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Biography


    2002-2004: Break and Split-Up

    The band was still tired but relieved. For the first time, it seemed that the band had met its maker. There was even an official press release that the band had split up. Meanwhile, the members were doing something completely different with many bands.


    2004-2005: Reunion

    In April 2004, however, Altti and Jarmo literally bumped into each other and started talking "it would still be nice to try something with EToS". Petri confirmed he was ready for the reunion. Unfortunately, Antti and Pasi were too busy to join the band again, so new members had to be found. Risto Ruuth was delighted to join the band. Janne Tolsa was known from the Finnish heavy metal legends Tarot and he joined the band as well.


    In addition, the band got its semi-official sixth member, Jarmo Kylmänen, a local song-writer and vocalist who said he would help with the new album. Now, the band was ready to write material for the comeback album..


    2006: "Before the Bleeding Sun"

    In late January, 2005, it was official that the band was back. And oh boy, did the people rejoice! The first studio session was in March-April and the second studio session took place in December. After the mixing and mastering sessions, the album came out in May 2006. Looking back, the whole process to construct Before the Bleeding Sun was the most fun since the second album i.e. in ten years! The next thing to do was to have a proper comeback gig. This took place on New Year's Eve 2006 at Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The band had a couple more gigs in 2007 and then started thinking of the next album...


    2007-2009: "Children of the Dark Waters"

    In early 2008, Eternal Tears of Sorrow signed to Suomen Musiikki. Later in 2008, Jarmo Kylmänen officially joined the band as the clean vocalist and Petri left the band to be replaced by Juho Raappana. In early 2009, Risto left the band just before the mixing sessions start. The album, called Children of the Dark Waters is prepared and ready to be released in May 2009. Meanwhile, Mika Lammassaari joins the band as a new lead guitarist.