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MatthewKnight reports that the recordings for the next ETERNAL WINTER album are well underway and moving along quickly. The songwriting is completed, most of the instruments have already been recorded, and Knight will soon be tracking vocals. Fans can expect the band to return in full force, this time with a brand-new epic concept album to follow up last sword and sorcery themed opus. More updates to come...Sword and Sorcery Heavy Metal

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Interview with Matthew Knight of Eternal Winter

Questions by Lex J. Oven of Metal Underground AustriaThe exact same things that I love about "Archaic Lore Enshrined" and your sound in general, e.g. the sometimes-extreme vocal performances, seem to expel others very effectively. I sincerely hope you'll always continue to do your own thing to the max?I'm glad you enjoy that aspect. Yes, I definitely agree that we are not for the faint of heart when it comes to vocal theatrics. I like doing all sorts of things from aggressive bits to soaring high notes and big choirs. There are narrative parts, Gothic lows, and a lot of unexpected things happening at all times. I often compose the songs with the vocal parts in mind, and I don't hold back when it comes to that. I try to paint a musical backdrop with my voice, tapping into whatever I can to create myriad layers and textures. There are always a lot of harmonies happening, tons of screaming, etc. This is the way I have always been and I do not ever intend to change. I imagine our new album may prove disappointing to anyone who is not into creatively "over-the-top" vocalists. Too bad for them. I really liked these narrations and interludes that connect the songs. I learned that you even have a project called the Haunted Abbey Mythos, where you do atmospheric readings of weird tales from C.A. Smith and the likes. So can we expect more of these in future Eternal Winter albums?I've always been a fan of interludes, segues, connecting pieces... I feel that they give the work a sort of completion, in addition to accentuating an epic vibe. I also think that interludes are a great way to incorporate different sounds and explore new terrain. Both Eternal Winter albums contain those sort of pieces, and indeed, I do the exact same thing in Haunted Abbey Mythos. The music composed by co-founder Jon Zaremba that I theatrically read over is dark, atmospheric, and brilliantly unusual. Since it is not done in any sort of metal or rock-based formula, it becomes an ambient backdrop enhancing the foreboding atmosphere of my narration. In this case the musical interludes have a big impact in giving the listener an "intermission" of sorts and providing an added dose of color as well... In Eternal Winter, they are more like joining pieces that link one song cycle to another, changing the mood and setting the stage for the next crazy thing that's about to be experienced. This is my style of album writing that I don't intend to change. So yes, you can expect many more things like this to come from me in all areas. Expect the unexpected!You wrote that "The Dark Kingdom" (with DeFeis on guest vocals) is a taste of what's to come in the next album - so new stuff is already waiting for release?That's right. The Dark Kingdom (Invoking the Nightside) is the one song that was co-written by Keith Moye (keyboards). He and I wrote the track together many, many moons ago and had no idea at the time that it would eventually end up being an epic duet between me and David. The song was originally written for an entire separate album which is already written and ready to be recorded. That song cycle has a totally different tone incorporating other unusual elements than those heard on Archaic Lore Enshrined. Several songs on the upcoming record were written by me and Keith together so much of it has the flavor and harmonic character of The Dark Kingdom. That is what I was speaking of in those liner notes... So yes, a brand new Eternal Winter album is waiting in the wings and we will be hitting the studio in the coming months to dive into the recordings!Matthew Knight announced as lead vocalist for CAULDRON BORNSword And Sorcery Articles!New Album Released!

Matthew Knight continues, "Moore's Jirel of Joiry tales are masterpieces of dark fantasy bejeweled with rare words, and flashes of macabre weirdness-all containing a mystical, dreamy quality about them that conjure up a true sense of otherworldliness. I wanted to find an artist who would be able capture this kind of atmosphere as well as convey the emotions that I felt when reading the story for the first time. We ended up choosing to work with a brilliant artist from New Orleans named Louis Braquet. The album cover portrays the opening scene of HELLSGARDE where Jirel is mounted on her warhorse observing the haunted castle brooding in the shining marshes that surround it at sunset. We feel that Louis did an absolutely fantastic job! I am very fond of the warm tones, and the overall mystical vibe of the piece. It captures the essence of the scene-a foreboding strangeness looming over the beautiful countryside of medieval France, darkly blighted by sorcery and the supernatural." ETERNAL WINTER is currently wrapping up final recording sessions for the album, and is now moving into the mixing stage. Release date to be announced soon!

