"The one thing you can rely on is that wherever they may lead, you will only benefit from following them... With works like this they are destined to become a new voice in the progressive market…
" SeaOfTranquility.com
"Aetherius rises to the plateau so few aim for, an album that stretches, bounces and makes the hair follicles tingle with each new pass... Aetherius will not be unsigned for much longer…
" GASPetc.com
"...This band takes you with wild daring to a musical level that is only reached by those few bands that can hit your nerve centers with their music. I am talking about the groups that make you hold your breath until the last note echoes away. This is how good Aetherius is... There is an explosion about to happen there and it is going to have global impact!" Scott Ward
"From an instrumental standpoint there is a great deal to boast about. The guitar melodies and solos are executed with stunning proficiency... An extremely satisfying release... Get your hands on this one, you won't be disappointed..." NoFillerMusic.com
"Musicianship is more than writing notes and performing them as good as possible. No! Music also needs character, a soul, a clear message and Aetherius delivers them!... I'm expecting a lot from this band in the future because the band is ambitious and... competent!" Metal to Infinity
"...Listen to the intro of ‘The New Way of Thinking’ and it’s like you’ve just popped the Road Rash cartridge into your Sega Mega Drive. Aetherius flaunt a great deal of honed musicianship..." SoundShock.co.uk
"...Straight forward progressive metal with enough twists and turns to keep us occupied, interested and head banging at the same time... this record is a very decent launch to this band's career..." Progscape.com
"...Most importantly the band have managed to remember the melody and not just the musical masturbation that goes along with the prog tag... ætherius have produced an excellent prog inspired album here..." HardRockHouse.com
"The riff patterns often take on some offbeat patterns and disjointed structures... an interesting addition to the prog metal genre..." ProgressiveEars.com
For Fans of:
Evergrey, The Mars Volta, Children of Bodom, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Spock's Beard, Pain of Salvation, Nevermore, Dream Theater, The Devin Townsend Band, Rush, etc...
STB, GSM, DJG, and NRS were recently interviewed by Hanna Tsepesh of the Gates of Metal! Click the banner below to read!
January 26, 2009 - Monday AETHERIUS confirmed for NIGHTMARE METAL FEST II!!!
Aetherius will be performing this year at NIGHTMARE METAL FEST II in San Antonio, Texas!
Check out the official press release:
San Antonio, TX - Come join the underground Prog/Power Metal revolution! NIGHTMARE METAL FEST II will be held this year in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, March 20th and Saturday, March 21st. We’re very excited to announce in its second year, NIGHTMARE METAL FEST, will take place at THE WAREHOUSE MUSIC VENUE right on the River Walk in San Antonio. The festival is brought to you by NIGHTMARE RECORDS, METALEDGE, ROCKNATION, ROB'S METAL WORKS, PERFECTPROG.COM and INTELLITOUCH TUNERS.
THIRTEEN BANDS OVER TWO DAYS!
FULL LINEUP NOW CONFIRMED:
VICIOUS RUMORS
SEVEN WITCHES
KRUCIBLE
ASKA
IMAGIKA
THEOCRACY
SACRED DAWN
SIX MINUTE CENTURY
LUNARIUM
HALCYON WAY
MINDWARP CHAMBER
ONE OF SIX
AETHERIUS
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WEEKEND PASSES will go on sale Jan. 27, single day passes will go on sale three weeks before the show. ALL AGES WELCOME!!!
November 4, 2008 - Tuesday Aetherius signs with NIGHTMARE RECORDS DISTRIBUTION!
Aetherius is excited to announce that they have signed with NIGHTMARE RECORDS DISTRIBUTION!!! “All That I Need to Survive” will now be made available through such retail outlets as Nightmare Records Online Store (US), Century Media Distro (US), The End Records (US), Laser’s Edge (US), Bertus Distibution (Netherlands), Just for Kicks (Germany), LSP (Belgium), and more to come!
“All That I Need to Survive” is now available for pre-order directly from Nightmare Records Online Store, and will be ready to ship on Tuesday, November 25th!
July 30, 2008 - Thursday
New Lineup Official Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ÆTHERIUS ANNOUNCES NEW LINEUP AND PLANS FOR SECOND ALBUM
Massachusetts prog rockers ÆTHERIUS have announced the addition of three new members to the group, making them now an unconventional seven-piece outfit.
