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Eths
Eths performing at the Motocultor Festival 2012
Background information
OriginMarseille, France
Genres
Years active
  • 1996-1997 (as What's the fuck)
  • 1997-1999 (as Melting Point)
  • 1999-2016, 2017, 2023
LabelsSeason of Mist
Past members
  • Stéphane "Staif" Bihl
  • Marc "Roswell" Burghoffer
  • Candice Clot
  • Guillaume "Yom" Dupré
  • Grégory "Greg" Rouvière
  • Damien Rivoal
  • Rachel Aspe
  • R.U.L.
Websiteeths.net

Eths (variably stylized as eths and ETHS) was a French extreme metal[1][2] band from Marseille.

History

Eths formed in 1996 under the name What's the fuck, with a lineup consisting of vocalist–guitarist Stéphane Bihl and guitarist Grégory Rouvière.[3][4] The following year, Candice Clot, the best friend of Bihl's ex-girlfriend, joined the group as a lead vocalist, and the band was renamed Melting Point.[5][6]

Through 1999, drummer Guillaume Dupré and bassist Marc Burghoffer were added to the lineup, and together they formed Eths.[7][8] That same year they released a first demo titled Eths, containing "Encore" and "Rien à Dire".[9][10] The band also appeared on a CD compilation titled Attentat Sonore.[11]

In 2000, Eths released a seven-track EP titled Autopsie.[12]

On 14 November 2001, Eths was the opening act for Machine Head at L'Usine in Istres.[13] The band featured on two CD compilations, Boukan and A Core Et à Cri.[11]

In March 2002, Eths made a television appearance at Rock Press Club's Canal Jimmy, performing "Samantha" and "Dévore".[14] In September 2002, the band released a second EP titled Samantha and gained acclaim in the French extreme metal circuit.[8]

On 11 October 2004, Eths released its first full-length album, Soma, and launched a 120-date national concert tour.[15][8] That year, Clot, aged twenty three, who sang exclusively in her native language, said that she wrote "about things that scare me, that disgust me, about what I have inside of me".[16]

In 2006, the group announced the departure of both Dupré and Burghoffer.[6] As a result, the drumming on Eths' 2007 album Tératologie was performed by Pierre Belleville, then the drummer for Lofofora.[17] Dupré returned to the band in 2011.[10] Through constant touring, Soma would go on to sell over 25,000 copies.[10]

On 18 September 2012, frontwoman Candice Clot left the band.[18] Virginie Goncalves of Kells and Nelly Wood replaced Clot as temporary touring vocalists.[19]

In 2013, the group announced Rachel Aspe as their new lead vocalist.[20] In the same month, an injury led Rouvière to depart the band.[21]

On 30 November 2016, the band notified the public of their breakup via a Facebook post and announced their last concert in Angers on 3 December 2016.[19]

The original lineup of Bihl, Clot, Rouvière, Dupré, and Burghoffer reunited to play two final concerts, which took place at Le Moulin in Marseille and Le Trianon in Paris, on 8 April 2017, and 30 April 2017, respectively.[19][22] The two concerts were also a posthumous homage to the band's friends, Mika Bleu and Julien Isilion.[22][19]

On 15 December 2022, the official Eths Facebook page was updated with the status "Eths 2023". Shortly after, the band was confirmed to perform at Hellfest in June 2023.[23]

Members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
Year Title Label
2004 Soma Sriracha Records, Coriace Management
2007 Tératologie Coriace Management
2012 III Seasons of Mist
2016 Ankaa Seasons of Mist
2017 The Best of Eths -
EPs & Demos

As Melting Point

Year Title Label
1998 Melting Point -

As Eths

Year Title Label
1999 Eths -
2000 Autopsie Musicast
2002 Samantha Coriace Management
2004 Autopsie｜Samantha Sriracha Records
2014 Ex Umbra In Solem Seasons of Mist
Reissues
Year Title Label
2003 Autopsie Coriace Management
2012 Soma Seasons of Mist
2012 Autopsie｜Samantha Coriace Management

References

  1. ^ "Eths, extrêmement romantique" [Eths, extremely romantic]. Radio France Internationale. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021. Une musique extrême qui risque de rebuter les oreilles des plus sensibles [An extreme music that may repel the most sensitive ears]
  2. ^ "Eths, Witches et The Distance en concert à Guyancourt" [Eths, Witches and The Distance in concert in Guyancourt]. Ouï FM. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021. [...it features two extreme music bands led by female voices, Eths and ...]
  3. ^ "Eths most brutal band from France (Interview)". Metalhead Spotted. December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ Marie (10 November 2001). "Rencontre avec Candice (Interview)" [Meeting with Candice]. French Metal Familia (in French). Marignane. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "New Noise: Eths". Metal Hammer. 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b «Biography» French-Metal
  7. ^ "Présentation de Eths". All For Music (Database) (in French). n.d. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Eths en tournée française au printemps 2012" [Eths on French tour in spring 2012]. Ouï FM (in French). 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Eths, playlist de 2 pistes". All For Music (Database) (in French). n.d. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Hervé (14 January 2009). "Eths". Encyclopédie du Rock (in French). Rock Made in France. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Eths". Info Concert (in French). n.d. Retrieved 10 May 2021. See: Présentation
  12. ^ "Eths, playlist de 7 pistes". All For Music (Database) (in French). n.d. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  13. ^ Olivier (2001). "Eths + Machine Head: Novembre 14, 2001, Istres, L'Usine". French Metal Familia (in French). Bouches-du-Rhône. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. ^ Eths (2002). Eths − Samantha live (Television production). Paris: Jimmy (TV channel). x2egv2. Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Dailymotion.
  15. ^ Bagot, Pascal (17 February 2006). "Le métal à la française − Les univers de Eths et Gojira" [Metal in a French way − The universes of Eths and Gojira]. Radio France Internationale (in French). Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ Lecaudey, Martine (15 December 2004). "Candice ou la voix en métal de Eths" [Candice or the metal voice of Eths]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Toulouse. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  17. ^ Hervé (11 January 2009). "Lofofora". Encyclopédie du Rock (in French). Rock Made in France. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  18. ^ «Eths Singer Quits» Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Blabbermouth
  19. ^ a b c d Faure, Laurence (23 December 2016). "Eths: Deux concerts d'adieu avec Candice" [Eths: Two farewell concerts with Candice]. Hard Force magazine (in French). Paris. OCLC 32640105. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  20. ^ Eths Pick Talent Show Star As New Singer Archived 6 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Metal Hammer 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  21. ^ «Eths Guitarist Quits» Blabbermouth
  22. ^ a b Meurot, Julien (2017). "Eths: La fin d'une épopée" [The end of an epic tale]. Metal Obs' magazine (in French). Niort: H.I.M. Media. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  23. ^ Childers, Chad (15 December 2022). "Hellfest Announces 179 Bands for 2023 Lineup − Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Motley Crue + More". Loudwire. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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