EPK – Eaten By Sharks – Eradication (2022)
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“Eradication toes the line of music and concept, metal meets shark. The album delivers seven tracks, lyrically depicting the horrors of mankind using oceanic imagery. It represents our best fin forward, pulling out all the stops to get the listener to Drop anchor and experience the package as a whole. Lots of tasty treats in our instrumental approach, progressively chomping through each song with razor-sharp riffs and bone-crunching rhythms. Lyrically, taking the con to steer the narrative into the nautical hell that is Eaten By Sharks. Additionally, topping it off with Christian Donaldson’s sonic production, the rattles your existence like a mega-tsunami.” – Eaten By Sharks
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If you’re new to the group, they’re from Ontario, and like the majority of Canadian tech-death bands, they’re damn good at what they do. Don’t let the goofy band name and oddball cover art fool you, this is not amateur hour stuff… As for what the song has to offer, “Depth Charge” is built on continual flipping back and forth between heavy groove terrain and frenetic riffs aided by ripping leads. In doing so, the song feels almost wave-like in its structure, an ever-changing stream of back and forth battling going on underwater. From the time I’ve spent listening to the full release, this is definitely an album many of you will enjoy.” – Metal Injection
“Eaten By Sharks bring aquatic brutality to Technical Death Metal… Eradication should be of great interest to fans of bands like Fit For An Autopsy, Cattle Decapitation, and Revocation and will be available as a CD or digital download. So take my advice, stay out of the water, go grab a copy and let the feeding frenzy begin upon some other unsuspecting victims.” – Metal Talk
“These guys are all business, and put together a pretty compelling, often crushing effort ” – Metal Rules
“Eaten By Sharks have proven that you don’t have to push boundaries or re-invent a genre to make great music. You just have to make stupidly fun, incredibly groove laden slam influenced tech death that happens to be themed entirely around sharks. I for one had a blast listening to this album and came back to it several times. On display is non-stop killer riffage, thick bass, powerful vocals, high energy drum work and as mentioned a ton of groove to tie it all together. Let loose and enjoy. ” – Cave Dweller Music
“Eradication is an absolute blast and one that hits just as hard as you want it to, and is just as serious as you want an album from a band called Eaten By Sharks to be. I wholeheartedly recommend this beast and hope that you have fun listening to it. I did.” – Noob Heavy
“Eaten by Sharks are fun and easy to bang your head to, even as Tyler Abrams’ buzzing, groovy bass on the opening moments of “Depth Charge” sets up a furious breakdown. Album closer “Megalodon” sees Eaten by Sharks allowing just a little more technicality and experimentation to filter into the sound but it’s still pretty safe and by the numbers death / deathcore. It’s also undeniably fun, with the one-two punch of “Dead Weight” and “Kill and Consume” a particular highlight, with the former hitting almost thrash levels of energy in its feeding frenzy middle section.” – Angry Metal Guy
“I just discovered Eaten by Sharks, and the band is a good surprise. Their mix of several styles focused on raw violence and devastating technicality makes Eradication an explosive and extremely effective album.” Acta Infernalis
“Eradication is a cracking slab of death metal, excellently written and performed to a high level.” The Razor’s Edge
“Combining new and old Death Metal influences, Eaten By Sharks have proven themselves to be a cut above the competition at the top of the food chain ” – Metal Noise
“It’s got great energy and the sounds are visceral – so well done to all concerned because this is a fine release and will be a an excellent addition to anyone’s death metal collection sitting neatly besides the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Immolation and Dying Fetus.” – My Global Mind
“Never straying far from their love of chunky riffing, sprinkling some technical parts here and there, Eaten by Sharks is balls out heavy and loads of fun. This record is being self-released, but I would not be surprised if their next album comes out on a label, as there should be a lot of interest around Eaten by Sharks when Eradication drops.” – Metal Epidemic
“in terms of pure heaviness and brutal riffs, Eaten By Sharks hit the mark in an exceptional way throughts this second release… those looking for a superb alternative to Meshuggah and Decapitated, there’s definitely plenty here to entertain.” – Real Gone