At the forefront of this major change is OKB, a past ÆTHERIUS collaborator and former vocalist of POLARIS. In the world of dime-a-dozen female fronted bands, a singer with such power and sheer emotion is a rare find, making her a much sought after musician. Guitarist STB comments: “We’ve known that her voice was the missing piece in this group for quite some time. We had made numerous attempts in the past to try and make this happen, but for various reasons, it never came to fruition until now.” OKB contributed guest vocals to ÆTHERIUS’ debut release “All That I Need to Survive”, which only fueled the fire for members and fans alike. Her aggressive and unique set of lungs combined with the creativity and dynamics of progressive music will surely be turning heads.
On a different front, comes the addition of sound designer and keyboard extraordinaire NRS, a man of many titles and known for his ability to perform several roles in a single project. He is currently studying Music Synthesis and Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and has studied under the likes of Andrew List, Bruce Thomas, Josh Rosen, and many others. His past and ongoing projects, to name a few, include Philadelphia’s own PHILIMATICA, and J. NEWRY, as well as producing music under his own name. ÆTHERIUS guitarist RMB said while reflecting back: “He was exactly what we were looking for… the knowledge, the creativity, the enthusiasm… We feel very lucky to have found him when we did.”
Last and certainly not least, comes fellow Berklee College of Music student, and German native, LBV, who has taken over bass duties in ÆTHERIUS, allowing former bassist DJG to take up a few more strings and become the group’s third guitar player. Comments DJG on this change: “We are ecstatic to have him joining the fold as our new bassist. His knowledge of the instrument is far more advanced than we could have ever wished for. This combined with the addition of a third guitar has really brought a whole new dimension to the music. It’s all about removing limitations and keeping it interesting… evolve or dissolve.” LBV is currently a Music Production and Engineering Major at Berklee College of Music and his past collaborations include working with London-based Owen M. Gurry (performing guitarist of British pop singer Natalia), multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Matthew James Nagel of California, and Chinese singer/songwriter I-Shan Hsueh. He has also studied with Torsten Reichert of VANDEN PLAS while in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
ÆTHERIUS is currently working on the follow-up to their 2007 full-length release “All That I Need to Survive”. When asked about how the new material would differ from previous work, ÆTHERIUS drummer GSM had this to say: “In almost every aspect. For one thing, it represents us feeling out each other’s influences much more drastically; getting acquainted, if you will, with playing and listening outside of your own box… the culmination of musicians wanting to further challenge themselves, both physically, and mentally.”
ÆTHERIUS plans to release their next record sometime in 2009. In the meantime, the group will be focusing on live performances, and they invite you to attend and join them in the musical mayhem!
For booking inquiries: aetherius_booking@yahoo.com
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Tracklist:
1. Zero A.E.
2. Minding the Hourglass
3. 6
4. The New Way of Thinking
5. Hold onto Your Dreams
6. Evolve or Dissolve
7. In the Here and the Now
8. Rainbands
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Hey come check out The Tempest Armada's album release show...and their last show ever TONIGHT (July 10th, 2009)! We are breaking up and going our seperate ways after this show so you will never again get a chance to see The Tempest Armada (All members are forming new projects though).
There will be a huge party after the show though...we plan to go out with a bang. The parties info will be released at the show. Your friends who don't come to the show but want to come to the party have to pay $10 to get in (Girls get in free). It's going to be an amazing night so we hope to see you there.
The line up includes- Canon 36 Alterations The Fornicators
With us headlining. Albums will be on sale at the show for $5 each or you can buy it online on itunes or limewire.
The show's info is: 7/10/2009 7:00 PM at Guitar Merchant ALBUM RELEASE (last show!) 7503 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, 91303
Thank you for the friend addy, it's good to have you as a myspace friend, I hope you enjoy my music on my profile page, you can download these song on ITUNES.....Enjoy!! PEACE
Regarding us, we've been working (and still) in our first studio album that soon will be out, when the mixing and mastering stage are ready. All new fresh compositions and material that says a lot about our way of rock, make music, inspire it and perceive it.
Having said that, we'll be sending news about our debut album as soon as possible.
