Tundra - Eternal
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TUNDRA - ETERNAL LABEL: ROTTWEILER RECORDS RELEASE DATE: APRIL 4th 2025
Formed in Topeka, Kansas in 2019, Tundra are a band that bring together the deathcore and metalcore genres and create something unique from the resulting elixir of riffs, heaviness, emotion and power. In 2020 they self released an album and an EP, beginning to build a name for themselves on their local scene and singles followed in the next couple of years, continuing that momentum. Invitations to perform at bigger and better live shows began to flow and by 2024 the behemoth that is Rottweiler Records had taken notice…Tundra were signed. Now as 2025 dawns Tundra are preparing to release their second album, the first with powerful label backing behind it and what a monster it is! A demonstration of what deathcore and metalcore can really be when the genres are pushed to their limits and sculpted by fierce imagination and creativity…this is Eternal!
“So, how’s it feel to be alone?”
Eternal begins with the strange, fractured and unsettling piece, ‘Alone’. A plaintive vocal sings of solitude and emptiness while in the background a huge power gnaws at its restraints, waiting to be let loose. The tension builds through this enigmatic introduction until it is released in the bruising, electronically infused onslaught of the album’s first single, ‘Welcome To Hell’. Varied vocals – anguished cries, desperate screams and huge, gut rumbling growls that seem to emanate from the depths of the earth – alternate and complement each other and the special nature of Tundra’s music begins to become apparent. Working within genres that can feel cluttered with formulaic approaches, Tundra manage to be fascinating, enthralling…genuinely different. The songs that make up Eternal all have a unique character and a personal heartbeat, but they are also subtly woven together. ‘Alone’ isn’t just a clever introduction to this journey beneath blackened skies, it’s a glimpse into the soul of Eternal. Every song has a palpable purpose to fulfil in this incredible morality play…’Smoke And Mirrors’ providing an unexpected cascade of colours, ‘Hostage’ an utterly decimating exercise in ultra brutality; ‘911’, even without words, speaks volumes with every massive chord struck and the frenetic and frantic, varied and vital ‘Revelation’ employs every weapon in the Tundra arsenal to shocking effect, with jarring juxtapositions of sound. From beginning to end Eternal is steeped in incredible atmosphere and perhaps this, more than anything else, makes it one of the most satisfying, fulfilling and impressive deathcore/metalcore albums you will ever encounter. Never one dimensional, the darkness of Eternal is painted in multiple shades of shadows and decorated with star like moments of inventive brilliance in the black.
“I feel my soul being torn apart!”
Rottweiler Records will unlock the door to Tundra’s Eternal on April 4th and for those prepared to brave the night an outstanding journey awaits. This album demonstrates just what immersive, emotive power extreme music can have, which is exactly what Tundra set out to achieve when they first began. Take a deep breath and step across the threshold…
Genre: Metalcore/Deathcore
For fans of: Desolate Tomb | Black Tongue | Counterparts | Realm Of Sheol Line-up:
Morgan - Vocals
Steven - Bass
Louis - Drums
Patrick - Guitar
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