Eternal Tears of Sorrow 701920 221238087 2008-06-23T17:35:33Z 91.154.94.185 {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Eternal Tears of Sorrow | Img_capt = | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Pudasjärvi]], [[Northern Ostrobothnia]], [[Finland]] | Genre = [[Melodic death metal]]<br>[[Symphonic metal]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1994&ndash;2001, 2005&ndash;present | Label = Suomen Musiikki<br />[[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]]<br />[[X-Treme Records|X-Treme]] | Associated_acts = [[For My Pain...]], [[Kalmah]], [[Scyron]], [[Tarot (band)|Tarot]], [[Virtuocity]], [[Turmion Kätilöt]], [[To/Die/For]], [[Soulrelic]] | URL = [http://eternaltears.info eternaltears.info] | Current_members = Altti Veteläine<br />[[Janne Tolsa]]<br />[[Jarmo Puolakanaho]]<br />[[Petri Sankala]]<br />[[Risto Ruuth]] | Past_members = [[Antti-Matti Talala]]<br />[[Antti Kokko]]<br />[[Pasi Hiltula]]<br />[[Olli-Pekka Törrö]] }} '''Eternal Tears of Sorrow''' (commonly abbreviated to '''EToS''') is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[melodic death metal]] band. They were formed in [[Pudasjärvi]] in [[Northern Ostrobothnia]], [[Finland]]. They have also sometimes been considered as [[gothic metal]] band due to some gothic metal influences on their albums including romantic lyrics and soft keyboard melodies uncommon in melodic death metal. The pre-EToS projects started from melodic death/doom metal but soon the style changed to [[melodic death metal]]. ==Biography== The band was officially formed in 1994 by [[Jarmo Puolakanaho]], Altti Veteläinen and [[Olli-Pekka Törrö]], after some previous various metal projects in the early 90s. Initially all started when Altti and Jarmo started to playing the speed/thrash/industrial metal, but after they went on became a death/doom/thrash metal group under several names. These pre-EToS projects featured several people who play or have played in Eternal Tears of Sorrow. Andromeda, a first death/doom/thrash metal project, had been put on hold in late 1992 because the rehearsal place had burned down. It seemed their home town wasn't able to give them a new rehearsal place, so the three members decided to start up a new, drummerless sideproject (M.D.C.) and recorded a [[demo tape]] ''Beyond The Fantasy'' in autumn [[1993]]. However, the songs on the demo were better than they had expected, so they decided to go on with the project. In spring 1994, they recorded a new demo, ''The Seven Goddesses of Frost''. because their home town was still unable to provide Andromeda a new rehearsal place, and the project had become a serious band, the band decided to change their name to more serious ''Eternal Tears of Sorrow''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?page=bio94 |title=Official EToS Biography, years 1994}}</ref> Between 1994 and 1996 the band was busy (in spite of all of the members doing their compulsory [[Conscription#Finland|military services]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?page=bio95 |title=Official EToS Biography, years 1995}}</ref>: they recorded their first studio demo tape (''Bard's Burial''), had a couple of songs on some [[compilation album|compilation CDs]] in [[Europe]] and [[Canada]] and recorded their [[debut album|debut]], ''[[Sinner's Serenade]]''. It took more than a year for the debut album to get released by [[X-Treme Records]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?page=bio97 |title=Official EToS Biography, year 1997}}</ref> a small underground label from [[Gothenburg]] in [[Sweden]]. After recording the second album (that the band recorded on their own money and which was their first melodic death metal record), ''[[Vilda Mánnu]]'', [[Spinefarm Records]] approached the band and soon they signed a deal with the label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?page=bio98 |title=Official EToS Biography, year 1998}}</ref> Their third album ''[[Chaotic Beauty]]'' (on which the band had three new members as Olli-Pekka Törrö had left the band)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?page=bio99 |title=Official EToS Biography, year 1999}}</ref> might have been the most successful album so far as they went to a European [[Concert tour|tour]] with [[Nightwish]] and [[Sinergy]] promoting the album. However, it was their fourth album, ''[[A Virgin and a Whore]]'', that went to the Finnish Album TOP 40 charts. After releasing four albums, the band announced having a break just after the release of ''A Virgin and a Whore''. In 2002 the band announced they were going to have a long break. However, they broke up in January [[2003]], the reasons being the members' interest in trying something completely different, or just taking a complete break from the [[music business]]. In February [[2005]], the band announced they were to make a comeback. The album was being written and recorded during the year, and the fifth album ''[[Before the Bleeding Sun]]'' was released in April [[2006]] (excluding releases in Russia and [[Japan]] that were released later). This album also went to the Finnish Album Top 40 charts, this time with the position of #26.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=6814 |title=The official Finnish TOP 40 album charts}}</ref> The band broke their 66-month gig silence in late 2006 with two session members as Petri Sankala and Janne Tolsa were unavailable at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=5&cntnt01returnid=51 |title=Official EToS News, December 11, 2006}}</ref> Currently, the band are writing material for their sixth, unnamed album <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5 |title=The Official EToS FAQ, January 17, 2008}}</ref> that will come out in March 2009 through Suomen Musiikki in Finland, Massacre Records in Europe excluding Finland and Marquee/Avalon in Asia. