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18.07.10

'UNDER A NEW SUN' COVER REVEALED

After months of deciding and several different covers, we finally have the artwork for 'Under A New Sun' complete. The cover and several images in the booklet are based on photography by fantastic Romanian photographer Felicia Simion. Her photography really touched us & we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

MARK KELSON & JEFF MARTIN PERFORM 'THE SLEEPER'

This exclusive live acoustic version of 'The Sleeper' off 'Under A New Sun' is performed by The Eternal's Singer/Guitarist Mark Kelson w/ Jeff Martin who produced the album and contributed vocals to this track on the album version & his bass player Jay Cortez in Melbourne @ The Corner Hotel, May 14th, 2010. Check it out on youtube now!

The Sleeper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AChSSxeTgTc

FIRST MELBOURNE SHOW IN A YEAR

We will be performing our first home town show in a year at Ruby's Lounge in Belgrave on Friday 23rd of July with local rockers Tread. We will be playing loads of new material from 'Under A New Sun' so come and check it out.

13.05.10

'UNDER A NEW SUN' SAMPLES ONLINE!

We are proud to share with you 4 samples from our new album 'Under A New Sun'. 50 second samples of the songs 'Under A New Sun', 'Delirium & Desire', 'The Sleeper' & 'Cast In Stone' are now online at our myspace.

11.05.10

'UNDER A NEW SUN' FINISHED

We have just completed mastering out new record 'Under A New Sun'. After 6 months of hard work, we have what we believe to be our strongest album in bag & we have been lucky enough to work with some fantastic people along the way.

On Thursday 13th of May we will release a few short samples on our myspace to give you a taste of what is to come.

For those of you in Melbourne this Friday 14th of May, Mark will take the stage at the Corner Hotel with Jeff Martin to perform the song 'The Sleeper' off the new album. This will be the debut performance of this song, so hopefully some of you will be there to see it beautifully performed by Mark & Jeff.

09.04.10

FIRST SHOWS FOR 2010!

We are proud to announce our first shows for 2010, we will be playing loads of new material off 'Under A New Sun' so come on down!

02.07.10 - Australia - Lismore - Tatts Hotel w/ Gust of Gravity & Tanamera
03.07.10 - Australia - Brisbane - The Jubilee Hotel - The Dead Of Winter Festival 2010

01.04.10

ATTENTION LABELS & MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

'Under A New Sun' Label & Management Promo Packs are in! The hunt begins for our new label & management, so if you are are interested, contact us at info@the-eternal.com for your promo pack. The 'Under A New Sun' promo CD includes 5 tracks off the upcoming album produced by Jeff Martin (The Tea Party).

28.03.10

KARTIKA RELEASED IN JAPAN!

We are proud to announce our album 'Kartika' has just been released in Japan on Stay Metal Records in Tokyo. So far the album is doing well & we are hoping this will lead to our second trip to Japan later this year. The Japanese version of 'Kartika' comes with additional notes from the band & two promotional videos. 'Kartika' is now availble in many major Japanese music stores, so to our fans in Japan, get your copy soon!

21.02.10

KARTIKA WORLD TOUR DVD NOW AVAILABLE!

You can purchase our new DVD 'Kartika World Tour 2009' exclusively from our webstore now! The DVD features a 90 minute tour documentary, Means For An Ending & Lost Our Way promotional videos, Making Of Kartika documentary as we as an exclusive photo gallery. CLICK HERE and go to our webstore to secure yourself a copy now. We are also offering limited signed copies.

As we have been recording our new album 'Under a New Sun' independently and have had no record label financial input, your purchase of this DVD will directly go to helping the band bring you our new album as soon as possible. So your purchase is truely appreciated! - Mark, Dave & Marty

Check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ-8CVAm7rg

24.01.10

This week Mark will head up to Sydney and do some vocal pre-production with Jeff Martin, then they will both head back to 301 in Byron Bay on the 1st of February to begin tracking Mark's vocals, so the studio blog starts again now!

