NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 27, 2023
ETHEREAL VOID’s “Psychosomatic Suicide” Offers A Traditional Death Metal Vision of A Mind Betraying The Body
New Album “Gods of a Dead World” Out Now!
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Listen closely, and you can hear the haunting echoes of Ethereal Void, the Ontario-based trio whose music speaks of the emptiness that pervades our existence. Their death metal rhythms, infused with grooves and progressions, evoke a sense of forlornness that transcends the bounds of music. Born of the void beyond time and space, they seek to remind us of the nothingness that awaits us all. They have recently released their third album “Gods of a Dead World” and are keeping the momentum going with a lyric video for “Psychosomatic Suicide”, which they share their thoughts on:
“This song departs from the theme of the album and offers a more traditional death metal vision of a mind betraying the body and causing a suicide. It’s the only track not to feature Nemesis’ leads, and the difference is made up in the orchestral arrangement. It’s subtle, but because of this, it has more of an epic, cinematic feel than the others.”
Watch and listen to “Psychosomatic Suicide” via its premiere on GhostCultMag HERE.
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With “Gods of a Dead World” they wish to impart visions of a world drowned in darkness. A soundtrack for when entropy takes us all. Ethereal Void is inspired by the darkness alive within humanity and within the universe as a whole. Over nine potent tracks, they explore the concepts of entropy, decay, void, and ruin set to furious death metal.
They started out as straightforward death metal with what was arguably progressive and groove elements, however, this new offering takes the sound to a much more epic and grand scale, while retaining the core of that groove-based death metal sound. It is recommended for fans of Gojira, Septic Flesh, and The Design Abstract.
“Gods of a Dead World” was released on May 26, 2023, via Abstrakted Records.
Album order – https://design.bandcamp.com/album/gods-of-a-dead-world
Spotify – https://sptfy.com/O5Qa
Lyric Video – Seeds of Hatred – https://youtu.be/ZN2wTUjij8c
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Track Listing:
1. Overture to Annihilation (1:35)
2. The Voiceless (2:59)
3. Seeds of Hatred (3:44)
4. The Art of Ruination (2:48)
5. Psychosomatic Suicide (2:59)
6. Decay (Interlude) (0:46)
7. Return to the Void (3:34)
8. The Brown Stone Spire (2:32)
9. Gods of a Dead World (5:49)
Album Length: 26:50
For more info: Facebook.com/EtherealVoid
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““The Voiceless” is a rushing charge. It gets the listener’s pulse pumping because the song itself has such a mad pulse. Many of them actually, from the fast jolts in the fuzzed-out riffage to the die-stamp hammering of the snare and the jackhammer impact of the bass. And it does sound like a mad pulse, thanks to the swarms of frantic tremelo’ed fretwork, the relentless double-bass strafing, and the ugly ravenous growls. While the head-hooking energy of those assaulting ingredients never really lets go, the music does also move sideways. Eerie spectral tones ring out, creating an overlay of melancholy. The music even seems to elevate in wailing splendor, as a prelude to a sorcerous guitar solo that sounds both inviting and yearning, both enticing in its glimmering tones and downcast in its mood. Even the unhinged screams of the vocalist almost sound like singing (almost).” – No Clean Singing
“A compact and concise release, Gods of a Dead World comes in at around 26-minutes long and features a number of sharp and savage pieces of music. Kicking off with a frantic showcase of guitar screams and squeals, with the chunky familiarity of death metal heaviness, Overture to Annihilation gets in, smashes stuff up, and gets out.” – Games Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
“Raw and Gritty Old-School Death Metal” – Metal Purgatory
“Gods of a Dead World has everything you could want out of a straight up death metal offering. The riffs are tight, but the guitar sound is absolutely filthy, which only delights me more. There are plenty of melody and solos to be had as well. The bass and the drums have a natural and hammering sound that will keep you strapped in for the entirety of the album. There are some more orchestral elements added in that only contribute to overall vibe of the album. And the vocals are extremely reminiscent of some of the masters of death metal. So. Much. Gravel.” – Metal Purgatory
“The music pounds through your skull, marching forward with groove in every song. Each song has some kind of hook that draws you in. It’s never the same, though, and never the coming from just one aspect of the song. Ethereal Void really knows how to craft a song to grab your attention and keep it. Overall, Gods of a Dead World is a cohesive album with plenty to offer fans of almost any genre touching death metal. If you are looking a new album to please the old gods, give this one a spin for sure.” – Metal Purgatory
“or a Death Metal cut “Overture to Annihilation” is a real eye opener, blood soaked in cinematic orchestration and virtuoso lead guitars, the barked vocals having that story telling quality to them. That flows nicely into “The Voiceless“, which introduces the lyrical themes and creatures with Voiicide playing both victim and killer as vocals come from alternate angles with a vocal tweak. It works incredibly well, the riffs flowing freely with chugging aggression, the leads bright and vibrant against the darkness. The way the cuts have been put together has been well thought through, the segway into “Seeds of Hatred” barely noticeable as the flow continues like an orchestral piece but there is also enough of shift to identify the track as being separate.” – Metal Noise
“…the group’s sound is as mysterious as the black hole vortex that occupies the minds of modern physicists. They pride themselves on their rhythmic prowess and their abstract melodies, yet their music remains impenetrable and enchanting at the same time. Gods of a Dead World is what Blut Aus Nord would sound like if they composed a death metal record.” – Scream Blast Repeat
“Death metal with a little progressive brutality” – The Moshpit – WORT 89.9 FM (Madison, WI)
“How this band manages to use guitars far beyond catchy groove riffs to create complex atmospheres it’s as impressive as it is entertaining. A quite creative Death Metal proposal.” – Rock Attack
“A production to seek out of a hard, intense and tight and occasionally also heavy variety of extreme metal tends to fascinate you, and in particular when explored in arrangements that also adds a distinct and eerie otherworldly feel to the landscapes explored.” – The Viking in the Wilderness
“in all their field of exploration and experimentation, this may appeal to fans of SepticFlesh, Vesania, Strapping Young Lad, Gojira.” – Metal Friends
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