Portuguese progressive gothic/doom metal veterans Ethereal share new single »The Allure Of Daryah« from their upcoming full-length album »Downfall«

Portuguese progressive gothic/doom metal veterans Ethereal share a lyric video for the second single »The Allure Of Daryah« taken from their upcoming third full-length album, »Downfall«, due out on November 2nd, 2024.

Featuring current and former members of Ibéria, Sculpture, Before The Rain, Luna Martyr, Murderous Instinct, Echothefallen & more.

“Ethereal, heavy, prog and doom metal from Portugal, with emotional lyrics and melancholic powerful riffs.”

Ethereal is a Portuguese metal band that was formed around 1997 by Hugo Soares.

In late 1998, the line-up was complete, and the band started playing live. They won first place at the 2nd National Modern Music Festival of Mondim de Basto. The band recorded their first EP entitled »Shades Of Sadness«; by the year 1999 which was then considered one of the emerging Portuguese metal scene revelations. Ethereal attained their first record deal with Recital Records and recorded their first full-length album entitled »The Dreams Of Yearning« in 2003. Still with the same record deal, Ethereal released their second album in 2006 entitled »The Towers Of Isolation«, and the band then followed the record release by a lengthy and ambitious Iberian live tour.

Photo by Mara D’Eleán

Around 2008 Ethereal ceased activities and the band members split their ways to continue differing musical endeavors.

Ethereal returned late 2021 with the original formation after a 13-year hiatus, however, this time with the addition of the long-term friend Pedro Arsénio on the third guitar.

The band composed and recorded the third full-length album between 2023 and 2024, mixed and mastered by producer Wilson Silva of WRecords Studios.

»Downfall« is the third full-length with realease date scheduled for November 2, 2024, remarkable journey through questions about life and death featuring heavy riffs combined with catchy choruses and hard-hitting melancholic lyrics.

Recorded at WRecords Studio, Fogueteiro (Portugal).
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Wilson Silva at WRecords Studio.
Produced by Ethereal / co-produced by Wilson Silva.

Ethereal is:
Hugo Soares – Vocals
Cristina Lopes – Vocals
Jorge Bentes – Bass
Miguel Ledo – Drums
Marco Agostinho – Guitars
Carlos Monteiro – Guitars
Mário Serrano – Keyboards
Pedro Arsenio – Guitars

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well