Epta Astera

Hello all,
A small update about the new album: recording and mixing are going quite well, and SALIGIA is so far turning out to be miles ahead of Ero Cras. The plan is to be finished by early summer 2009, and to release the album shortly thereafter.

So far in the various songs, there have been texts from a wide variety of sources: Hildegard Von Bingen, Federico García Lorca, and John Milton have all been drawn from, as well as a good bit of self-composed text. The first audio samples will be posted soon, as well as the album cover, so stay tuned!

Epta Astera has begun recording for their second album, titled Saligia. The initial plans for the album are as follows:
-It will recombine and build upon various musical themes found in Ero Cras, while at the same time taking the band in a completely different musical direction.
-The songs will be longer, darker, heavier, more orchestral, and not as vocal-centric.
-Thematically it will focus on the Seven Deadly Sins.
Stay tuned for more news, updates, and maybe even samples as things come together.

Epta Astera’s debut album Ero Cras is out today, and available for download on the music page.

About the Album
The name Ero Cras is the reply formed by forming an acronym of the subjects of all the calls in the O Antiphons, from which we get the song Veni Emmanuel, backwards. In reverse order, the song calls upon Emmanuel (God with us), Rex Genitum (King of the nations), Oriens (Dayspring), Clavis Davidica (Key of David), Radix Jesse (Root of Jesse), Adonai (Lord), and Sapientia (Wisdom), each referring to the messiah Jesus Christ. Ero Cras is roughly translated from Latin “I will be there tomorrow”, referring to the imminent arrival of the messiah.

Epta Astera’s debut album Ero Cras, capped on both ends with the song Veni Emmanuel, is a concept album about the life of Christ, going through birth, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. The album incorporates a number of musical styles - from gregorian, celtic, and medieval to black metal, martial industrial, and occasionally even shoegaze.