Follow all at the studio blog: http://www.the-eternal-studio.blogspot.com

16.01.10

DVD TRAILER ONLINE & ALBUM UPDATE

The trailer for the upcoming 'Kartika World Tour' DVD is now online at youtube. The DVD will be available from our webstore from early to mid February.

check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ-8CVAm7rg

We have also uploaded our last two promo videos in 'widescreen' format at youtube, so please check them out.

Means For An Ending: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeYn9O9ZUnw
Lost Our Way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAaT8_whgik

'UNDER A NEW SUN' NEWS

So it's almost time for us to get back to work on the record and finish the vocals! Mark will head up to Sydney on the 25th of January to do some vocal pre-production with Jeff Martin, then they will both head back to 301 in Byron Bay on the 1st of February to begin tracking Mark's vocals.

Follow all at the studio blog: http://www.the-eternal-studio.blogspot.com

13.01.10

'MEANS FOR AN ENDING' PROMO CLIP & NEW DVD

The latest and last official promo video off 'Kartika' is now online at youtube. The video for 'Means For An Ending' was put together from footage collected on our tour in the USA, Canada & Mexico last year.

check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYs29rB3pyA

We have a new DVD also about to see light of day, it will be exclusively available on this website and should be available for order mid February. We will have a DVD trailer online shortly. The DVD will contain a feature length 'Kartika World Tour' documentary & 'The Making of Kartika' documentary as well at two promo videos and plenty of photos, this is one for the true fans! more information shortly.

30.12.09

ALBUM UPDATE

Just a quick update for you all on the new album 'Under A New Sun', for those of you that have kept up to date with the blog you will know we are at the final stages of the recording process, all the music and most of the mixing is done. We will head back to 301 with Jeff Martin at the start of Febuary to track vocals and add the final touches to the mix. The sound has to be the best we have produced to date, so at the moment we are feeling quite proud of this one. We have no plans for the release date at this stage as we would like to take our time and shop this album around, but expect to be hearing it in 2010. So make sure you check back in on the studio blog the first week of febuary, until then happy new year to you all, we hope you will join us for a great 2010!

27.11.09

ALBUM TITLE & STUDIO BLOG

'Under A New Sun' has been named as the title for the up-coming album from The Eternal set to see the light of day in 2010. The album will be the follow up to the acclaimed 'Kartika' & also the bands fourth full length album. We can also reveal that song titles include: 'Control', 'Under A New Sun', 'A Thousand Shades of You', 'Collapse' & 'Cast In Stone' to name a few.

The band have also launched a studio blog which can be viewed at:

http://www.the-eternal-studio.blogspot.com

The band enter 301 Studios in Byron Bay on December 4th. The blog will be updated daily throughout December with pictures and the latest news on the recording process, so be sure to check it out.

'Under A New Sun' will be produced by Jeff Martin (The Tea Party). Jeff adds this about the album; ‘I proudly re-introduce The Eternal... The type of band I've been waiting to produce. It's been a year now since Mark and I agreed to embark on a journey that begins this December. For The Eternal this will not be a stepping stone but a launch pad. For me, a creative working relationship that allows me to realise an artist's vision and re-connect with past influences, all the while looking into the future...darkly. I envision an alchemical marriage, a musical landscape anchored by organic rock and roll and infested with industrial overtones. To put things lightly, you're not playing with kids here. The Eternal are the real deal.’

The album will be co-engineered by Paul Pilsneniks who has worked with such artists as The Living End, The Mars Volta, Silverchair, Grinspoon & Alanis Morissette, and The Eternal has also enlisted acclaimed Finnish keyboard player Maria Ilmoniemi (Tarja / Husky Rescue) to contribute.

04.11.09

04.11.09 THE ETERNAL WORK WITH JEFF MARTIN ON NEW ALBUM

Fresh from their 2009 world tour across Australia, Japan Europe, America, Canada and Mexico in support of their album ‘Kartika’, Melbourne’s dark rockers The Eternal will be entering 301 Studios Byron Bay on December 4th with acclaimed producer and multi-platinum recording artist Jeff Martin (The Armada / The Tea Party) to record their fourth album.

