Archive for January 24, 2026

THE ETERNAL Celebrate Release of New EP Celestial, With Music Video For “Celestial Veil” Out Now on Reigning Phoenix Music!

Posted in doom metal, gothic metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news, noise rock with tags , , , , , , , on January 24, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Australian-Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective THE ETERNAL celebrates the release of their new, critically-acclaimed EP, entitled “Celestial“, that is out now on powerhouse label Reigning Phoenix Music.

To mark the day, the band have unveiled an official music video for “Celestial Veil”, a track that highlights their talent for slow-burning heaviness and emotional depth. The EP is available digitally and as a limited, eco-friendly recycled vinyl LP edition (exclusively available through the band’s official store and the RPM shop).

Order your favorite choice of format at this location: https://theeternal.rpm.link/celestialPR

Built on restrained weight and a drifting sense of atmosphere, the new single “Celestial Veil” unfolds like a moment suspended in time. The video mirrors this feeling through cosmic imagery, light meets vast darkness, visually reinforcing the song’s themes of loss, distance, and fragile connection.

Featuring celestial metaphors, “Celestial Veil” captures the longing and grief of separation. As stars fade and time stands still, the song reveals that love, though fragile and doomed, remains a luminous force: eternal in memory and dreams beyond the darkness.

Watch the video clip now premiering here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H1jAFltTaw

“The lyrics of “Celestial Veil” depict a meditation on loss, memory, and the cosmic inevitability of separation,” the band reveals. “They weave imagery of stars, constellations, and light fading into darkness to reflect the fragility of human connection and the grief of distance between two souls. The recurring theme of time standing still suggests moments of longing suspended against the vastness of the universe, while the celestial metaphors frame love and loss as forces written in the stars, beautiful yet doomed. Despite despair and fading light, Mark clings to memory and dreams, revealing both the pain of absence and the enduring pull of an eternal, though fragile, bond.”

Celestial – Track Listing:

  1.  Absence Of Light
  2. Celestial Veil
  3. It All Ends
  4. Bleeding Into Light
  5. Casting Down Shadows
  6. Everlasting MMXXVI

Following the success of their acclaimed 2024 album Skinwalker, THE ETERNAL now return with their new EP Celestial. Continuing their signature fusion of melancholic atmospheres, doom-laden heaviness, and progressive depth, the band once again delivers an emotive and cinematic journey through sound and spirit, unafraid to embrace both beauty and bleakness while charting new creative horizons.

With Mark Kelson (vocals/guitars) and Richie Poate (guitars) in Melbourne, joined by Niclas Etelävuori (bass, ex-Amorphis/Flat Earth) and Jan Rechberger (drums, Amorphis) in Helsinki, THE ETERNAL have solidified themselves as a truly international collaboration. Their music resonates with fans of acts such as Katatonia, Swallow the Sun, and Anathema – dark yet luminous, heavy yet emotionally transcendent!

More on THE ETERNAL:
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Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/theeternalofficial/

TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@theeternalofficial

YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vJAnrZbwUesT_FlY03mdw

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Source: C Squared Music

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Posted in news with tags , on January 24, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Hello, it’s stone. I want to clear things up about something that’s important to me. If you’re a band or solo artist that does or doesn’t live in the USA and want to spread your political agenda through press releases and social media you can go kick rocks.

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I started this blog as a non political forum and it will stay that way. Worry about your own country or political party without bitching here. Go. Kick. Rocks.

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