Sear Bliss: Eternal Recurrence – new album

Accessible Hungarian black metallers (as they are known in some circles), SEAR BLISS, have just released their new, highly accessible yet dramatic and unsettling, dark and painful album, ‘Eternal Recurrence’, today January 23rd, 2012 via Candlelight Records. SEAR BLISS' seventh full-length was recorded by founding members from the classic era of the band with producer Viktor Scheer, and can be bought/accessed through here. Listen to their new track, ‘Ballad Of The Shipwrecked’ below:

“The songs are really outside the norm, no typical schemes are followed. The musical arrangements and song structures are unusual and prove that the Hungarians do not want to repeat themselves and are open to explore new paths while staying true to their roots. ‘Eternal Recurrence’ is a record full of dramatic turns and emotional waves. The album was recorded in an old fashioned way with producer Viktor Scheer which resulted in an extremely powerful and organic sound. This is definitely a new chapter for SEAR BLISS. ‘Eternal Recurrence’ is a unique musical journey to the very depths of the human soul,” [explains the press release]:

SEAR BLISS: Ballad Of The Shipwrecked – courtesy of Candlelight Records

Founded by bassist, vocalist and keyboardist András Nagy in Szombathely, Hungary, in 1993, SEAR BLISS were offered a three–album deal by Mascot/Two Moon Records soon after the band's inception on the strength of their 1995's demo ‘The Pagan Winter’. The debut full-length, featuring their unique brand of black metal which more often than not includes the usage of trombone, trumpet and flute, alongside the usual blastbeats, was released in 1996, followed by the re-issued demo in 1997. The band which seems to be plagued by personnel difficulties throughout its history released their second album, ‘The Haunting’, in 1999. SEAR BLISS's third full-length, ‘Grand Destiny’, came out on Nephillim Records in 2001 and was re-released a year later by American label Red Stream, with whom they signed another three-album deal. 2002 saw the release of the group's fourth album ‘Forsaken Symphony’, followed by ‘Glory And Perdition’ in 2004. SEAR BLISS celebrated their 10th anniversary with the release of live DVD titled ‘A Decade Of Perdition’. The much praised ‘The Arcane Odyssey’ was issued in 2007 on Candlelight Records:

“SEAR BLISS' ‘The Arcane Odyssey’ is a perfect example of a symphonic black metal/folk metal album that could easily appeal to metalheads who appreciate some black metal but haven’t acquired a taste for the more unforgiving bands like GORGOTH and MARDUK. While no one will mistake this Hungarian outfit for easy listening, ‘The Arcane Odyssey’ is a disc that - for all its aggression and intensity - is highly melodic and values nuance, musicality, and craftsmanship. … East European folk is an influence, as are progressive metal and old-school power metal. In symphonic black metal, it isn’t uncommon for bands to favor a rasp vocals/clean vocals contrast; on ‘The Arcane Odyssey’, however, all of András Nagy's vocals are rasp vocals. But Nagy makes a point of being understandable, which is another thing that adds to SEAR BLISS' accessibility and helps them to avoid black metal's limitations,” [wrote abut the record AllMusic's Alex Henderson – more here]

SEAR BLISS features: András Nagy - vocals, bass and keyboards, János Barbarics – guitar, Csaba Csejtei – guitar, Olivér Ziskó - drums and Balázs Bruszel - trumpet