Solitude Aeturnus - Alone - Awesome!!

Eyesore · October 2nd, 2006, 02:19 PM

The brown is much better than the blue! What a killer cover.

fading · October 2nd, 2006, 08:10 PM

This is the only version I have seen. I dig it, it is awesome.

Rex · October 3rd, 2006, 06:52 AM

Nice color change. At least it now has a different look from the last album (colorwise). Good move.

Eyesore · October 3rd, 2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fading

This is the only version I have seen. I dig it, it is awesome.

The first version we saw had more of a cold, metallic blue tone to it. The picture was tiny, too, like 60 x 60, if that, so it may have looked better on a bigger scale.

The brown suits it much, much better.

Tone-Deaf · October 7th, 2006, 02:21 PM

it rules.

but the font (sa) doesn't fit at all, it would look much better If it was like the font used for ''alone''

Eyesore · October 10th, 2006, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tone-Deaf

it rules.

but the font (sa) doesn't fit at all, it would look much better If it was like the font used for ''alone''

Yeah, but that's a recognizable logo. It's been around since 1994. I'd like them to bring back an updated version of their original logo!

Eyesore · October 28th, 2006, 12:24 AM

http://www.massacre-records.com/prom...e-cover-4c.jpg

1500 x 1500 image. Resize to 1024 x 768 = nice wallpaper!

Rex · October 28th, 2006, 09:17 PM

Nice find. lol

November 25th, 2006, 06:50 PM

Alone is finally released and I am so pleased about that!
As it was expected, Solitude Aeturnus created a masterpiece again! They deservedly stand in the centre of C.O.T.D. (Circle Of True Doom)!

Two days ago I received my ordered limited digipack copy, but I am a little confused: I've read that the extra track in this limited edition is named as "Lucid Destitution", but on my back cover the bonus track is named as "Embrace".
Is this anything wrong about that?
Please, if everybody knows what I'm talking about, give me an answer!

Eyesore · November 26th, 2006, 04:32 PM

Hmmm...did you get your copy from Brainticket? Mine hasn't arrived yet. AND THAT SUCKS ASS!!! Hehe. I wonder if someone jacked up the title during manufacturing? Braintickets lists it as "Lucid Destitution," too, and I think John Perez would know the correct name.

Is "Embrace" a 10-minute track?

Rex · November 27th, 2006, 02:14 PM

Mine was just shipped today, so I'm no help.

Seems like Trav · November 27th, 2006, 04:10 PM

I am no help either. I have a master from John with no title names (it has 9 tracks - the last being 5:35 or so), I do not have a finished copy of the actual cd, and I did not do the layout. I have no idea.

Eyesore · November 28th, 2006, 01:01 AM

John says the band hasn't gotten their copies yet. Weak! I asked him about this track; I'll post when he replies.

Rex · November 28th, 2006, 07:54 AM

The End Records has this tracklisting on their site:
01. Scent Of Death
02. Sightless
03. Blessed Be The Dead
04. Waiting For The Light
05. Upon Within
06. Burning
07. Is There
08. Tomorrows Dead
09. Essence Of Black
10. Embrace (Bonus Track)

Eyesore · November 28th, 2006, 01:13 PM

Got this from John today:

Quote:

Tanks for understanding ken

Yeah – they are coming from germany

I’ve heard a few different things on the track listing being screwed up.

I don’t even have a copy of it yet – will have to check on it when arrives =- hopefully today!!

John perez/bt

So, still no definitive answer, but it appears to be true. How can someone fuck that up? "Lucid Destitution" becomes "Embrace"? WTF? I could understand a spelling error, or something like "Lucid Institution" or "Lucy Destitution," but "Embrace?" Come on! That's not even close!

Fuckin' Germans!

Seems like Trav · November 28th, 2006, 11:08 PM

All I know is, it's a great album, as expected.

