Freebie of the Week: Eclipse Eternal

It’s a double-whammy of freebies this week! Woo hoo! (Click here for the other freebie for this week!)

In case you’re not familiar with the concept of “Freebie of the Week”, here’s a brief explanation… Each week I go on a little hunt through the vast wastelands of the Internet in search of FREE and LEGAL downloads. So, all of the downloads featured here will be obtainable through trustworthy means… and they’ll be guilt-free. For example, I will only ever feature music available from official band websites, profiles (such as MySpace, Reverbnation or Facebook) and Last.fm (or equivalent).

I’ve become hooked on Eclipse Eternal since being sent their “The Essence of Hopelessness” album for review (click here to read the review), so you can guess how happy I am with the news that you can download some of their older stuff for FREE!

The first whole album plus 2 songs from our second album plus 1 new song.

Since our first album is out of print we have decided to make it a free download. For those who wish to donate money you can send it via paypal to hellknowsmyname@hotmail.com all proceeds will be used for band expenses (recording, new shirts)

Give these links to anyone who you think might appreciate these songs. Spread the word.

• Murder As Art.mp3
• Requiem For The Fallen
• Desolation Forms My Minds Eye
• Nihilistic Contempt For Optimism
• Heavens Burning In Hells Embrace
• Infested With The Human Disease
• 7 Billion Dead And Hung
• Awaken Ye Lords Of The Dark
• Sacrifice Love To The Gods Of Hate
• Storming The Pearly Gates
• Reign Of The Unholy Blackened Empire
• Deathbound

Songs taken from Eternal Eclipse’s blog post on MySpace.

Info:

Founded in the Fall of 1999 by Voldamares for the express purpose of turning thought and philosophy to sound, Canada’s Eclipse Eternal made their timely debut into the underground Black Metal scene via a live-off-the-floor rendition of their song “The King”, which was released on a compilation by Bloodbucket Productions in 2002. Inspired by the violent atmospheres created bands such as Mayhem, Sat…yricon, and Immortal, the band’s early music was filled with chaos and raw aggression. Within a year, the band began work on their first full-length CD, Reign of the Unholy Blackened Empire. The album would take two years to create and be over an hour of Epic Symphonic Black Metal. It was recorded/mixed at Eclipse Studios by Glen Drover (King Diamond, Megadeath) and mastered by Andy Laroque (King Diamond). Released by Galy Records in 2004, the album received positive reviews around the globe.

While the band’s reputation gained momentum through multiple live performances (including their debut performance at the Northern Lights Festival, and opening for multiple international bands such as Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth), Eclipse Eternal focused their creative energies upon writing their most highly regarded album to date, Übermensch: Evolution Beyond The Species. Mixed at Studio Fredman by Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, Zyclon, Old Man’s Child) the album displayed a marked escalation in overall complexity, atmosphere and viciousness. Upon release, the album received rave reviews by both the press and their ever-growing fanbase. To promote this release, Eclipse Eternal would then spend four years performing their live rituals alongside such well-respected bands as Mayhem, Satyricon, Immortal, Watain, Dark Funeral, Enslaved, and many more. During this four-year period, a thought gestated. It grew and evolved. The thought became sound and a new album was born.

As of Thursday, October 6th, Eclipse Eternal proudly announce that they are signed to Archaic North Records; on Saturday, January 14th 2012, their newest and most powerful album to date, The Essence of Hopelessness, will be released upon the world. Recorded once again at Glen Drover’s Eclipse Studios, Eclipse Eternal has mixed the vicious, harsh nature of their previous album with an emotional intensity that is rarely seen in current Black Metal. They have delved into their innermost suffering and wrenched forth an album that is both poignant and memorable. From cold atmospheres to absolute chaos, from acoustic and spoken word interludes to ripping shredding, this album is as brutal as it is stirring. With lyrics swinging from Odes to ancient Pagan times to suicide to murder most foul, Eclipse Eternal holds back nothing on this third full-length album. This is Death Obsessed Black Metal at its best.

Line-Up:

Voldamares – Vocals
Lord Abaddon – Guitar
Wulfgar – Drums
Orcus – Bass
Carver – Orchestrations
Vane – Live Rhythm Guitar

Links:
facebook.com/EclipseEternal
myspace.com/eclipseeternal

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