ERETIA
"VIII"
exclusive song premiere
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Fall Of Efrara, LVTN, Kollapse and Isis
Back in November of 2022 I premiered "II" by the Cantabrian band ERETIA (ex-OsoLuna and Tempano) and I dug it so much that I snagged a few copies for the ZBR distro. It was wicked, pulsing, jagged, heavy, and melodic simultaneously, reminding me sonically of Fall Of Efrafa, Cult Of Luna, Rosetta, R. Josef, etc. and their upcoming EP takes this formula and saturates the listener in even more pummeling, crushing riffage with wild, primal vocals.
And that brings us to today, as I am premiering the first single from their upcoming one-sided 12" 'The Autumn of Civilization.'. It will feature four songs in 21 minutes, with the band returning to have "Papelillo" record at Cubil Studio. This project has also been enhanced by the participation of Scott Evans@gse on mixing and @matthewbarnhart on mastering, two people the band deeply admires for their careers and work with bands like Sumac, Neurosis, Pelican, La Dispute and Kowloon Walled City, among many others. The album artwork is by the incredibly talented @asatxasat. The album will be released on all formats.
*250 copies on Ultraclear transparent vinyl
*250 copies on Yellow transparent vinyl
via:@engrecsguy (UK)
@dingleberry_records (GERMANY)
@nothingtoharvestrcrd (GREECE),
Araki Records (FRANCE)
@diy.kolo.records (POLAND)
@vinarecords (ITALY)
@exabrupto.records (MÉXICO)
@prejudice_me (UK)
5FeetUnder Records (NORWAY)
@pifiarecords (ASTURIAS/MANNHEIM)
@produccionestudancas (CANTABRIA)
@primitive_noise_producciones (CANTABRIA)
@autoestimadiy (CANTABRIA)
Tapes /49:
@threemoonsrecs (POLAND)
Digipak CDs /100:
@slow.down.records (NORWAY)
The band had the following to say regarding the concept of the album:
"We lived believing we could bend nature's cycles without consequences, climate-control winters, import summers, and call oil dependency progress. Climate crisis, energy shortages, food and material scarcity, broken supply chains, and rampant speculation. This isn't bad luck or a passing crisis; it's the result of a model that exhausted the Earth as if it were infinite. We were warned for decades, and we chose to look the other way. "The autumn of civilization" is a metaphor; it's time to slow down, take care of what's essential, relocate our lives, and decide whether we continue squeezing an exhausted planet or finally learn to live within its limits."
(2026) ERETIA "VIII" (from 'The Autumn of Civilization.')
The song wastes no time moving into a massive section that Amia Venera Landscape would be proud of, as the combo attack of gorgeous riffing and shockwave chugs is mesmerizing. The song moves into a Maserati-esque midsection with a driving rhythm section amidst a flurry of guitar delay and echo. The band concludes with masterful and powerful palm mutes that absolutely crush the listener into submission. Fuck to the yes.
