SEAR BLISS

BAND NEWS

Best album 2007:
1. Sear Bliss: The Arcane Odyssey, Gire: Gire
3. Subscribe: Stuck Progress to Moon
Best Studio Production 2007:
1. Subscribe: Stuck Progress to Moon
2. Sear Bliss: The Arcane Odyssey
3. Dalriada: Kikelet
Best Cover Artwork:
1. Wall Of Sleep: ...And Hell Followed With Him
2. Gire: Gire
3. Sear Bliss: The Arcane Odyssey
24. 09. 2007. The new album, entitled The Arcane Odyssey is out! You can read many reviews in English and German in the blog.

"Finally we are totally finished with the new album! We got the masters from the studio today. It was the longest and most intense work we have ever had with an album. We were in the studio since March until now, with some breaks of course. It's hard to describe how enourmous amount of work and energy we've put into this album. We reached our limits and we even passed them sometimes. The Arcane Odyssey is an album which we have never done before. We feel we really caught the atmosphere this time. With the kind help of producer (and ex-guitar player of the band) Viktor Scheer the production is very strong and powerful."
(02. 07. 07.)
(more in the blog!)

BAND BIO

1993
Formed by András Nagy in the autumn of 1993, the band tries to create an outright original music based on dark elements combined with deep visions presented with sheer brutality - and all enveloped in the softening sound of a trumpet and a synthetiser. Lyrically it is a ride in the afterworld and to places where the human body can not enter only the most seeking soul and persistent spirit.
1995
The band's first demo, entitled "The Pagan Winter", was released in April. This four-track tape introduced the band to the underground scene and received great responses from all over the world. This demo resulted in their recording contract with Mascot/Two Moons Records.
1996
The debut album, entitled "Phantoms", was released in August. "Phantoms" was the first black metal album to be elected "CD of the Month" in Dutch leader metal magazine Aardschok. Also in many other magazines and fanzines all over the world their debut album got great reviews.
1997
The band toured Europe supporting Tsatthogua and Marduk. The tour was a great success for the band. Just before the tour Two Moons released the four songs from "The Pagan Winter" demo plus a new 12 minutes long epic song entitled "In the Shadow of Another World" on a mini CD.
In August 1997 the band travelled to Holland to record their new album, entitled "The Haunting", in the Beaufort Studio. Most of the material was recorded "live" as the band played together in the studio which gives an extra boost of power and atmosphere to their music.
2000
István Neubrandt (guitar) and Zoltán Pál (trombone) join Sear Bliss. "Grand Destiny" is recorded.
2001
Sear Bliss signs a deal with Red Stream, Inc. for three albums.
2002
March/April: "Forsaken Symphony" is recorded.
April: Red Stream, Inc. re-releases "Grand Destiny". Sear Bliss, together with the Illyés Gyula Theatrical Company performs "The Beggar..s Opera" in Budapest..s most famous Theater Thália with great success.
October: Red Stream releases "Forsaken Symphony". Sear Bliss does a successful small European tour together with Skyforger, Grief Of Emerald, Obtest, Bestial Mockery.
2003
March: Sear Bliss tours the Benelux as headliner.
April: Sear Bliss plays as supporter with Marduk, Immolation and Malevolent Creation in Budapest.
May: Sear Bliss plays together with Mortiis in Budapest.
November/December: The recording of the fifth full-lenght album titled Glory And Perdition in the HSB studio with Viktor Scheer and Zoltán Regenye.
2004
“Glory And Perdition” is released in August. It is definitely the band’s most mature and strongest release so far. A grandiose album with intense songs, professional sound and magnificent artwork. This album contains guest appearance by Mayhem’s vocalist Attila Csihar. The responses from the media have never been so great before.
2005
Sear Bliss’ first DVD was released. It contains their highly successful 10th anniversary show, filmed in Budapest in 2004 plus a documentary of the band with many interviews and a huge photo gallery. The band made another headliner European tour in 2005 and many festival appearances including Germany’s Party San festival where they had great success.
2006
The band signs a contract with Candlelight Records. The video clip for "Two Worlds Collide" is filmed. Péter Kovács (guitar) joins Sear Bliss.
2007
This year was spent most on recording the new album, "The Arcane Odyssey". The new album was released on 24 September. It had outstanding responses: it was CD of the month in Zero Tolerance Magazine, and it was voted for the best Hungarian Record of 2007 at Hungarian Metal Awards.

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