ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Explains Absence From North American Shores

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update:

"We want to clarify some things.

"We'd love to play in North America (as well as in many other places) but there's still one thing preventing us to do that... We need a North American label.

"During our 15 years of existence, the only official ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW release has been a compilation called 'Sonic Obliteration', released in Canada by Utopian Vision Music in 1995, two years before our debut album came out. And that was just a small underground compilation CD even though it gave us a lot of attention and recognition..

"But none of our six albums have been officially released in North America. We just have to hope it finally happens with this one, so keep your fingers crossed and your thumbs up...

There's really not so much we can do right now about this issue.. We can only wait and hope. Music business is music business, it's all about money when it comes to labels.. But fortunately we know there are some labels that love music, not just money."

"Children of the Dark Waters", the sixth album from ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, recently entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 19.

"Children of the Dark Waters" was released in Finland on May 27 via Suomen Musiikki. As was the case with the band's previous five LPs, the effort was recorded at Tico-Tico Studio in Kemi, Finland.

Released in the rest of Europe via Massacre Records and in Asia through Marquee/Avalon, "Children of the Dark Waters" features the following track listing:

01. Children of the Dark Waters (Act II)
02. Baptized by the Blood of Angels
03. Tears of Autumn Rain
04. Summon the Wild
05. Sea of Whispers
06. Midnight Bird
07. Diary of Demonic Dreams
08. When the Darkest Night Falls
09. Nocturne Thule

Check out the cover artwork below.

"Tears of Autumn Rain", the latest single from ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, was released in Finland on February 18. The single's title cut, which features guest female vocals by by Miriam Renvåg (RAM-ZET) and Heidi Parviainen (AMBERIAN DAWN),is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The second track on the single is a reworked version of "Vilda Mánnu", which was the title cut of the band's second album, released in 1998. The cover artwork for single was created by Travis Smith.

ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW's fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", was released in Finland in April 2006 via Spinefarm Records.