Eths
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| Origin | Marseille, France |
| Genres | Nu-metal, Groove metal, Metalcore |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | www.eths.net |
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Eths is a French Metalcore band from Marseille. They have garned much attention and critical acclaim for their mix of different styles such as Nu-Metal, Death Metal, Alternative Metal and, more recently, Deathcore into one unique sound.
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[edit] Band history
[edit] The beginning
Staif joined by Greg, formed the band What's the fuck in 1996. The following year, Candice joined the band which was renamed Melting Point.[citation needed] In 1999, Guillaume joined the group after having left his earlier group Shockwave. Six months later, Roswell joined. The band was complete. The members then decided to change their name to Eths.[citation needed]
[edit] About the band
The band is often on tour around France, Switzerland, Belgium and Portugal. They have made several maxi CDs, the most famous is Samantha.[citation needed] The band also released its first full-length album, Soma, in 2004.
Eths' music features heavy, hard guitars and drums.[citation needed] Their song lyrics are inspired by Candice's painful childhood.[citation needed]
Eths tours and distributes albums under the Coriace label. They became famous in France, appearing on the cover of Rock Sound #141, and they often play with bands like Lofofora, Fantomas, Machine Head, Skindred and Element.[citation needed]
[edit] Recent events
On June 27 of 2006, Eths wrote an official statement on their website, announcing the departure of Guillaume and Roswell for “different points of view”.[citation needed]
The remainder of the band announced that they were on good terms and that they were working on a new album being produced by Fred Norguet.[citation needed] 15 pieces were written and the vocals composed on half of them. Pierre of Lofofora performed drums on the album and their label Coriace dealt with the bass. The album was released in the Spring of 2007 in France, and in March 2008 for the rest of the world.[citation needed]
On June 28 of 2009, Eths performed at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. Later on July 31 of 2009, Eths performed at Wacken Open Air in Germany. Of January 9 of 2010 Eths announced that the writing of the next album goes on well, Eths are working right now on pre-productions and expect the disc out in fall 2011. A tour will follow.[citation needed] The band recently announced the return of former drummer Guillaume Dupré.
[edit] Members
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[edit] Current
- Candice Clot − Lead vocals (since 1999)
- Stéphane "Staif" Bihl − Guitar, Samples & vocals (since 1999)
- Grégory "Greg" Rouvière − Guitar (since 1999)
- Damien Rivoal − Bass (since 2011)
- Guillaume Dupré - Drums (1999–2006, back in 2011)
[edit] Former members
- Marc "Roswell" Burghoffer - Bass (1999–2006)
[edit] Session members
- Pierre Belleville from Lofofora − Drums (Tératologie)
- Daniel from Tripod − Bass (Tératologie)
- Donat from Fis(ch)er − Bass (Tératologie)
[edit] Touring members
- Geoffrey "Shob" Neau − Bass (2007-2011)
- Morgan Berthet − Drums (2008-2011)
- Matthieu "Mat" LeChevalier − Drums (2007−2008)
[edit] Discography
| Year | Album | Label |
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| 2012 | III | Seasons Of Mist |
| 2007 | Tératologie | Seasons Of Mist |
| 2004 | Autopsie / Samantha | Sriracha Records |
| 2004 | Soma | Sriracha Records |
| 2002 | Samantha (EP) | Musicast |
| 2000 | Autopsie (EP) | Musicast |
| 1999 | Eths (demo) | - |
[edit] External links
- Eths Official Website (French)
- Eths Myspace page (English)
[edit] References
- Interview with Candice and Staif in Marseille (February, 20th 2009)
