EARTHEN

“After the great human misery, an even greater approaches ...
With the renewal of the cycles comes rain, blood, famine, sword and pestilence. In the sky will be seen a fire, they will think to have seen the sun at night, twenty years of the moon’s reign pass, and no other monarch shall hold. When the sun takes up his days,
all is lost ...”
BODY
Earthen was born from The Narthex Projeckt, which later evolved to just, the Narthex, which also had a sibling called The Fall Of Man. It was designed for my wife and I so we could jam together. Built around my time with Novembers Doom & Nachtmystium, and with her being a beginner on the drums and wanting to jam, I wrote a few songs that we could work on together. After we got them down we wrote a few more and before we knew it we had five tunes. We decided to hit the studio and record em so we could have this as something we did together musically, being that music is what brought us together in the first place. We recorded three of the five and made an intro and an outro. Thus thee "...And All Was Lost" demo was born, on cassette of course. Then we had the idea to do an all acoustic version with all female vox. Which would be the main intention for EARTHEN. After that version was finished I sent a few copies out and wouldn't you know it, we were asked to play the Heathen Crusade II. Well we weren't even a live band. So we put one together and the HCII was our first gig ever. Basically if John and Kris from Mayhem productions never offered us the gig, this projeckt wouldn't exist. Two more gigs would follow on the same stage we started off on in St Paul MN. And needless to say St. Paul/Minneap has become our home away from home. Since that time a few more songs would be wrote, the line up would fluctuate, and with multiple trips to the studio, a full length and a demo would be the end result. I'm still looking for the right individuals to be a part of this project. Is there anybody out there?
MIND
A tale of the end times, told thru powerful electric signals and electronic impulses, surrounded by a lush acoustic foray. Intertwined with sultry, synthetic under-layments, and a vast array of subsonic tones. Atmospheric and ambient textures are combined to create a syntheticlly sculpted organic sound~scapes, layered with the warm, rich, frequencies that project the essence of a soothing rainfall within a violent thunderstorm. Driven by the slow and steady decimation of man, a natural pulse syncopated to the rhythmic destruction of life as we know it. Surrounded by piano and keys of a cold and callous nature. Graced with dark, alluring female vocals projected from the infinite depths of sorrow, and intertwined with a sombre clean male voice. All while a dark and angry, hateful demonic voice illustrates the final moments before eternal darkness. With the spiteful demonic screams, the sullen voice of humanity, and the sultry song of a siren who lures to doom; all convey their pity for mankind and create a heartfelt soundtrack for the one who has traveled from beginning to end.
SOUL
Mike & Angela Partin-Le Gros: Procreation
SPIRIT
Giampaul Andrianopoulos: Voice
Holly: Angelic Voice
Paul Khur III: Death Vox/Narration
Dave Piekarz: Death Grunts
Dan Lawson: Death Vox
Danyell: Female Demonic Vox
Mary Zimmer: Female Death Vox
Scott Huffman: Triumphant Voice
Mike Le Gros: Demonic Voice/Acoustic~Electric Guitars/Bass
Bryan Wysopal: Lead Guitar/Keys
Tom Tangalos: 2nd Acoustic~Electric Guitars
Chris Djurcic: Additional Electric Guitars
Wiley: Electric Guitars
Dionisio Ramirez: Acoustic~Electric Bass Guitars
Evan Berry: Piano/Synth/Drums & Percussion
Meg: Violin
Drake Mefestta: Keys/Synth
Angela Partin: Drums & Percussion
Rick Hernandez: Drums & Percussion