November 29th, 2006, 11:54 AM

Well, I ordered my copy from amazon.de (I didn't thought it would be better to order it from Brainticket; my mind stopped working cause I just wanted to take it as soon as possible!).
I asked John about it by email, and also told me they haven't their copies in their hands yet!So he couldn't give me an answer.
The lyrics of the extra track are typed on the main part of the cd and if someone read them, he can find the words "lucidity" and "distitution" but seperated in different strophes (paragraphs). However, the title is "Embrace".
I suppose that the band changed their mind about it, when it was no long accomplishable to set it right (the typing phase had apparently ended)
At the same time, in the lyrics book is mentioned that the lyrics of the extra "bonus track" belong to Heather (and not to Robert Lowe as the others do).

Whoever receives their copy, let us know and clear our confusion.
I am sure that John will inform us as soon as possible, too!

By the way, favourite tracks???
Excepting Sightless and Waiting For The Light (which I'd already heard and loved from their gigs in Greece), Upon Within and Tomorrows Dead are great pieces of melancholic majesty and hell-heaviness!!! I can listen to them from a morning to another!
S.A. ====== Centre of Circle Of True And Epic Doom \m/

Rex · November 29th, 2006, 12:10 PM

I'm hoping my copy comes today. If not today, maybe tomorrow. But I'm hoping today since its my birthday.

November 29th, 2006, 03:38 PM

Happy birthday, Rex!
Lucky man, your present will be far exciting!

Rex · November 30th, 2006, 06:47 AM

Thank you! And YES, it came yesterday! Killer b-day present indeed!

I've already emailed John to let him know the bad news.

Now on to the bad news:

The last track on the back is indeed listed as "Embrace (bonus track)".
BUT, on the credits page in the booklet, it lists all lyrics by Robert Lowe except for bonus track "Lucid Destitution" by Heather. And on the inside flap of the digipack folder, it has the lyrics to the song but again calls it "Embrace (bonus track)".

But the WORST part is that the songs on the actual cd are OUT OF ORDER!!!
This is how its listed on the back cover and how its printed in the booklet:
01. Scent Of Death
02. Sightless
03. Blessed Be The Dead
04. Waiting For The Light
05. Upon Within
06. Burning
07. Is There
08. Tomorrows Dead
09. Essence Of Black
10. Embrace (Bonus Track)

But this is how it actually plays:
01. Scent Of Death
04. Waiting For The Light
03. Blessed Be The Dead
02. Sightless
05. Upon Within
06. Burning
07. Is There
08. Tomorrows Dead
09. Essence Of Black
10. Embrace (Bonus Track)

Homer says: DOH!!!!!!

December 3rd, 2006, 08:15 AM

Actually, the tracks are not out of order generally... It has been a replacement between the second and the fourth track! It's a pitty this "mistake" has been to other copies.... I thought that my copy was the rare one!! :P
Anyway, this is not a big problem.. I don't like being stuck in such details, when I have the ULTIMATE EPIC DOOM METAL in my hands!
I also believe this fact has nothing to do with the professionalism of SA.

The only thing we have to do now... is to enjoy doomy and heavy moments and keep listening for nights and days to this masterpiece!

Eyesore · December 4th, 2006, 06:04 PM

You know, this really fucking sucks for the band. Do they have ANY luck? It's been 8 years since Adagio; and it's not like they never wanted to record an album, they just couldn't. So they finally get a new album out and some retard layout designer screws it all up? I remember how shitty John felt when Downfall came out and that idiot mixer sucked the life out of the album.

It really, really sucks when you have people involved in a process that they just don't care about. If you're a German, fine, not a big deal; but if you don't understand English, what are you doing fucking around with shit you don't understand?

I still haven't gotten my CD, but I'm still annoyed by all this—not to mention annoyed because I don't have the goddamn CD as well! That's it—I'm hating Germans until I get my CD.

Novembers Paul · December 21st, 2006, 04:45 PM

The band should ALWAYS have the final approval before the art goes to print. If they don't, then they need to fight for that right. It's up to the band to make sure everything is to their standard, no one else. If the CD was printed with mistakes on it, don't blame the designer, people make mistakes. That's why someone in the band should proofread everything.

GateXII · January 18th, 2007, 12:45 PM

FYI...