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.puolakanaho.com/blog/?p=158 |title=puolakanaho.com, May 8, 2008}}</ref> == Discography == === Full-length albums === * ''[[Sinner's Serenade]]'' (1997) * ''[[Vilda Mánnu]]'' (1998) * ''[[Chaotic Beauty]]'' (2000) * ''[[A Virgin and a Whore]]'' (2001) * ''[[Before the Bleeding Sun]]'' (2006) * ''TBA'' (spring 2009) === Singles === * ''Last One For Life'' (Finland only) (2001) === Cover songs === * ''As I Die'', by [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]] * ''Black Tears'', by [[Edge of Sanity]] * ''[[Flight of Icarus]]'', by [[Iron Maiden]] * ''Sick, Dirty and Mean'', by [[Accept]] ===Demos=== *''[[The Seven Goddesses of Frost]]'' - (May 1994) *''[[Bard's Burial]]'' - (October 1994) ===Pre-EToS demos=== *''The Fourth Dimension'' - (as [[Andromeda (Finnish band)|Andromeda]], May 1992) *''II'' (unfinished demo) - (as [[Andromeda (Finnish band)|Andromeda]], August 1992) *''DWN'' (instrumental demo) - (as D.W.N., June 1993) *''Beyond the Fantasy'' - (as M.D.C., October 1993) ==Band members== * Altti Veteläinen, vocal, bass 1994- (see [[For My Pain...]], [[Kalmah]], [[Scyron]], also in all the previous pre-EToS projects) * [[Jarmo Puolakanaho]], guitar 1994- (also in all the previous pre-EToS projects) * [[Risto Ruuth]], guitar 2005- (see [[Scyron]]) * [[Janne Tolsa]], keyboards 2005- (see [[Tarot (band)|Tarot]], [[Virtuocity]], [[Turmion Kätilöt]]) * [[Petri Sankala]], drums 1999- (see [[For My Pain...]], [[Kalmah]], [[Scyron]], also in [[Andromeda (band)|Andromeda]] [[1992]]) ===Former members=== * Olli-Pekka Törrö, guitar 1994-1999 (see [[For My Pain...]], also in [[Andromeda (band)|Andromeda]] 1992 and M.D.C. 1993) * Pasi Hiltula, keyboards 1999-2003 (see [[Kalmah]], [[Scenery Channel]]) * Antti-Matti Talala, guitar, drums 1997-2000 (see [[To/Die/For]], [[Soulrelic]], [[Kalmah]]) * Antti Kokko, guitar 2000-2003 (see [[Kalmah]]) ===Guest musicians on albums=== * Heli Luokkala - guest vocals on ''Vilda Mánnu'' * [[Kimberly Goss]] - guest vocals on ''Chaotic Beauty'' (see [[Sinergy]], [[Therion (band)|Therion]]) * Juha Kylmänen - guest vocals on ''A Virgin and a Whore'' (see [[For My Pain...]], [[Reflexion (band)|Reflexion]]) * Jarmo Kylmänen - guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (see [[Scyron]], Rautavaara Inc.) * [[Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg]] - guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (see [[Ram-Zet]], [[For My Pain...]]) * [[Tony Kakko]] - guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (see [[Sonata Arctica]]) * [[Marco Hietala]] - guest vocals on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' (see [[Tarot (band)|Tarot]], [[Nightwish]], [[Sinergy]]) ===Session tour musicians=== * [[Petri Sankala]] - drums on gigs between 1997 and 1999 (before officially joining the band) * [[Antti Kokko]] - bass on gigs in 1997 and 1998 (before officially joining the band) * [[Pekka Kokko]] - bass on tour in 1999 (see [[Kalmah]]) * [[Heidi Määttä]] - keyboards on tour in 2000 (see [[Embraze]]), temporarily replacing Pasi Hiltula. * [[Juha Kylmänen]] - clean vocals on gigs in 2001 (see [[For My Pain...]]) * [[Veli-Matti Kananen]] - keyboards on gigs in 2006 and 2007, temporarily replacing Janne Tolsa. * [[Tuomo Laikari]] - drums on gigs in 2006 and 2007, temporarily replacing Petri Sankala. * [[Jarmo Kylmänen]] - clean vocals on gigs in 2006 and 2007 == Trivia == {{trivia|date=May 2008}} * Every EToS album (and the last promo tape) has been recorded at Tico-Tico Studio. The only exception are the keyboard tracks on ''Before the Bleeding Sun'' and some instrument and vocal tracks on previous albums. Some other bands known for recording their albums at Tico-Tico are [[Sentenced (band)|Sentenced]] and [[Sonata Arctica]]. * The band was one of the first Finnish bands to have a website. Their first website was put online in early February 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eternaltears.info/cms/index.php?page=bio96 |title=Official EToS Biography, year 1996}}</ref> == External links == * [http://eternaltears.info/ Official website of the band] * {{MySpace|etos1|Eternal Tears of Sorrow}} * [http://spinefarm.fi/ Spinefarm Records] * [http://metalstorm.ee/bands/view_band.php?band_id=eternal_tears_of_sorrow Band info @ Metalstorm.ee] * [http://tartareandesire.com/bands/etos.html EToS biography @ Tartareandesire.com] * [http://puolakanaho.com Jarmo Puolakanaho's website] * [http://ristoruuth.com Risto Ruuth's website] ==References== {{reflist|2}} [[Category:Finnish death metal musical groups]] [[Category:Symphonic metal musical groups]] [[Category:Finnish heavy metal musical groups]] [[Category:Heavy metal musical groups]] [[Category:Finnish musical groups]] [[Category:Melodic death metal musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1994]] [[de:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[es:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[fr:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[it:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[ja:エターナル・ティアーズ・オヴ・ソロウ]] [[pl:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[pt:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[ru:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[fi:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[sv:Eternal Tears of Sorrow]] [[zh:悲愴之淚樂團]]