AETERNAM „“Disciples of the Unseen” ”

Music: Death Metal/Middle Eastern Folk
Country: Canada
Cool Songs: Iteru, The Coronation Of Seth, Angel Horned
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/aeternammetal

After a mere two years of existence, Canadian act AETERNAM has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records to release their first opus “Disciples of the Unseen.” AETERNAM plays a symphonic-heavy style of death metal that recalls fellow Metal Blader BEHEMOTH. Their Ancient-Near-East leanings also bring to mind NILE and MELECHESH.

The group is by no means a rip-off of these bands, though, channeling the melodic death metal of their fellow countrymen such as ARIS and KATAKLYSM. “Disciples of the Unseen” is rife with Mesopotamia/Egyptian scales and even the occasional ethnic interlude, as seen on tracks such as “Iteru,” which rhythmically resembles MERCYFUL FATE’s “The Mad Arab”…that is if King and his bunch were from the Middle East.

While AETERNAM doesn’t reveal the skill of a MELECHESH or NILE, “Disciples of the Unseen” is a solid first try of a style of music not so often heard.

note: 7.5

Tracklist

1. Ars Almadel
2. Angel Horned
3. Esoteric Formulae
4. The Coronation of Seth
5. Hamunaptra
6. Iteru
7. Goddess of Masr
8. Ouroboros
9. Circle in Flames
10. Through the Eyes of Ea
Total playing time 44:04

Line-up

Achraf Loudiy – Vocals & Guitar
Alex Loignon – Guitar
Jonas Lapointe – Bass & Vocals
Samuel Dubois – Keyboards
Antoine Guertin – Drums