SOLITUDE AETURNUS, BENEDICTUM & THURISAZ CONFIRMED FOR CHICAGO POWERFEST 2007

Texas doom legends SOLITUDE AETURNUS, San Diego female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM & Belgium's up-and-coming death/doom metallers THURISAZ have been confirmed for CHICAGO POWERFEST 2007. The 5th annual metal festival will take place on Friday, April 20th and Saturday, April 21st at The Pearl Room in Mokena, IL.

Solitude Aeturnus will be playing in support of their critically acclaimed new album, "Alone", and this will be their first Midwest US performance in almost three years. Benedictum, who are recently coming off their European tour with DORO, will be playing in support of their latest album "Uncreation", and this will be their first ever Midwest performance. Thurisaz, who are recently coming off their European tour with Novembers Doom & Agalloch, will be making their US debut & also be playing in support of their upcoming new album "Circadian Rhythm", released in March.

Co-Promoter & Twelfth Gate bassist Rob Such also adds, "While on my recent trip to Europe with friends Novembers Doom, I was able to watch openers Thurisaz kick ass every night...and I really felt that they deserved a chance to leave the same lasting impression on this year's Powerfest audience just as they did on me & the audiences throughout Europe."

Current Powerfest lineup:

SOLITUDE AETURNUS
MARTYR
NOVEMBERS DOOM
BENEDICTUM
SHATTER MESSIAH
THURISAZ

The remaining four bands, which also include both headliners, will be announced in the upcoming weeks as they become confirmed. Ticket information will also be made available once the line-up is complete.

For more information regarding the fest and the bands, please visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com or www.myspace.com/chicagopowerfest

Rex · January 22nd, 2007, 12:27 PM

I just found out that Robert Lowe is also the new lead singer for Candlemass as well!

October 2nd, 2006, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eyesore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 845	Solitude Aeturnus - Alone - Awesome!! The brown is much better than the blue! What a killer cover. __________________ "Happy people have no stories." —Therapy? SHOCK TOTEM: CURIOUS TALES OF THE MACABRE AND TWISTED

October 2nd, 2006, 08:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
fading Graphic Designer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: oak harbor, wa Posts: 1,191	This is the only version I have seen. I dig it, it is awesome. __________________ "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" A Chinese Firedrill MadCow Come visit my sites: New design - Tony Lamb Graphic Designs myspace My DeviantArt

October 7th, 2006, 02:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tone-Deaf \m/ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: currently on the chair Posts: 346	it rules. but the font (sa) doesn't fit at all, it would look much better If it was like the font used for ''alone'' __________________ ''I woke up and I had a big idea To buy a new soul at the start of every year I paid up and it cost me pretty dear Here's a hymn to those that disappear ..... . . . . .''

October 28th, 2006, 12:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eyesore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 845	http://www.massacre-records.com/prom...e-cover-4c.jpg 1500 x 1500 image. Resize to 1024 x 768 = nice wallpaper! __________________ "Happy people have no stories." —Therapy? SHOCK TOTEM: CURIOUS TALES OF THE MACABRE AND TWISTED

November 25th, 2006, 06:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
DragonPrincess Posts: n/a	Solitude Aeturnus "Alone" Alone is finally released and I am so pleased about that! As it was expected, Solitude Aeturnus created a masterpiece again! They deservedly stand in the centre of C.O.T.D. (Circle Of True Doom)! Two days ago I received my ordered limited digipack copy, but I am a little confused: I've read that the extra track in this limited edition is named as "Lucid Destitution", but on my back cover the bonus track is named as "Embrace". Is this anything wrong about that? Please, if everybody knows what I'm talking about, give me an answer!

October 3rd, 2006, 06:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	Nice color change. At least it now has a different look from the last album (colorwise). Good move.

October 28th, 2006, 09:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	Nice find. lol

November 26th, 2006, 04:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Eyesore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 845	Hmmm...did you get your copy from Brainticket? Mine hasn't arrived yet. AND THAT SUCKS ASS!!! Hehe. I wonder if someone jacked up the title during manufacturing? Braintickets lists it as "Lucid Destitution," too, and I think John Perez would know the correct name. Is "Embrace" a 10-minute track? __________________ "Happy people have no stories." —Therapy? SHOCK TOTEM: CURIOUS TALES OF THE MACABRE AND TWISTED

November 27th, 2006, 02:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	Mine was just shipped today, so I'm no help.