“Not all of the material is shark themed. “Dead Weight” describes the grotesque lengths a man would go to avoid death at sea and “Same Face, Different Mask” seems to be talking about a serial killer. Still, sharks are their sweet spot, whether it’s from the perspective of the victims or the shark itself like on “Apex Predator.” Eaten By Sharks is a niche band in a niche genre. However, if you find yourself regularly watching Jaws and Deep Blue Sea, and are a fan of bands like Cattle Decapitation, Dying Fetus, and Cannibal Corpse, then Eaten By Sharks is not to be missed.” – I Am Tuned Up
“Eradication has all the pacing of a tech death album with blast beats, quick riff transitions, and wicked solos. Matt Sheriff has great range on the vocals and hits the low growls, the high raspy screams, and plenty of solid mids. He has an incredible flow, at times just as unnervingly quick as the guitars he barks over. The line ‘stare into the bastards eyes a f*****g devil in disguise I’m dragged into the depths below a life of agony unfolds” on “Depth Charge” has the cadence of Serj Tankian at his most unhinged.” – I Am Tuned Up
“Shit, did they put on a solid show and constantly required crowd interaction. They seamlessly blended classic and modern death metal with some technical flare here and there. I was thoroughly impressed with this awesome band, and can only add another solid band to the ever-growing laundry list of opening bands that may or may hit hit the spot…..and Eaten By Sharks fucking shredded!” – Technical Music Review (Live Review – Eaten By Sharks Opening for First Fragment – St. Catharines, ON -12-2-18)
“They groove a ton, with some sweet guitar licks for good measure to keep your ears engaged. They’re a mix of classic and new death metal, and just as ferocious.” – Technical Music Review
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Album Title: Eradication
Release Date: August 26, 2022
Label: Self-Release
Track Listing:
1. Shallow Water – 4:16
2. Dead Weight – 3:12
3. Kill and consume – 4:06
4. Same Face, Different Mask – 4:26
5. Depth Charge – 3:07
6. Apex Predator – 3:20
7. Megalodon – 4:55
Album Length: 27:24
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Eaten By Sharks
• All songs written by: Eaten By Sharks
• Produced by: Christian Donaldson
• Mixed by: Christian Donaldson
• Mastered by: Christian Donaldson
• Album Artwork by: Shindy Design
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Matt Sherriff – Vocals
Chris Chaperon – Lead Guitar
Dan Okowinsky– Rhythm Guitar
Tyler Abrams – Bass
Justin Whitehead – Drums
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The album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Tells a story of nautical destruction.
Matt went to invoke feelings of fear and bring you along as a first-person, a victim of society in a merciless assault of sharks infiltrating a people’s world.
Track by Track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Shallow water — The lyrics for the opening song of this EP sets the scene for some nautical mayhem. Depicting a breach of humans imposing their presence in a shark’s home. Not liking this invasion, the Sharks bite back attacking, creating fear and madness. Humanity, desperate to save itself, exacts its revenge but mistakenly after the kill, doesn’t realize it was the children of a gargantuan Mother. She then returns to punish their greedy actions and finishes them once and for all, puny humans.
Deadweight – this song hits quickly, revealing some of the hells we face out on the open waters, alone out in the elements, what will you do to survive. Having to fight for our lives, fighting off infection and the madness that ensues. After losing complete control of the mind, you’re left with fewer limbs than you started with, begging for better days.
Kill and consume – PSA – don’t eat shark soup. After being cursed for the poor choices of humanity you are left wishing for the only release possible. Death.
Same face, different mask — this song is a little less nautical, instead of focusing on the aspect of being like a shark. A ruthless, unstoppable predator, unable to deal with its petty surroundings. It’s time to take matters into your own hands and attack.
Depth charge — for this song we go right back into the first-person view of the horrors of a shark attack. Dragging you down into what could be the mouth of hell. Escape is not possible. All hope fades as the light from the surface disappears leaving you with nothing but a broken shell of a body, until even that gets devoured.
Apex predator — the POV of this song switches from the victim, to the victor. Become the apex predator. Leave nobody alive.
Megalodon – this last song reminds you that none of us are safe. After the endless curiosities of mankind bring us deeper into the depths, we realize we have awoken what can only be called hell. The megalodon is back and hungry after centuries of deep rest. The hope of escape is quickly cut off by the jaw of the colossal beast. Escape is the only chance to live. Will you survive?
