
, Into Eternity, and Light This City
Light This City
Light This City was an American melodic death metal band from the Bay Area of San Francisco that was active between 2002 and 2008.-History:They released one independent album and three albums with Prosthetic Records before disbanding in 2008...
and later toured with Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...
and Unexpect
Unexpect
Unexpect is an avant-garde extreme metal band from Montreal, Canada featuring a unique amalgamation of different styles of music, including black metal, death metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, melodic heavy metal, classical music, dark cabaret, opera, medieval music, jazz, funk, electro,...
.
In the fall of 2008, the band separated with guitarist Sam Young and brought in long time friend Bryan Eagle. Eagle has done numerous projects with both Carrison and Cowan in the past including a demo with his project Screams Of Agony with guitarist Nick Meehan.
Echoes Of Eternity completed the recording of their second album, As Shadows Burn
As Shadows Burn
As Shadows Burn is the 2nd studio album by the band Echoes of Eternity, released by Nuclear Blast on September 22nd, 2009 in the USA and by Massacre Records on September 25th, 2009 in Europe.- Track listing :# "Ten of Swords" - 3:55...
, with producer Logan Mader
Logan Mader
Logan Mader was born on November 16, 1970 in Montreal, Canada. Logan is best known for his work as a guitarist in the heavy metal band Machine Head, who formed in Oakland, California in 1992. Their 1994 debut, Burn My Eyes, was released by Roadrunner Records and quickly became the top-selling...
in January 2009.http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/nb/v2/news/news.php?newsID=728 In July 2009, the band announced signing with the German underground label Massacre Records
Massacre Records
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal...
for European distribution. As Shadows Burn was released in Europe on September 25, 2009, with an American release by Nuclear Blast on September 22.http://www.massacre-records.com/comingsoon_e.asp
Current
- Francine Boucher - Vocals, songwriter (2005-)
- Brandon Patton - Guitars, songwriter (2005-)
- Bryan Eagle - Guitars (2008-)
- Duane Cowan - Bass (2005-)
- Kirk Carrison - Drums (2005-)