November 27th, 2006, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
Seems like Trav No Such Thing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 32.71 N / 117.16 W Posts: 593	I am no help either. I have a master from John with no title names (it has 9 tracks - the last being 5:35 or so), I do not have a finished copy of the actual cd, and I did not do the layout. I have no idea. __________________ Trav Smith Seempieces™ Illustration & Design www.seempieces.com (No, I'm not the guy from Trivium)

November 28th, 2006, 01:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Eyesore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 845	John says the band hasn't gotten their copies yet. Weak! I asked him about this track; I'll post when he replies. __________________ "Happy people have no stories." —Therapy? SHOCK TOTEM: CURIOUS TALES OF THE MACABRE AND TWISTED

November 28th, 2006, 07:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	The End Records has this tracklisting on their site: 01. Scent Of Death 02. Sightless 03. Blessed Be The Dead 04. Waiting For The Light 05. Upon Within 06. Burning 07. Is There 08. Tomorrows Dead 09. Essence Of Black 10. Embrace (Bonus Track)

November 28th, 2006, 11:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
Seems like Trav No Such Thing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 32.71 N / 117.16 W Posts: 593	All I know is, it's a great album, as expected. __________________ Trav Smith Seempieces™ Illustration & Design www.seempieces.com (No, I'm not the guy from Trivium)

November 29th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
DragonPrincess Posts: n/a	"alone" tracklisting Well, I ordered my copy from amazon.de (I didn't thought it would be better to order it from Brainticket; my mind stopped working cause I just wanted to take it as soon as possible!). I asked John about it by email, and also told me they haven't their copies in their hands yet!So he couldn't give me an answer. The lyrics of the extra track are typed on the main part of the cd and if someone read them, he can find the words "lucidity" and "distitution" but seperated in different strophes (paragraphs). However, the title is "Embrace". I suppose that the band changed their mind about it, when it was no long accomplishable to set it right (the typing phase had apparently ended) At the same time, in the lyrics book is mentioned that the lyrics of the extra "bonus track" belong to Heather (and not to Robert Lowe as the others do). Whoever receives their copy, let us know and clear our confusion. I am sure that John will inform us as soon as possible, too! By the way, favourite tracks??? Excepting Sightless and Waiting For The Light (which I'd already heard and loved from their gigs in Greece), Upon Within and Tomorrows Dead are great pieces of melancholic majesty and hell-heaviness!!! I can listen to them from a morning to another! S.A. ====== Centre of Circle Of True And Epic Doom \m/

November 29th, 2006, 12:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	I'm hoping my copy comes today. If not today, maybe tomorrow. But I'm hoping today since its my birthday.

November 29th, 2006, 03:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
DragonPrincess Posts: n/a	What a present! Happy birthday, Rex! Lucky man, your present will be far exciting!

November 30th, 2006, 06:47 AM	#20 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	Thank you! And YES, it came yesterday! Killer b-day present indeed! I've already emailed John to let him know the bad news. Now on to the bad news: The last track on the back is indeed listed as "Embrace (bonus track)". BUT, on the credits page in the booklet, it lists all lyrics by Robert Lowe except for bonus track "Lucid Destitution" by Heather. And on the inside flap of the digipack folder, it has the lyrics to the song but again calls it "Embrace (bonus track)". But the WORST part is that the songs on the actual cd are OUT OF ORDER!!! This is how its listed on the back cover and how its printed in the booklet: 01. Scent Of Death 02. Sightless 03. Blessed Be The Dead 04. Waiting For The Light 05. Upon Within 06. Burning 07. Is There 08. Tomorrows Dead 09. Essence Of Black 10. Embrace (Bonus Track) But this is how it actually plays: 01. Scent Of Death 04. Waiting For The Light 03. Blessed Be The Dead 02. Sightless 05. Upon Within 06. Burning 07. Is There 08. Tomorrows Dead 09. Essence Of Black 10. Embrace (Bonus Track) Homer says: DOH!!!!!! Last edited by Rex : November 30th, 2006 at 07:01 AM.

