Eternal Tears of Sorrow
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Eternal Tears of Sorrow (EToS) is a symphonic death metal band that was formed in Pudasjärvi in Northern Ostrobothnia in Northern Finland.
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Biography
The band was officially formed in 1994 by Jarmo Puolakanaho, Altti Veteläinen and Olli-Pekka Törrö, after some previous various metal projects (Andromeda, MDC, DWN) between 1991 and 1994, involving some or all of these three members.
Andromeda had been put on hold in late 1992 because the rehearsal place had burned down. It took some while for the members to understand the town wouldn't give them a new rehearsal place for a while, so they (Altti, Jarmo and Olli) decided to start up a new project, MDC, and recorded a demo tape in autumn 1993. However, the songs on the demo were much better than they had expected, so they decided to go on. In spring 1994, they recorded a new demo, The Seven Goddesses of Frost. Because the project had become a serious band, they decided to change their name to Eternal Tears of Sorrow. Between 1994 and 1996 was busy (inspite of all of the members doing their compulsary military services): they recorded another demo tape (Bard's Burial), had a couple of songs on some compilation CDs in Europe and Canada and recorded their debut album, Sinner's Serenade.
It took more than a year for the debut album to get released by X-Treme Records, a small underground label from Gothenburg, Sweden. Since the second album, Vilda Mánnu, they have released their albums through Spinefarm Records. Outside Finland, the albums have been licenced by different labels such as Drakkar Records in German-speaking countries and Fono Records in Russia.
Their third album Chaotic Beauty (on which the band had three new members) might have been the most successful album so far as they went to an European tour with Nightwish and Sinergy promoting the album. However, it was their fourth album A Virgin and a Whore that went to the Finnish Album TOP 40 charts.
After releasing four albums, the band announced having a break just after the release of A Virgin and a Whore. In 2002 the band announced they were going to have a long break. However, they broke up in January 2003, the reasons being the members' interest in trying something completely different, or just taking a complete break from the music business.
In February 2005, the band announced they were to make a comeback. The album was being written and recorded during the year, and the fifth album Before the Bleeding Sun is due to be released in April 2006.
Discography
Full-length albums
- Sinner's Serenade (1997)
- Vilda Mánnu (1998)
- Chaotic Beauty (2000)
- A Virgin and a Whore (2001)
- Before the Bleeding Sun (2006)
Singles
- Last One For Life (Finland only) (2001)
Cover songs
- As I Die, by Paradise Lost
- Black Tears, by Edge of Sanity
- Flight of Icarus, by Iron Maiden
- Sick, Dirty and Mean, by Accept
Demos
Pre-EToS demos
- The Fourth Dimension - (as Andromeda, May 1992)
- II (unfinished demo) - (as Andromeda, August 1992)
- DWN (instrumental demo) - (as D.W.N., June 1993)
- Beyond the Fantasy - (as M.D.C., October 1993)
Line-up
- Altti Veteläinen, vocal, bass 1994- (see For My Pain..., Kalmah, also in all the previous pre-EToS projects)
- Jarmo Puolakanaho, guitar 1994- (also in all the previous pre-EToS projects)
- Risto Ruuth, guitar 2005-
- Janne Tolsa, keyboards 2005- (see Tarot, Virtuocity)
- Petri Sankala, drums 1999- (see For My Pain..., Kalmah, also in Andromeda 1992)
Previous members
- Olli-Pekka Törrö, guitar 1994-1999 (see For My Pain..., also in Amdromeda 1992 and MDC 1993)
- Pasi Hiltula, keyboards 1999-2003 (see Kalmah, Scenery Channel)
- Antti-Matti Talala, guitar 1999-2000 (see To/Die/For, Soulrelic, Kalmah)
- Antti Kokko, guitar 2001-2003 (see Kalmah)
Guest musicians on albums
- Heli Luokkala - guest vocals on Vilda Mánnu
- Kimberly Goss - guest vocals on Chaotic Beauty (see Sinergy, Therion)
- Juha Kylmänen - guest vocals on A Virgin and a Whore (see For My Pain..., Embraze)
- Jarmo Kylmänen - guest vocals on Before the Bleeding Sun (see Scyron)
- Miriam "Sfinx" Renvåg - guest vocals on Before the Bleeding Sun (see Ram-Zet, For My Pain...)
- Tony Kakko - guest vocals on Before the Bleeding Sun (see Sonata Arctica)
- Marco Hietala - guest vocals on Before the Bleeding Sun (see Tarot, Nightwish)999
Session tour musicians
- Petri Sankala - drums on gigs between 1997 and 1999 (before officially joining the band)
- Antti Kokko - bass on gigs between 1997 and 1998 (before officially joining the band)
- Pekka Kokko - bass on tour in 1999 (see Kalmah)
- Heidi Määttä - keyboards on tour in 2000 (see Embraze)
See also
External links:
- Official website of the band
- Spinefarm Records
- Band info @ Metalstorm.ee
- EToS biography @ Tartareandesire.com
Related genres:
Influences:
- Amorphis
- Carcass
- Dark Tranquillity
- Dan Swanö
- Death
- Edge of Sanity
- Helloween
- In Flames
- Paradise Lost
- Pestilence
Similar bands: