EP Review: Ewigkeit – Out of the Woods (Death To Music Productions)

Carl Fisher 2 min read

In 2015, James Fogarty (of Ewigkeit, Old Forest, and other bands past & present) joined the reactivated progressive Norwegian band In the Woods, contributing vocals, keys, and guitars. The album ‘Pure’ was released, and numerous live appearances followed.

The band then began a slow disintegration after the departure of the founding members and key composers (brothers Christian and Christopher Botteri). James stayed to complete the next album, 2018’s ‘Cease the Day’ and related live appearances, to ensure the label recouped various monies which were unaccounted for.

In 2019, James decided to leave. However, this was delayed by an 18-month pandemic and also the announcement by the original session drummer that a new album was being recorded. James did share a collection of 12 rough demo songs he had accumulated for no particular band/project over the previous years, but eventually decided against any further involvement, took back his compositions, and announced he was leaving in December 2021.

Ewigkeit’s new EP ‘Out of the Woods’ is 3 of those demos he composed and are lyrically inspired by the chaotic events of the previous years. The remaining material may, or may not, see the light of day. It will be released on July 23rd, 2022 via Death to Music Productions.

A telling title, there’s no denying the chaos of the past few years is present in these tracks but it’s not a dominant feature. The music still matters, and James Fogarty is too much of a talent to not turn these tracks into something special under the Ewigkeit banner.

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A trio of moody, atmospheric, and riff-heavy listens. The EP is as experimental as always, as fascinating and captivating as ever, Out of the Woods has a lot of heart and even more soul. A track like The Wolf Returns has a defiance to it, Evergreen slips into darker and doomier territories, and Namestealer has a lot more energy and a fair bit more bite to it.

Even if the rest of the music never sees the light of day, at least we got this.

Ewigkeit – Out of the Woods Full Track Listing:

1. The Wolf Returns
2. Evergreen
3. Namestealer




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