Having returned from the tour with the band’s strongest line up to date, Guitarist/Vocalist Mark Kelson states that the new album has a clear vision that will evolve The Eternal’s sound to a new level with the collaboration of producer Jeff Martin. 'We are really excited about this opportunity to work with Jeff Martin who has been a big influence on me over the years and I can’t think of any one better to bring the best out of us & our sound. This is truly a highlight for me as far as The Eternal is concerned.' he said.

Jeff Martin adds ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly re-introduce The Eternal... The type of band I've been waiting to produce. It's been a year now since Mark and I agreed to embark on a journey that begins this December. For The Eternal this will not be a stepping stone but a launch pad. For me, a creative working relationship that allows me to realise an artist's vision and re-connect with past influences, all the while looking into the future...darkly. I envision an alchemical marriage, a musical landscape anchored by organic rock and roll and infested with industrial overtones. To put things lightly, you're not playing with kids here. The Eternal are the real deal.’

The yet to be titled album will see the light of day in 2010. So check our website for regular updates. More information very soon.

28.10.09

Talented Finnish keyboard player Maria Ilmoniemi who we met on our recent tour in the USA (She was in Tarja's band) is now at her studio in Helsinki, Finland, tracking keyboards for our new album. Maria has almost completed her masters degree in music & has an amazing range of digital & analogue keyboards, so we are very lucky to have her onboard.

Due to distance, its hard to make Maria a full time member of The Eternal, so she will be the invisible 4th member on this record and also the first female in what has very much been a boys club up until now. We are very excited to be working with her and we are sure the results will be fantastic. More information on the new album coming very soon!

17.10.09

The Eternal have been nominated as finalists at the Australian Metal Awards for best keyboard player (Chris Stevenson) for 'Kartika'. Mark and Chris will both be at the awards held at The Forum in Sydney, 7th November. Should be a great night!

The song 'To Drown' off our album 'Sleep of Reason' is featured in the upcoming motion picture 'Tomboys'. It's the first time one of our songs has been in a feature length film so make sure you check it out! The release date is 16.10.09.

We will be entering 301 Studio's in Byron Bay, Australia, to record our upcoming album on December 3rd. We are very excited to give you some more news on this in the next few weeks, something special is coming your way!

02.08.09

We have finally sorted out our thousands of pictures from our world tour this year, we have added them to our myspace site and have split them into two galleries:

Kartika World Tour 2009 - On the Road
Kartika World Tour 2009 - Live Pictures

These pictures follows us through. Japan, Portugal, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Canada, Mexico & the USA so we hope they give you all an insight to our trip and you enjoy!

Our tour blog is also still online if you wish to read about our adventures.

07.07.09

July 24th @ Ding Dong Lounge w/ Tread & More! Last show for 2009!

We will be supporting Tread at their video clip launch @ the Ding Dong Lounge, Market Lane, Melbourne, this will be our last show for 2009 as we will be focusing on pre-production of our new yet to be titled album which is scheduled to begin production December 4th, 2009. So please come down and check it out!! We hope to be giving you more information on the new album very shortly.

30.06.09

We have added six live videos from our show at Sanctuary in Tokyo, Japan & also one more video from our show @ The Filmore in NYC in our media player. Go to the media section to check them out!

There is an interview online with Mark @ Tempelores webzine that was conducted in Tilburg, Holland in April 2009 here. Their is also a review of the show in Tilburg here.

Piercing Metal have a review of the show @ The Filmore in NYC from the Tarja tour, they also have some nice pictures, check it out here!

03.06.09

Back in Australia
After two months on the road we have finally returned home to Melbourne. We had an amazing time on our ' Kartika' world tour which covered Australia, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Finland, Hungary, USA, Canada & Mexico. We have one final show in Melbourne supporting The 69 Eyes at The Hi Fi on June 18th before we begin work on our new album which is currently scheduled to be recorded in December 2009.

