Solitude Aeturnus — Into the Depths of Sorrow

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Jul 9, 2023
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𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

32 years ago today, in a “Dream of Immortality” we were “Transcending Sentinels”!

On this day (July 9) in 1991, Solitude Aeturnus released their debut full-length studio album, “Into the Depths of Sorrow” via Roadrunner Records.

Background:

In late 1988, changes started to occur within the band, finally settling on a line up that consisted of Perez - guitars, Edgar Rivera - guitars, Robert Lowe - vocals, Lyle Steadham on bass and John "Wolf" Covington on drums. This line up lasted for the next seven years until 1996. Of interest is that Lyle Steadham joined the band on drums while Chris Hardin was still on bass. This particular line up recorded the second official demo of the band containing two tracks, "Mirror of Sorrow" and "Opaque Divinity". Lyle then moved over to bass duties as Hardin left the band and Covington joined.

This two song tape caught the attention of the independent label King Klassic. The band entered the Dallas Sound Lab in January 1990 to record their debut album, “Into the Depths of Sorrow”. The whole album was recorded for a sum of $3000 and done in seven days including the remix. Shortly after the album was delivered it suffered a delay due to King Klassic not having the money to put it out.

After some shopping around the album eventually caught the attention of Roadrunner Records and a licensed deal followed by Solitude Aeturnus signing directly to Roadrunner followed. After numerous other delays the album finally saw the light of day in July 1991 a full year and half after the album was recorded.

No tours followed although by this time the band had already written enough songs for a second album.

Critical Reception:

In his review for AllMusic, Eduardo Rivadavia stated;

“Some listeners may have felt that these songs dragged on for little longer than necessary at times, but not those who took note of the consistently stellar guitar solos traded between Perez and fellow six-stringer Edgar Rivera. And even though the "American Candlemass" tag would ultimately haunt Solitude Aeturnus throughout their career, “Into the Depths of Sorrow” received enthusiastic blessings from the bulk of Doom enthusiasts for the many worthy qualities of its own.

Links to Artists, Albums, and Music Videos:

Click this link to listen to “Into the Depths of Sorrow” via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/into-the-depths-of-sorrow/1434758699

Click this link to listen to “Into the Depths of Sorrow” via Spotify: Into the Depths of Sorrow https://open.spotify.com/album/02iH5pxrznY3IgAc6ZQBbk

Click this link to follow Solitude Aeturnus on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solitudeorigins/

Note: The reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. — E.N. Wells

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