Eye of Solitude
| Eye of Solitude | |
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| General information | |
| origin | London , UK |
| Genre (s) | Death Doom , Funeral Doom |
| founding | 2010 |
| resolution | 2019 |
| Website | eyeofsolitude.com/ |
| Last occupation | |
All instruments, vocals |
Daniel "Klepsy" Neagoe |
guitar |
Alexandru "Xander C" Cozaciuc (since 2018) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Jeff Barber (2011) |
guitar |
Indee Rehal-Sagoo (2011-2014) |
guitar |
Tristan Jefferies (2012) |
guitar |
Mark Antoniades (2012-2016) |
guitar |
Steffan Gough (2014-2019) |
Electric bass |
Matthew White (2011) |
Electric bass |
Federico Benini (2011-2012) |
Electric bass |
Chris Davies (2012-2018) |
Drums |
Adriano Ferraro (2012-2017) |
Drums |
Remco Verhees (2017-2019) |
Drums |
Siebe Hermans (2019) |
Keyboard |
Pedro Caballero Clemente (2012-2014) |
Eye of Solitude was a death and funeral doom band founded in 2010 and disbanded in 2019 .
history
Career history
Eye of Solitude was founded by Daniel "Klepsy" Neagoe, among others from Deos and Clouds , as a solo project in 2010. The self-published debut The Ghost describes Neagoe as a very personal work that he recorded for himself "and not for the public". After the release, Neagoe formed a band line-up until 2012 and entered into a contract with the French label Kaotoxin Records . The change to a band line-up, in which he no longer acts as an instrumentalist but primarily as a singer, he described as a natural process.
"As Eye Of Solitude continued to being a proper band I left the instruments to the instrumentalists and I've taken the strings for vocals. Again there was no intention and it just felt natural to move on to vocals only. Also as ideology I couldn't have expressed the ideas and the concept of lyrics by playing an instrument and it felt only right to be not only the band's 'voice' but also the concept and story teller. "
“When Eye Of Solitude continued as a real band, I left the instruments to the instrumentalists and sacrificed the strings to the vocals. Again, it wasn't a plan to just do the vocals, it just felt natural. I also couldn't have ideologically expressed the ideas and the concept of the lyrics through that one instrument and it just felt right to be not only the 'voice' of the band, but also the concept developer and the storyteller. "
Under the contract with Katoxin Records, Eye of Solitude released two studio albums, three EPs , a single and a split EP with the Dutch funeral doom band Faal until 2016 . Beyond another split EP, Eye of Solitude with Marche Funèbre released via Hypnotic Dirge Records and Moscow Funeral League Records , the other albums were again self-published. Since its inception, the band has performed internationally, including in Germany, Belgium, Romania and the United States.
Cast history
After Neagoe self-published the demo promo 2011 and the debut The Ghost 2011, guitarist Jeff Barber and bassist Matthew White joined the project. In this formation Eye of Solitude completed its first live appearances. Subsequently, the musicians changed to Neagoe at irregular intervals. Guitarists were Indee Rehal-Sagoo from 2011 to 2014, Tristan Jefferies in 2012, Mark Antoniades from 2012 to 2016, Steffan Gough from 2014 to 2019 and Alexandru "Xander C" Cozaciuc from 2018 until the band split up. Federico Benini acted as bassist from 2011 to 2012 and then Chris Davies until 2018. In 2012 Adriano Ferraro was brought in as the drummer. He joined the band until 2017 and was then replaced by Remco Verhees, who was replaced by Siebe Hermans in 2019. In addition, Pedro Caballero Clemente acted as a keyboardist from 2012 to 2014.
Work and effect
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From 2011 until the band split up in 2019, Eye of Solitude released a demo, five studio albums, two of them via Katoxin Records , three EPs and one single, all of which were released via Katoxin Records, as well as two split EPs, one of which via Katoxin Records and one through Hypnotic Dirge and Moscow Funeral League Records . Eye of Solitude self-published all publications that were not published via Katoxin Records, Hypnotic Dirge and Moscow Funeral League Records. The band's style underwent a sustained change from Death Doom to a melotically atmospheric Funeral Doom, while the reception remained consistently positive.
style
According to the band description written for the webzine Doom-Metal.com , the musical development of the band is divided into two phases. An early Death Doom phase, in which the music can be classified as Melodic Death Doom or Gothic Metal and interprets like My Dying Bride and Emperor are close, while the vocals are presented as a very deep growling in line with Brutal Death Metal by Suffocation . The second phase was initiated after the publication of Canto III . Since then, the band has been assigned to a melodic Funeral Doom , which corresponds to the band Clouds , also maintained by Neagoe .
reception
After the debut was published in the small edition of 50 copies without a label or advertising, the international reception of Eye of Solitude began with the publication of Sui Caedere . This has been called "a cross-genre listening experience" and "the perfect Doom Death entry-level album for any Death Metal fan looking to familiarize themselves with Doom Death". In the reviews written for Doom-Metal.com , Metalitalia.com and Crossfire Metal , vocal performance was particularly highlighted as an impressive element of the music.