The list of people to thank for this tour is more than we can begin to mention here, but we would like to thank every promoter, band and fan we worked with and made along the way, the response on this tour has been overwhelming and we are just amazed at all the wonderful people we have met and the support the band has been lucky enough to experience. You are all wonderful and we hope to see you all on the road again in 2010! - Mark, Dave & Marty

Please see our tour section for more details.

Dont forget to keep up with us at our TOUR BLOG!

19.03.09

World Tour Update
First of all, thankyou to the Australian audiences that have shown their support on the Australian leg of the tour! We are having a great time so far!

We are very happy to announce that The Eternal and our close friends from the USA, URN, will be direct support to Tarja (ex-Nightwish) for select dates as part of the North American leg of her “Storm Returns to America” tour:

29.04.09 - USA - New York, NY - Fillmore Irving Plaza w/ Tarja & Urn
01.05.09 - Canada - Montreal, SC - Le Medley w/ Tarja & Urn
02.05.09 - Canada - Toronto, ON - Opera House w/ Tarja & Urn
04.05.09 - USA - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues w/ Tarja & Urn

We also just got some more exciting news today, that we would be opening for the legendary Anathema at their show in Mexico City! This will no doubt be a fantastic evening!

27.05.09 - Mexico - Mexico City DF - Circo Volador w/ Anathema

This will be The Eternal's first trip to America, Canada and Mexico. We cant wait to get on the road for what is bound to be an amazing experience. This all kicks off in Japan on March 27th with 2 shows, followed by 14 dates in Europe.

Please see our tour section for more details.

Dont forget to keep up with us at our TOUR BLOG!

10.02.09

THE ETERNAL IN JAPAN!
We are very pleased to announce our first shows in Japan as part of our 2009 world tour! This is something we have been working on for a while and we are very happy it has finally come to fruition! The dates are:

28.03.09 - Japan - Tokyo - Rock-May-Kan w/ Blood Sabbath
29.03.09 - Japan - Tokyo - Obirin University w/ Special Guest

We currently have 31 dates booked on our world tour with a few more to come, for more dates click here.

KARTIKA ON iTUNES AUSTRALIA
We have two editions of 'Kartika' now available on iTunes. The standard 1 disc version & the special bonus disc versions. If you are interested in your digital copy purchase now!
Kartika Standard Edition | Kartika Bonus Disc Edition

03.02.09

Welkin Entertainment Presents

THE ETERNAL 'KARTIKA' AUSTRALIAN TOUR FEB/MARCH, 2009

Released in November 2008, THE ETERNAL's latest album 'Kartika,' is the bands most diverse and ambitious album to date. With lush vocal harmonies and carefully detailed arrangements, 'Kartika' takes the listener through varied soundscapes, from the emotive 'Brighter Day' and 'Walk Beside You' to the eastern influenced epic 'Blood'. Catchy, melodic, dark and beautiful, The Eternal have not sat safely behind the sound created on their previous albums, and in turn have managed to push forward and break new ground.

Set to embark on a world tour that is also taking in Japan, Mexico, Europe and North America, The Eternal kick it off with an Australian tour in February/March. Tour dates, supports, and venue details below!

Metalobsession.net (9.5/10): "Ultimately, what makes this album what it is, is the songwriting. Each song has something memorable which makes listening to Kartika instantly enjoyable the first time you hear it, and complex enough to get better with every listen. "

Sat, Feb 21@ The Enigma Bar, Adelaide, SA
Doors: 8:30pm, Entry: $12
- With Universum, Black Orchid & Saeturnum

Fri, March 6@ The Arthouse, Melbourne, VIC
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Darker Half (NSW), A State of Flux, Divine Ascension

Sat, March 7@ The Peninsula Lounge, Mooroduc, VIC
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Dialysis, A State of Flux

Thu, March 12@ Brannigan's Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD
Doors: 8:30pm, Entry: $10
- With The Matador & Dead Letter Opener