Matthew Knight is now featured as a guest vocalist on "Die Sonne Man", the latest album by DARK AWAKE. Matthew contributes dramatic narrations to "The Great Pan" in which he reads lines from Arthur Machen's Gothic classic in usual theatrical fashion.DARK AWAKE's music is described as "Pure spiritual, esoteric, neoclassical, apocalyptic industrial ambience with mysterious field recordings and ethereal, neofolk musical landscapes". The album is available now through Ultra-Mail Prod.For ordering information please visit: -sonne-man.

Majestic Metal Records has released a new Haunted Abbey Mythos CD entitled...

"The Mountain of Souls"!Haunted Abbey Mythos is Matthew Knight from Eternal Winter (performing theatrical narration and flamenco guitar) and Jon Zaremba (providing electronic music score, sound effects, and production). This time the duo tells Gustavo Adolfo Becquer's classic Spanish tale of gothic horror, "El Monte De Las Animas", the story that inspired the popular Blind Dead films of the 1970s.Knight and Zaremba re-penned the story in English, remaining faithful to the spirit of the original while approaching it from their own unique angle of atmospheric supernatural weirdness.Learn more about it, hear some sound samples, and place your order at Majestic Metal, Bandcamp, or via youtube (below)!

The Eternal Winter Bandcamp site is now live! You can order our music and merchandise through Bandcamp's portal. Click here to check it out. You can also preview "Within the Castle Shadowgate" using the player below.Within The Castle Shadowgate by ETERNAL WINTERAlso, there is now a Haunted Abbey Mythos Bandcamp site. Click here for the full site or preview the "Beast of Averoigne" album with the player below.The Beast of Averoigne by Haunted Abbey Mythos

Matthew Knight has a new side project entitled Haunted Abbey Mythos. The first release consists of a dramatic narration read by Matthew Knight, set to a backdrop of eerie soundscapes scored by avant garde electronic musician, Jon Zaremba, and contains 5 unique interlude pieces by Knight, which range from ambient synth-driven, to darkly Romantic.

You can read more and order a copy from the Majestic Metal Records site here.

Click below to hear a preview of the album:

I recently came across your music as a recommendation from a friend. I had heard the name Eternal Winter throughout the scene for a while, but always assumed you guys would sound like a black metal band. Being more a fan of epic power metal, I was surprised at how much I liked WITHIN THE CASTLE SHADOWGATE. How did you choose the name Eternal Winter?

In the very early days of the band when we had just formed and were very young, I wrote a chaotic heavy metal song that was about a dark winter world condemned by an evil sorcerer. It was one of the first songs I had written for the band and contained the first vaguely conceptual lyrics I ever penned. That track ended up being called, 'Eternal Winter'. I wanted a title cold and grim to suit the vibe of the song. When I moved on to write the next piece, I ended up continuing with the concept from the first one. This trend continued with the next couple of works and it became apparent that most of the songs would be themed around some sort of original concept story...It was then that Gordon and I sat down and wrote out the first few chapters, to organize these ideas and come up with new deep and complex literary material for me to use as lyrical concepts...We needed a name for the saga and the band. We thought that the title of our first song, Eternal Winter seemed to suit, as it tells of the main struggle in the story, and it provided the type of atmosphere we were after in a name at that time.

I can maybe understand why people who haven't heard us might expect our music to be black metal because of the band name...In truth; the music did have a black metal influence in the early days. But our style changed over time as usually happens with most creative bands that don't stay the same year after year. As I pushed the boundaries, grew and experimented, our music slowly progressed into what it is today...To be honest, I don't really like genres or sub-genres. To me Eternal Winter is not power metal or black metal or thrash metal or whatever...but some form of metal music that covers all the spectrums in one way or another...something different and totally unique...and that's how it always will be.What are some of the bands that first inspired you to approach metal from the heroic fantasy angle?

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