Belgium-based atmospheric and melodic black/death doom metal band Ethereal Darkness has released a brand new single and lyric video, "The Cycle." The music focuses on the dark side of life and the eternal relationship between life and death, loss and love.
The band comments: "'The Cycle' explores the eternal rhythm of life - how we navigate through waves of loss and joy, death and birth. It's a reflection on how meaningless yet profound our existence becomes when viewed through time's vast lens. The song embodies what we do best: powerful compositions wrapped in haunting melodies that embrace a hopeful melancholy. It perfectly sets the stage for what listeners can expect from our upcoming album, Echoes." Link
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"Sometimes an album just falls into place, and Rapture is one of those albums. From the beginning, I felt that things were lining up and everything was flowing." - Ashley Dayour
"It's about humans; we are the high parasites. We feast on the earth and on all the things that the earth gives us. We don't just take a little bit, we take everything." - Aaron Stainthorpe
"It's a dark album. According to me, it's the darkest yet in our discography. It's also very suggestive, very introverted, less direct, and might be less friendly..." - Daniel Moilanen
"Within this darkness, where there's no light at all, the golden raven still shines. It's not like a perfectly cut statue of Michelangelo..." - Val Perun
