The Kind of Grief That Never Leaves You

An Autumn’s Ethereal sees the Dutch veteran outfit abridge their namesake while refining their traditional sound. Fusing black metal with dreamy shoegaze and harsh, screamo vocals has always been this mysterious outfit’s appeal. Like the shortening of their name, Ethereal is just more honed and fine-tuned, setting the blackgaze bar high for themselves and the genre.

“After 15 years and 10 albums we felt that it was time for a change,” remarks vocalist/guitarist MCHL. “We all are very different people now. The name did what we intended it to do: get noticed. Now we feel like the name does not represent who we are as people nor does it represent the music we make.”

The first album under the name AN AUTUMN gave the band a new start, sparking something inside the three-piece, giving them a refreshed outlook on the music and their overall approach to the band. “We also decided to include the lyrics this time, plus make the vocals a bit clearer,” explains MCHL. “This gives the music a new dimension. In our opinion it worked great.” The lyrics are, as usual, personal with no dragons and mentions of Satan to be found. Instead, heartfelt expressions of emotions the group felt over the last few years are found intertwining within the layers of music they create.

Ethereal will see November 29th release date in conjunction with label upstart, Bölverk Records, who will be releasing the album on vinyl.

“Life can be so fleeting and unreal hence the title Ethereal” - MCHL