Eths
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Labels | Season of Mist |
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Eths (variably stylized as eths and ETHS) was a French extreme metal[1][2] band from Marseille, France.
History[]
Eths formed in 1996 under the name What's the fuck, with a lineup consisting of vocalist–guitarist Stéphane Bihl and guitarist Grégory Rouvière.[3][4] The following year, Candice Clot, the best friend of Bihl's ex-girlfriend, joined the group as a lead vocalist, and the band was renamed Melting Point.[5][6]
Through 1999, drummer Guillaume Dupré and bassist Marc Burghoffer were added to the lineup, and together they formed Eths.[7][8] That same year they released a first demo titled Eths, containing "Encore" and "Rien à Dire".[9][10] The band also appeared on a CD compilation titled Attentat Sonore.[11]
In 2000, Eths released a seven-track EP titled Autopsie.[12]
On November 14, 2001, Eths was the opening act for Machine Head at L'Usine in Istres.[13] The band featured on two CD compilations, Boukan and A Core Et à Cri.[11]
In March 2002, Eths made a television appearance at Rock Press Club's Canal Jimmy, performing "Samantha" and "Dévore".[14] In September 2002, the band released a second EP titled Samantha and gained acclaim in the French extreme metal circuit.[8]
On October 11, 2004, Eths released its first full-length album, Soma, and launched a 120-date national concert tour.[15][8] That year, Clot, aged twenty three, who sang exclusively in her native language, said that she wrote "about things that scare me, that disgust me, about what I have inside of me".[16]
In 2006, the group announced the departure of both Dupré and Burghoffer.[6] As a result, the drumming on Eths' 2007 album Tératologie was performed by Pierre Belleville, then the drummer for Lofofora.[17] Dupré returned to the band in 2011.[10] Through constant touring, Soma would go on to sell over 25,000 copies.[10]
On September 18, 2012, frontwoman Candice Clot left the band.[18] Virginie Goncalves of Kells and Nelly Wood replaced Clot as temporary touring vocalists.[19]
In 2013, the group announced Rachel Aspe as their new lead vocalist.[20] In the same month, an injury led Louvière to depart the band.[21]
On November 30, 2016, the band notified the public of their breakup via a Facebook post and announced their last concert in Angers on December 3, 2016.[19]
The original lineup of Bihl, Clot, Rouvière, Dupré, and Burghoffer reunited to play two final concerts, which took place at Le Moulin in Marseille and Le Trianon in Paris, on April 8, 2017, and April 30, 2017, respectively.[19][22] The two concerts were also a posthumous homage to the band's friends, Mika Bleu and Julien Isilion.[22][19]
Timeline[]
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Discography[]
- Studio albums
Year | Title | Label |
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2004 | Soma | Sriracha Records, Coriace Management |
2007 | Tératologie | Coriace Management |
2012 | III | Seasons of Mist |
2016 | Ankaa | Seasons of Mist |
2017 | The Best of Eths | - |
- EPs & Demos
As Melting Point
Year | Title | Label |
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1998 | Melting Point | - |
As Eths
Year | Title | Label |
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1999 | Eths | - |
2000 | Autopsie | Musicast |
2002 | Samantha | Coriace Management |
2004 | Autopsie|Samantha | Sriracha Records |
2014 | Ex Umbra In Solem | Seasons of Mist |
- Reissues
Year | Title | Label |
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2003 | Autopsie | Coriace Management |
2012 | Soma | Seasons of Mist |
2012 | Autopsie|Samantha | Coriace Management |
References[]
- Interview with Candice and Staif in Marseille (February, 20th 2009)
- ^ "Eths, extrêmement romantique" [Eths, extremely romantic]. Radio France Internationale. April 29, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
Une musique extrême qui risque de rebuter les oreilles des plus sensibles
[An extreme music that may repel the most sensitive ears] - ^ "Eths, Witches et The Distance en concert à Guyancourt" [Eths, Witches and The Distance in concert in Guyancourt]. Ouï FM. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021. [...it features two extreme music bands led by female voices, Eths and ...]
- ^ "Eths most brutal band from France (Interview)". Metalhead Spotted. December 2013. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Marie (November 10, 2001). "Rencontre avec Candice (Interview)" [Meeting with Candice]. French Metal Familia (in French). Marignane. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "New Noise: Eths". Metal Hammer. 2015. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b «Biography» French-Metal
- ^ "Présentation de Eths". All For Music (Database) (in French). n.d. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Eths en tournée française au printemps 2012" [Eths on French tour in spring 2012]. Ouï FM (in French). March 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Eths, playlist de 2 pistes". All For Music (Database) (in French). n.d. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hervé (January 14, 2009). "Eths". Encyclopédie du Rock (in French). Rock Made in France. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Eths". Info Concert (in French). n.d. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
See: Présentation
- ^ "Eths, playlist de 7 pistes". All For Music (Database) (in French). n.d. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Olivier (2001). "Eths + Machine Head: Novembre 14, 2001, Istres, L'Usine". French Metal Familia (in French). Bouches-du-Rhône. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Eths (2002). Eths − Samantha live (Television production). Paris: Jimmy (TV channel). x2egv2. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Dailymotion.
- ^ Bagot, Pascal (February 17, 2006). "Le métal à la française − Les univers de Eths et Gojira" [Metal in a French way − The universes of Eths and Gojira]. Radio France Internationale (in French). Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Lecaudey, Martine (December 15, 2004). "Candice ou la voix en métal de Eths" [Candice or the metal voice of Eths]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Toulouse. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Hervé (January 11, 2009). "Lofofora". Encyclopédie du Rock (in French). Rock Made in France. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ «Eths Singer Quits» Blabbermouth
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Faure, Laurence (December 23, 2016). "Eths: Deux concerts d'adieu avec Candice" [Eths: Two farewell concerts with Candice]. Hard Force magazine (in French). Paris. OCLC 32640105. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Eths Pick Talent Show Star As New Singer Archived 2013-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Metal Hammer 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ «Eths Guitarist Quits» Blabbermouth
- ^ Jump up to: a b Meurot, Julien (2017). "Eths: La fin d'une épopée" [The end of an epic tale]. Metal Obs' magazine (in French). Niort: H.I.M. Media. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Alternative metal musical groups
- French groove metal musical groups
- French nu metal musical groups
- Musical groups from Marseille
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