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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
1. Cats are Jerks. “Playing a Metal fest, in Hamilton, We were getting ready to go onstage and the switch over time was really tight. Chap opened up his guitar case to find his cat and left him a surprise; he had pissed all over the fretboard right before he had packed up. The singer from one of the headliners caught the moment and said, “Yeah I saw the guy open the guitar case, look concerned, then he picked up the guitar, smelt it, looked up into the sky and yelled FUUUUUUCK!!!” 30 seconds later Chap is in the bathroom with mounts of single-ply toilet paper, the guitar in the sink, water running, and people wondering what the fuck is going on. He was able to take the stage for the set just in time but every time he had to do some finger tapping he felt like he was grinding the piss into the fretboard, nobody shook his hands for a week after that. Cats are jerks, stick with fish!”
2. When we found Matt he was recording vocal playthroughs of Archspire songs, on Facebook. I showed the video of him to the rest of the band and we said let’s take a chance, even though he shot it on a cell phone from 1999 you could tell this kid has chops!. Turned out to be quite the talent and a sweetheart of a guy, on the surface anyway…..
3. We were supposed to record the album Spring of 2020 but the Pandemic hit and it caused us to postpone the recording a few times. A year and a half later, we finally got up to Montreal and recorded with Christian Donaldson. It was such a strange time leading up to the recording, however, with the extra waiting, we were able to squeeze a few more tracks in and get super tight. It was the fastest that we have ever completed tracking which gave us time for some RnR and to go to some sick breweries, sampling some amazing craft beers!
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L-R – Tyler Abrams (Bass) | Justin Whitehead (drums) | Matt Sherriff (Vocals) | Chris Chaperon (Lead Guitar) | Dan Okowinsky (Guitar)
Photo Credit: Lisa Thompson
A different type of beast has emerged from the murky depths of Canada’s technical death metal scene. Eaten By Sharks, from the Niagara Falls region is prepared to usher in a new wave of aquatic brutality, and devastate the landscape with a perfect blend of technical precision and unbridled aggression. The wait is over. There is blood in the water. The feeding frenzy is about to begin…..
Their first bite was the release of the 2013 debut EP ”We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat” and now they are ready for fans to deep dive into their first full-length “Eradication”, which will throw listeners into a typhoon of riffs, breakdowns, gritty vocals, and heart-pounding drums.
“Eradication” toes the line of music and concept, metal meets shark. It tells a story of nautical destruction, in a first-person horror story, as a victim of a society in a merciless assault from sharks infiltrating the human world. The listener will be struck with Thalassophobia – the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water such as the ocean. The feeling of something underneath you, that you can’t see.
“Eradication” delivers seven tracks, lyrically depicting the horrors of mankind using oceanic imagery. Eaten By Sharks puts their best fin forward, pulling out all the stops to get the listener to drop anchor and experience the package as a whole. Lots of tasty treats await the discerning metal fan through their instrumental approach, as they progressively chomp through each song with razor-sharp riffs and bone-crunching rhythms.
“We pull from various elements of thrash, Death-core, Traditional Death Metal, Tech-metal, and Hardcore and match that up with the horrors of the deep. Each of the songs on the EP has a different approach to our influences, however, it retains a solid instrumental and lyrical theme throughout the tracks. Conceptually, we keep things on the water and embrace the image of the fear and respect that comes from the breach of a single dorsal fin.” adds the band.
Fans of Fit For An Autopsy, Gojira, Cattle Decapitation, and Revocation will be especially interested in taking the plunge with Eaten By Sharks.
The album “Eradication” was released on August 26, 2022 with more music and touring to follow in 2023.
Eaten By Sharks: is
Matt Sherriff – Vocals
Chris Chaperon – Lead Guitar
Dan Okowinsky– Rhythm Guitar
Tyler Abrams – Bass
Justin Whitehead – Drums
Shared Stage with:
Revocation, The Faceless, Dying Fetus, First Fragment, Beyond Creation, Emmure, Upon A Burning Body, Beneath the Massacre, Brought By Pain
Discography:
2022 – Eradication
2013 – We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat – EP
Festivals:
2013 – SCENE fest – St. Catharines, ON
2013 – Southern Ontario Metal fest – Hamilton, ON
2013 – Chaos fest – Hamilton, ON
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