Eternal Elysium
Encyclopedia
are a Japan
ese stoner
/doom metal
band founded in 1991.
In 2000 Eternal Elysium signed to MeteorCity
and released their second album, Spiritualised D. Okuyama left in mid 2000 and was replaced by bassist Toshiaki Umemura and Kuroda left in 2002 shortly before the recording the band's third album, Share. Rio Okuya was brought in to record some percussion for the album before drummer Tom Huskinson was found and brought in to finish the recording. The band released a split with Of the Spacistor in 2003. The band re-emerged in 2005 with a new bassist, Tana Haugo, and new drummer, Antonio Ishikawa and released their most recent album, Searching Low & High, on Diwphalanx Records
. They also appeared on the live DVD Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase
alongside fellow Japanese bands Boris
, Church of Misery
and Greenmachine
. In 2007 the band released a split CDEP with Black Cobra
.
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...
ese stoner
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
/doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band founded in 1991.
History
Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years. Okazaki was joined by bassist Atsutoshi Tachimoto and drummer Jiro Murakami for some demo recordings and the first album, Faithful. In 1993 both Tachimoto and Murakami departed in Okazaki enlisted a new rhythm section consisting of bassist Jun Kawasaki and drummer Yashuhiro Okada. This line-up soon folded and Okaziki brought in Eiichi Okuyama on bass and Takashi Kuroda on drums. This line-up was put on hold when Okazaki fell ill and had to cancel tour plans. By 1997 the band was back and recorded songs for a slew of compilation albums, including At the Mountains of Madness and I Am Vengeance.In 2000 Eternal Elysium signed to MeteorCity
MeteorCity
MeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
and released their second album, Spiritualised D. Okuyama left in mid 2000 and was replaced by bassist Toshiaki Umemura and Kuroda left in 2002 shortly before the recording the band's third album, Share. Rio Okuya was brought in to record some percussion for the album before drummer Tom Huskinson was found and brought in to finish the recording. The band released a split with Of the Spacistor in 2003. The band re-emerged in 2005 with a new bassist, Tana Haugo, and new drummer, Antonio Ishikawa and released their most recent album, Searching Low & High, on Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese punk/metal record label. It releases primarily Japanese bands.-Artist list:*Antiseen*Balzac*Banana Shakes*Bitter Sweet Generation*Blue Beat Players*Boris*Church of Misery*Central*Cool Wise Men*Dead Pan Speakers...
. They also appeared on the live DVD Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase
Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase
Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase is a split DVD release showcasing four different Japanese metal groups for the Wizard's Convention concert series in Japan. Each band plays some form of music related to metal. Boris play stoner rock, mainly material from their release Heavy Rocks,...
alongside fellow Japanese bands Boris
Boris (band)
is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop...
, Church of Misery
Church of Misery
is a doom metal band from Tokyo, Japan. Church of Misery's style melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock.-History:Most songs by Church of Misery are about serial killers and mass murderers...
and Greenmachine
Greenmachine
was a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1995.-History:Greenmachine named themselves after the Kyuss song "Green Machine," the second track on Blues for the Red Sun. In 1995 they released their debut album, D.A.M.N., on Man's Ruin Records. They followed with The Earth Beater two years...
. In 2007 the band released a split CDEP with Black Cobra
Black Cobra
Black Cobra is a doom and sludge metal band from San Francisco, California. The band was formed in 2002 by Jason Landrian and Rafael Martinez .-Band members:* Jason Landrian - Guitar, Vocals, formerly in Cavity...
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Members
- Yukito Okazaki - vocals and guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Tana Haugo - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Antonio Ishikawa - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
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Albums
- Faithful CD (1995 Cornucopia Records)
- Spiritualised D CD/LP (2000 MeteorCityMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - Share CD (2002 MeteorCityMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - Searching Low & High (2005 Diwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx Records is a Japanese punk/metal record label. It releases primarily Japanese bands.-Artist list:*Antiseen*Balzac*Banana Shakes*Bitter Sweet Generation*Blue Beat Players*Boris*Church of Misery*Central*Cool Wise Men*Dead Pan Speakers...
) - Within the Triad (2009 Diwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx Records is a Japanese punk/metal record label. It releases primarily Japanese bands.-Artist list:*Antiseen*Balzac*Banana Shakes*Bitter Sweet Generation*Blue Beat Players*Boris*Church of Misery*Central*Cool Wise Men*Dead Pan Speakers...
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Singles/EPs
- split with Of the Spacistor (2003 Cornucopia Records)
- split CD with Black Cobra (2007 Diwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx Records is a Japanese punk/metal record label. It releases primarily Japanese bands.-Artist list:*Antiseen*Balzac*Banana Shakes*Bitter Sweet Generation*Blue Beat Players*Boris*Church of Misery*Central*Cool Wise Men*Dead Pan Speakers...
) - Eternal Elysium EP (Features material from the Black Cobra split & a jam) (2008)
Live
- Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock ShowcaseWizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock ShowcaseWizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase is a split DVD release showcasing four different Japanese metal groups for the Wizard's Convention concert series in Japan. Each band plays some form of music related to metal. Boris play stoner rock, mainly material from their release Heavy Rocks,...
DVD (2005 Diwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx RecordsDiwphalanx Records is a Japanese punk/metal record label. It releases primarily Japanese bands.-Artist list:*Antiseen*Balzac*Banana Shakes*Bitter Sweet Generation*Blue Beat Players*Boris*Church of Misery*Central*Cool Wise Men*Dead Pan Speakers...
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Compilation tracks
- "Easygoin'" on At the Mountains of Madness (1998 Miskatonic Foundation)
- "Easygoin'," "Zen" & "Splendid, Selfish Woman" on Doomsday Recitation (1998 Cornucopia Records)
- "Behind" on Survive List (1998 Survive Records)
- "What A Difference A Day Makes" on Survive List 2 (2000 Survive Records)
- "Innocent Exile" (Iron Maiden cover) on Slave to the Power (2000 MeteorCity RecordsMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - "Seduction" (Black WidowBlack Widow (band)Black Widow were a rock band that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969. The band were mostly known for its early use of satanic and occult imagery in their music and stage act...
cover) on King of the Witches (2001 Black Widow Records) - "Burning a Sinner" (Witchfinder GeneralWitchfinder General (band)Witchfinder General is a doom metal band from Stourbridge, England. They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene and have been cited as a major influence on the doom metal genre.-Biography:...
cover) on I Am Vengeance (2001 MeteorCity RecordsMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - "GodzillaGodzilla (song)"Godzilla" is a song by Blue Öyster Cult from their 5th album Spectres. The lyrics are a tribute to the popular movie monster of the same name. The song is, along with " The Reaper" and "Burnin' for You", one of Blue Öyster Cult's best known songs and has become a staple of their live performances...
" (Blue Öyster CultBlue Öyster CultBlue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly...
cover) on Not of This Earth (2004 Black Widow Records) - "White Witch" (Angel WitchAngel WitchAngel Witch is a British heavy metal band which formed in London, England in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.-Biography:...
cover) on Earthquake A.G.M. (2005 Sub-Effect Records) - "Agent of Doom" and a short sample of another song appears on a 2008 Japanese compilation.