December 3rd, 2006, 08:15 AM	#21 (permalink)
DragonPrincess Posts: n/a	Rare copy! Actually, the tracks are not out of order generally... It has been a replacement between the second and the fourth track! It's a pitty this "mistake" has been to other copies.... I thought that my copy was the rare one!! :P Anyway, this is not a big problem.. I don't like being stuck in such details, when I have the ULTIMATE EPIC DOOM METAL in my hands! I also believe this fact has nothing to do with the professionalism of SA. The only thing we have to do now... is to enjoy doomy and heavy moments and keep listening for nights and days to this masterpiece!

December 4th, 2006, 06:04 PM	#22 (permalink)
Eyesore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 845	You know, this really fucking sucks for the band. Do they have ANY luck? It's been 8 years since Adagio; and it's not like they never wanted to record an album, they just couldn't. So they finally get a new album out and some retard layout designer screws it all up? I remember how shitty John felt when Downfall came out and that idiot mixer sucked the life out of the album. It really, really sucks when you have people involved in a process that they just don't care about. If you're a German, fine, not a big deal; but if you don't understand English, what are you doing fucking around with shit you don't understand? I still haven't gotten my CD, but I'm still annoyed by all this—not to mention annoyed because I don't have the goddamn CD as well! That's it—I'm hating Germans until I get my CD. __________________ "Happy people have no stories." —Therapy? SHOCK TOTEM: CURIOUS TALES OF THE MACABRE AND TWISTED

December 21st, 2006, 04:45 PM	#23 (permalink)
Novembers Paul Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 4,368	The band should ALWAYS have the final approval before the art goes to print. If they don't, then they need to fight for that right. It's up to the band to make sure everything is to their standard, no one else. If the CD was printed with mistakes on it, don't blame the designer, people make mistakes. That's why someone in the band should proofread everything. __________________ PAUL KUHR • Twitter • Facebook • MySpace NOVEMBERS DOOM • www.novembersdoom.com • Twitter • MySpace • Facebook • YouTube THESE ARE THEY • www.thesearethey.us • MySpace • Facebook • YouTube • Reverbnation

January 18th, 2007, 12:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
GateXII Soul Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,028	FYI... SOLITUDE AETURNUS, BENEDICTUM & THURISAZ CONFIRMED FOR CHICAGO POWERFEST 2007 Texas doom legends SOLITUDE AETURNUS, San Diego female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM & Belgium's up-and-coming death/doom metallers THURISAZ have been confirmed for CHICAGO POWERFEST 2007. The 5th annual metal festival will take place on Friday, April 20th and Saturday, April 21st at The Pearl Room in Mokena, IL. Solitude Aeturnus will be playing in support of their critically acclaimed new album, "Alone", and this will be their first Midwest US performance in almost three years. Benedictum, who are recently coming off their European tour with DORO, will be playing in support of their latest album "Uncreation", and this will be their first ever Midwest performance. Thurisaz, who are recently coming off their European tour with Novembers Doom & Agalloch, will be making their US debut & also be playing in support of their upcoming new album "Circadian Rhythm", released in March. Co-Promoter & Twelfth Gate bassist Rob Such also adds, "While on my recent trip to Europe with friends Novembers Doom, I was able to watch openers Thurisaz kick ass every night...and I really felt that they deserved a chance to leave the same lasting impression on this year's Powerfest audience just as they did on me & the audiences throughout Europe." Current Powerfest lineup: SOLITUDE AETURNUS MARTYR NOVEMBERS DOOM BENEDICTUM SHATTER MESSIAH THURISAZ The remaining four bands, which also include both headliners, will be announced in the upcoming weeks as they become confirmed. Ticket information will also be made available once the line-up is complete. For more information regarding the fest and the bands, please visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com or www.myspace.com/chicagopowerfest __________________ CHICAGO POWERFEST http://www.ChicagoPowerfest.com http://www.myspace.com/chicagopowerfest --- TWELFTH GATE http://www.myspace.com/twelfthgate --- MORTAL MUSIC http://www.myspace.com/mortalmusic "Don't ask what you can do for your country...ask what your country can do for you!" - Dave Mustaine

January 22nd, 2007, 12:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
Rex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 359	I just found out that Robert Lowe is also the new lead singer for Candlemass as well!