Legends by Ethereal Riffian
"Legends is a tour de force of excellence from start to finish. There is virtually no aspect of what this Ukranian act has created that can’t be eaten right up in earnest.
Ethereal Riffian has been criminally unknown after all their valiant and interesting efforts that they’ve put out over the years, but it’s with this release alone that Ethereal Riffian has created something that just cannot be missed."
Kris Wilson, Headbanger Reviews
"The album is helped along by explosive production values that will keep the listener on their toes and guessing which direction the album will take you next.
Overall, Legends is a complex and challenging album but one that is packed with expertly played riffs and fantastic vocals to match. This may not be the most straight forward album to listen to but that hasn’t stopped Ethereal Riffian from releasing their best album to date."
Stewe Howe, Outlaws of the Sun
"A successful album with potential to leave its mark on the international scene."
Joel Costa, Metal Hammer Portugal
"After listening to the album for the third time, it became clear to me that none of Ukrainian bands were able to do anything like that."
Oleksa Blidyi, Neformat UA
"Highly entertaining audio that’s dangerously infectious and pleasingly varied throughout."
Cult Metal Flix
Tracklist
| 1. | Sage's Alchemy | 2:19 |
| 2. | Born Again | 3:34 |
| 3. | Dreamgazer | 3:40 |
| 4. | Legends | 3:52 |
| 5. | Kosmic | 5:19 |
| 6. | Unconquerable | 4:44 |
| 7. | Moonflower | 8:36 |
| 8. | Pain to Wisdom | 5:30 |
| 9. | Yeti's Hide | 6:34 |
| 10. | Ethereal Path | 7:29 |
Credits
Ethereal Riffian is:
Val Korniev – guitar/vocal/lyrics
Olexander Korniev – bass
Max Yuhimenko – lead guitar
Nikita Shipovskoi – drums
Guest Musicians:
Olexander Senkovych – cello
Written and performed by Ethereal Riffian
Recorded during autumn 2018 at Bobina Records
Mixed and mastered at Bobina Records by Dmitry "Bob" Homulko
Artwork by Yura "xninja" Nagorniy, Mila Kisileva and Val Korniev
Thanks to freesound.org for samples
Thanks to Vadim Kulinchenko for merch photos
The band would like to thank everyone who contributed during the
crowdfunding campaign: Mikulik Vladimir, Kalinka Vitaliy, Michael Shiver, Masovets Oleksandr, Suprunenko Andrew, Jeremy Quantrill, Nikiforov Oleg, Michael Isaac, Mike Lynn, Conrad Coyle, Matthew Thomas,Gavin Hobson, Ronald Lee Walter, Anton Santanen, The Wolves 111, Ivor Loobas, Eric Layhe, Ryan Knapp, Marilena Moroni, Nakamura Aurelie, Andrew Minor, Lanvin Pierre-Baptiste, Christof Jud, Sebastian Schnell, Mikhail Bielousov, Sven Hesse, Ivan Kryvoruchko, Aymerick Lome, Rob Matyas, Adam Everhardt, Kai Szuwar and Anton Ivanov.
Special thanks to Viktor Priduvalov, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Filipp Dobrov, Julia Korneva, Annie Gilevich, Dmitry "Bob" Homulko and Dmitry Gedrovich
Release prepared in association with Robustfellow Prods.
License
All rights reserved.
Ethereal Riffian's activity has two main objectives: to compose unconventional music, which is able to expand the frames of the listener’s musical perception, and to shed light on the existence of a subtler plane, whose laws if understood properly may help to perceive the reality on a deeper level. Join us if you're ready for the intermediation between two worlds.