ECHOTERRA: All-Orchestral Version Of Debut Album Available

February 16, 2010

ECHOTERRA, the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN),bassist Brian Hollenbeck, vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS) and drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY),has released an all-orchestral version of its debut album, "The Law of One". The group states, "We have gone through all of the songs and re-arranged them a bit so that they flow smoothly without the vocals, guitars, and drums.

"Since the songs are a bit different, we have released it under the band name, ARRETOHCE 'Whispers Of The Earth'. The song titles have also been renamed, but they remain in the same order as 'The Law Of One'.

"You can listen to all of the tracks on 'Whispers Of The Earth' at the ARRETOHCEpage, and if you like what you hear, you can purchase the album or tracks at CDBaby."

ECHOTERRA made its live debut on February 6 as the support act for EPICA, THREAT SIGNAL and BLACKGUARD.

ECHOTERRA's new EP, "In Your Eyes" features Ferlaak on the three re-recorded songs from the band's debut CD — "In Your Eyes", "A Tear of Her Heart" and "Say, Try, Lie, Die". The EP also includes an orchestral version of "Bear Mountain", a song that will be featured on ECHOTERRA's next full-length album. "The Echoterra Overture".

The new version of the song "In Your Eyes" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

ECHOTERRA last year parted ways with singer Suvi Virtanen for the sole reason that she is located in Sweden while the rest of the band is located in the U.S., which makes it very difficult to perform live.

Adam joined ECHOTERRA as the replacement for John Gensmer, since John is busy with his main band EPICUREAN and will not have the time to dedicate to ECHOTERRA.

"The Law Of One" was released on September 15, 2009 via Blinding Force Recordings.

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