The third studio album, named Canto III and based on Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy , also received international praise. In the reviews written for Doom-Metal.com, Metal1.info , Crossfire Metal, Angry Metal Guy and Metalitalia.com, the band is equated with Canto III with genre greats like My Dying Bride , Paradise Lost and Anathema . Mark Rzeszutek wrote for Doom-Metal.com that Eye of Solitude with Canto III "kept the torch lit by the Peaceville Three and recently carried by Esoteric burning bright". Which has been criticized, however, the last third of the album by Peter Mildner for Metal.de , based on the play Act IV: The Pathway had been lost would offer Canto III "unfortunately only log product and can not varied refreshing with its Doom genre despite fat sound Keep up with the start. ”Shayne Mathis also complained for Metal Injection that although the band largely managed to“ create an atmosphere of awe, fear and misery that fits the literary source material, the album can sometimes be disoriented, especially if you are hears it in pieces instead of as a continuous composition. ”In further reviews, the reference to the original is emphasized and the album is linked to it as“ an excruciatingly cruel, sad and ultimately agonizing journey ”as well as“ a brilliant album […] from gloomy Atmosphere and awesome occult power that captures the themes and emotions at the center of Dante's famous divine comedy in adapted to the musical form. "
The changes that came with Cenotaph led to a decrease in the international reputation of the band. The lack of a contractual partner resulted in lower promotion and the associated decrease in the number of reviews. Nevertheless, the evaluation of the publication remained positive. Cenotaph is "an extremely strong, well-made piece of powerful Funeral Doom that is a must for all fans of the genre," said Kris Clayton for Doom-Metal.com. In reviews written for Metalstorm and No Clean Singing, the atmosphere of the album was highly praised and Cenotaph was described as "brilliant" and as an album that you "not only hear and experience", but "live through".
The reception of the fifth and final album Slave to Solitude followed this assessment. It was "another great album from Eye of Solitude" that "followers of Funeral Doom" should deal with, according to a review written for Hatred Means War. Aleks Evdokimov wrote for Doom-Metal.com that Slave to Solitude was a "comprehensive and successful" work that embodied an amalgam of the "grave mood" of the previous album and the clarity and depth of the sister project Clouds. Michele Mura, on the other hand, judged for Metalitalia that Slave to Solitude, although a strong album that would satisfy genre fans, is Eye of Solitude's weakest work compared to previous releases.
Web links
- Official website
- Eye of Solitude at Discogs (English)
- Eye of Solitude at Doom-Metal.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Aleks Evdokimov: Interview with Eye of Solitude. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .
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- ^ Eye of Solitude: Home. Eye of Solitude, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ^ Eye of Solitude Timeline. Metalstorm, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Joxe Schaefer: Eye of Solitude: Sui Caedere. Crossfire Metal, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Frederic Cerfvol: Eye of Solitude: Sui Caedere. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Marco Gallarati: Eye of Solitude: Sui Caedere. Metalitalia.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Mark Rzeszutek: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Christoph Ilius: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Metal1.info, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Joxe Schaefer: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Crossfire Metal, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Grymm: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Angry Metal Guy, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Lorenzo Ottolenghi: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Metalitalia, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ^ Peter Mildner: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Metal.de, accessed on May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Shayne Mathis: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Metal Injection, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ John Skibeat: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. Ave Noctem, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Islander: Eye of Solitude: Canto III. No Clean Singing, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ^ Kris Clayton: Eye of Solitude: Cenotaph. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ^ ScreamingSteelUS: Eye of Solitude: Cenotaph. Metalstorm, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Islander: Eye of Solitude: Cenotaph. No Clean Singing, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ OccultBlackMetal: Eye of Solitude: Slaves to Solitude. Hatred Means War, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Aleks Evdokimov: Eye of Solitude: Slaves to Solitude. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Michele Mura: Eye of Solitude: Slaves to Solitude. Metalitalia.com, accessed May 28, 2020 .