Without hearing any of their music, you expect Eternal Death to produce some sort of hardcore, death metal… well at least I did. But their music is actually quite the contrary. Their LP Eternal Death is a combination of modern pop with very strong electronic and synth influences.
With a plethora of electro-pop saturating the scene, Eternal Death’s angelic vocals and dark Gothic beats prove to be an exciting addition.
Swedish duo Johan Angergard and Elin Berlin, with the help of Labrador Records released the LP in late February. Eternal Death was originally the solo project of Angergard, but after producing what was to be his first single, Angergard realised he did not want to play live, partake in interviews, sing or appear in photos. So after being in contact with Berlin for a while and introducing her to the Eternal Death concept the duo was born. And according to Angergard, “It worked out magically”.
Throughout the album you’ll come across the brilliant contradiction between Berlin’s angelic and innocent sounding vocals and the dark Gothic electro beats, and with a Facebook tag-line saying “Life’s about death”, you know the songs aren’t going be about running through daisy fields or how great Friday’s are.
Violence is the latest single to be released off the album, and is hauntingly overpowering. With Berlin’s tender vocals mixed with the heavy, harsh electronic beats, the single gives off eerie and creepy feelings, which are feelings that are often associated with violence, so there are some cool contrasts and links throughout the song. Despite its creepy edge, there is a subtle pop feel to Violence and is really catchy.
Breath is also smothered under a haunted layer. The first 30 seconds don’t fuck around and come at you full force. As the electro sounds build and get heavier, you feel like you’re in a movie being chased down a dark alleyway. Berlin’s voice takes over and brings on a sense of calmness, lightening the mood for a bit, and as soon as you relax and catch your breath….BAM….the heavy beat jumps out at you again. This back and forth goes on for the whole four minutes of the song and just keeps you wanting more. With the different layers and sounds, Breath is really interesting and impossible to listen to only once.
Head and Cry have quite different sounds to the other tracks on the album. They have a much more upbeat and funky sounds, and even have a disco feel to them, Head in particular. The most simple way to describe these songs…they make you want to dance and they are fun (yes I know it sounds odd referring to a song called Cry as fun), which is a nice contrast to the rest of them album and all of its darkness. With lyrics in Cry like “I feel my mood getting higher” and “it’s time to let everything go”, this upbeat song just makes you bop along and, as well as Head, is really peaceful and easy to listen to.
I really enjoyed listening to this entire album, and although there is so much electro music floating around at the moment, Eternal Death have produced a sound that really stands out from the crowd.
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