Fri, March 13@ Monstrothic (Rosies Live), Brisbane, QLD
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Arcane, Mythology & Leadlight Rose

Sat, March 14@ Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Mushroom Giant, Allan Campbell & Rainshadow

Fri, March 20@ The Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Doors: 8pm, Entry: $12
- With Darker Half & Destend

21.01.09

CHRIS STEVENSON LEAVES THE ETERNAL

We are very sad to announce that after much contemplation Chris has decided to leave the band. Chris was the founding member with Mark back in 2003 and after 5 fantastic years he has decided to move on. We wish him the best, we all remain great friends and we will not rule out that if Chris wishes to return in the future he may. We will continue as a 4 piece and will not be looking for a replacement at this point. A statement from Chris:

Hi all,
No good can come from these statements and this one is no exception. I am saddened to announce that I have made the decision to depart The Eternal, a decision that was not easy to make and was a long time coming.

The Eternal was basically my life for a good 5 years and I loved every single moment of it! It was also an extremely gruelling experience, which at times took its toll on me on a personal level. I gotta say it is hard work for everyone involved - not just me, but I am pretty damn good at stressing out all the time! So I guess what I am trying to say is that while my heart wanted me to go on, my head needed a rest! Right from the start the band meant the world to me and still does. If anyone told me 7 years ago that I would help record 3 albums and do 2 European tours, I’d be convinced they were from another planet!

I need to thank a lot of people but for the sake of keeping you all reading I will restrict it to being band related. First and foremost is Mark who I have known for more than half of my life and is like a brother with or without a band. I thank him for seeing something in me even when I was playing around with a Casio keyboard and a horrible beaten up guitar in my room and for giving me the most awesome opportunity to prove things to myself that I never thought possible. To James Hunt, Marty, Terry and Linc I am thankful for having the chance to share music, the stage and ultimately your friendships, it’s been and always will be an immense pleasure! The rest of the former members I thank for their time and talent in helping make The Eternal the great thing it is today. To everyone from promoters, to support bands, engineers blah blah blah thanks, every step has been a memorable experience! All my friends and family who have stuck by this odd little man with mad ideas over all the years. And lastly but in no way least, to the fans, I’ll still be going to the gigs and all so don’t be afraid to come and say “hello”, I’m always willing to talk about all things “The Eternal”.

I am so proud of what the band has achieved in my time and will continue to watch as an avid fan and help out in any way I can. Make no mistake that the band will continue on and continue to grow, so everyone stay on board for the ride! - Chris

11.01.09
New interview online with Mark @ Dutch webzine 'Lords Of Metal'. Mark talks about the new album 'Kartika', touring and all things The Eternal. Check it out now at Lord Of Metal. They also have a great review of the album.

We have six more new reviews of 'Kartika' in the press section.

23.12.08
The first date of our Australian tour has been announced. The Eternal will head to Adelaide, South Australia for what can only be described as a fantastic bill. The Eternal will take the stage @ Enigma Bar with Universum, Black Orchard & Saeturnum. This is our first trip to Adelaide in over 2 years, so we are very pleased to be returning!

We have nine new reviews of 'Kartika' in the press section.

19.11.08
Welkin Entertainment Presents THE ETERNAL‘Kartika’ album launch!
With special guests: Worms of the Earth, Teramaze & Arbrynth

Date: Saturday, December 13
Venue: The East Brunswick Club (280 Lygon St, East Brunswick.)
Doors: 8pm
Entry: $12

After two highly acclaimed albums, a couple of European tours, countless tours around Australia and praise from every which way worldwide, The Eternal have returned with their latest album ‘Kartika.’ Possibly the bands most diverse and ambitious album to date, and featuring lush vocal harmonies and carefully detailed arrangements, ‘Kartika’ takes the listener through varied soundscapes, from the emotive ‘Brighter Day’ and ‘Walk Beside You’ to the eastern influenced epic ‘Blood’. Catchy, melodic, dark and beautiful, The Eternal have not sat safely behind the sound created on their previous albums, and in turn have managed to push forward and break new ground.

