Msytic/Spiritual/Doom/Stoner Rockers ETHEREAL RIFFIAN Release New Song / Video For Entering the City of Light

Mystic rock band from Ukraine, releases the music video for the track "Entering the City of Light". It was shot in 4 countries, 7 temples, and took 11 filming days. "I’ve always had the feeling that something is fundamentally wrong with the world humans have created. I had a vision of a better place, and I kept searching for it. I could feel glimpses of it in Jacque Fresco's ideas, in the ashrams of Sri Aurobindo and Sadguru, in the sincerity of morning rituals in Varanasi, in the spirit of freedom in the air of Singapore, and in how they masterfully blend technology with nature. It was inspiring, but still, it was bits and pieces, and I couldn't find the exact place. I have come to terms with the fact that it simply doesn't exist on this planet. "Entering the City of Light" is a very sincere sentiment and an attempt to recreate a feeling of this place. Where wars and tyrants are in history books, and the progress of spirit and technology happens simultaneously. Welcome to the City of Light," comments Val Kornev. The new single complements last year's video for "Eternal Home" and is the second release of the band as a duo.

Credits:

• Director: Val Kornev
• Shoot by Wild Ether and ខ្មែរយូនិក Khmer Unique
• Edited by Wild Ether
• aMusic composed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ethereal Riffian

Filmed during May-December 2024

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Psych/Mystic/Doom Rockers Ethereal Riffian Drops New Mesmerizing Music Video For ETERNAL HOME

Mystic rock band from Kyiv, Ethereal Riffian, which seemed to be on hold since November 2019, drops a new mesmerizing music video called "Eternal Home". The band worked on this meditative composition as a two-piece.

"In a world disrupted by wars, keeping the light kindled is crucial. This music video intends to give a small island of peace to people wherever they are and whatever their life conditions are at the moment. 

On the 8th of June, a Russian terrorist state bombed one of the largest children's hospitals in Europe and a residential building. The same day one part of the residential building in Kyiv was destroyed completely. Brother of our sound engineer lived in this building with his family. Luckily, none of the family members were at home, but this inhumane atrocity took the lives of their cat and dog, and also their home. 

All funds gathered from this campaign will go to help our sound engineer's brother's family and their neighbors.” comments Val Kornev. 

Robustfellow Prods. joins the charity initiative and prepares massive BUNDLE with rare Ethereal Riffian releases. Also all July sales will go to support the neighborhood that suffered from the bombing. 

Purchase something digital or physical at Robust Shop, every eurocent is important: https://robustfellow.bandcamp.com/merch 

You can watch the video for Eternal Home below or via RobustFellow YouTube Channel.

Ethereal Riffian is:

Val Kornev - guitar/vocal

Max Yuhimenko - guitar 

Written, performed, and mixed by Ethereal Riffian 

Filmed by Wild Ether 

Edited by Olexandr Popenko 

2024

Links

Ethereal Riffian on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/etherealriffian
Ethereal Riffian on Bandcamp: https://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/
Ethereal Riffian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etherealriffian/

Robustfellow on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/robustfellow
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Thanks to Robustfellow for all of the info.

Ethereal Riffian - Legends (Album Review)

Release date: September 06th 2019. Label: Robustfellow Prod. Format: Cassette/CD/DD/Vinyl

Legends – Tracklisting

1.Sage's Alchemy

2.Born Again

3.Dreamgazer

4.Legends

5.Kosmic

6.Unconquerable

7.Moonflower

8.Pain To Wisdom

9.Yeti's Hide

10.Ethereal Path

Members

Val Korniev – guitar/vocal/lyrics

Olexander Korniev – bass

Max Yuhimenko – lead guitar

Nikita Shipovskoi – drums

Review

Legends is the new album from Ethereal Riffian and it’s perhaps their most confident and most accessible offering to date. However the album does has it’s fair share of controversial moments especially with the socially aware and politically fused lyrics. The music is the main focal point for Legends and the album is a mixture of Grunge, Doom, Sludge, Psych, Stoner Metal and Progressive Metal sounds holding everything together.

Opening song – Sage’s Alchemy – is a swirling Post-Doom offering with the Progressive and Psychedelic sounds leading the way. The song is quite flashy in places but it shows that the band have a darker and more daring sound coming your way.

Second song – Born Again starts with a confident and heavy rhythm with the vocals coming right at you. The music has a slight Alternative Rock/Metal approach that I didn’t expect. The band move quickly to add Spacier elements to their music which they’ve done on previous releases.

Third song – Dreamgazer – adds a Heavy Metal feel to the overall flow of the album but settles down into a more cautious Psych Doom/Stoner based groove. Ethereal Riffian remind me of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains on this song and it’s quite an exciting sound with the band being quite emotional on this song.

Up next is the title track – Legends – and its’ one of the albums most aggressive songs on the album with the music and lyrics portraying a bleak picture when matched against the hard rocking sounds that show you can do something different with the standard rules of Doom/Stoner Metal.

Ethereal Riffian move into overdrive with the second half of the album. As the band become more daring with everything on this album. The music become heavier and more progressive especially on songs such as KOSMIC, MOONFLOWER and ETHEREAL PATH. The band show a real creative flair on this album and it will instantly draw you in until the very end.

The album does run out of steam near the end but it’s the overall journey that Ethereal Riffian take you upon that’s the real highlight. The album is helped along by explosive production values that will keep the listener on their toes and guessing which direction the album will take you next.

Overall, Legend is a complex and challenging album but one that is packed with expertly played riffs and fantastic vocals to match. This may not be the most straight forward album to listen to but that hasn’t stopped Ethereal Riffian from releasing their best album to date.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Against PR and RobustFellow Prod for the promo. 

Legends is available to pre-order now on Cassette/CD/DD/Vinyl via Robustfellow Prod and will be released on September 06th 2019 via a range of different packages.

Links:

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