December 13 sees the launch of this fantastic new album by The Eternal at The East Brunswick Club in Melbourne. Expect nothing less than an amazing performance from Australia’s melodic/doom masters who are joined on the night by special guests Worms of the Earth (amazing post/sludge rock/metal), Teramaze (world class melodic thrash metal) and progressive death/folk metallers, Arbrynth.

www.myspace.com/welkinentertainment
www.myspace.com/theeternalband
www.myspace.com/wormsmetal
www.myspace.com/teramaze
www.myspace.com/arbrynth

07.11.08
The Eternal are happy to announce we will be playing at the Firebox Metal Fest, in Seinäjoki, Finland, April 17-18 2009. Go to www.fmf.fi for more details. In the new year we will be announcing a tour to support the international release of 'Kartika'. Go to the web store to get your signed copy of 'Kartika' now!

05.11.08
'Kartika' is now available at our webstore. We have a limited amount of signed copies available so order now. All orders will be shipped from 11.11.08. 'Kartika' will also available in digital format at itunes shortly. Official release dates for 'Kartika' are as follows:

November 2008:
Australia (amphead), Finland (firebox) and Hungary (lethal conflict)

January 2009:
Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, France, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, Norway, UK, Eire (firebox & PHD)

February 2009:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland (SPV)

The Eternal are currently the featured band at metalobsession.net

23.10.08
We are happy to announce we will be working with Disharmonic Musick Entertainment as our management for all booking and licensing in Mexico & Latin America.

30.09.08
We are happy to announce 'Kartika' will see an Australian release November 8th through SLP / Amphead Music. This will be the first time one of our albums is available domestically before the international release. 'Kartika' will be available at all good stores and digitally through iTunes.

14.09.08
We have a 35 minute documentary online of our European tour back in May 2007. Follow us through our travels around Europe and check out plenty of live clips including two new tracks, 'Blood' and 'Without Reason'.
PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4

09.09.08
We have an album sampler online at our myspace. The sampler has 30 sec snippets of all 12 tracks on 'Kartika', we hope you enjoy them.

26.08.08
There is a new interview online with Mark @ metalobsession.net. Mark talks about the upcoming release of 'Kartika' and future touring plans.

08.08.08
The new album Kartika will see its first release on Firebox Records 12.11.08. This will be for Finland only, Europe will follow shortly after. As for the rest of the world, we are currently negotiating the release in several different territories, so expect an update soon.

The artwork for Kartika was done by Italian designer Diego Maniscalco at Unspire and we are very pleased with the result. The album was mastered by John Ruberto at Crystal Mastering. The first pressing of Kartika will come with a limited bonus disc, featuring unreleased demos & remixes; over 95 minutes of new material from The Eternal. The final track listing is:

01 Silence (6.04)
02 Without Reason (4.47)
03 Lost Our Way (4.33)
04 Self Inflicted (3.59)
05 Blood (9.37)
06 A Pale Reflection (5.03)
07 Sunshine (4.02)
08 Illuminate (4.11)
09 Walk Beside You (4.55)
10 Kartika (2.30)
11 Means For An Ending (4.20)
12 Brighter Day (7.07)

Bonus Disc:
01 Frozen Sun (Unreleased demo) (6.16)
02 July (Unreleased demo) (6.09)
03 Inside The Grey (Unreleased demo) (4.29 )
04 Last Embrace (Unreleased demo) (5.02)
05 Inflicted Self (Self Inflicted Remix) (3.19)
06 Blood (Draconian Drone / Dark Insight Demix) (9.09)

We are happy to announce we will be returning to Sydney to play the Gothic/Doom night at Under A Blue Moon Festival. Tickets are available from Le Cabinet des Curiosities, Raven Clothing (Canberra), Gallery Serpentine
& online from underthebluemoon.org.au. We had a great time on our last trip to Sydney, and we are looking forward to sharing some more new songs with you. For those of you in Melbourne, don't forget to come see us at The Arthouse, August 29th, doors open at 8pm.