Cleveland, Ohio based metal band ETERNAL LEGACY will be releasing their new Lifeless Alive album via Auburn Records December 8, 2009. The album was recorded at the band’s own Mercinary Studios in Cleveland and produced by guitarist/vocalist Jason Vanek. The album’s cover art was designed by German artist Frank Fiedler, with additional art design by Alex Yarborough.

“This album has more attitude and power in a heavier more polished direction with less keys”, says Vanek. “It’s a good mix of driving, dark metal with killer melodies and a heavier edge than our debut. The sound of Legacy is born!”

Lifeless Alive tracklisting:

'Purblind'

'Lifeless Alive'

'Souls Of Prey'

'Abbadon'

'Visionary Sin'

'Misery’s End'

'Lost But Not Alone'

'Fight The Heavens'

'Wicked Glory'

'Braindead'

'The Dead Matter' (Bonus Track)

Lifeless Alive will be distributed in the States by The End, Century Media, Sentinel Steel, Amazon, CD Baby and iTunes.

Eternal Legacy is the youngest band on the Auburn roster and features the songwriting team of brothers Jason and Shaun Vanek. Auburn Records president Bill Peters signed the band in 2006 and released their “The Coming Of The Tempest” debut album in 2007. He took the band, along with WRETCH, to Germany in July of 2007 to perform at the Headbangers Open Air Festival shortly after the album’s release. The experience of traveling overseas for a band in their early 20s was a very beneficial and eye opening experience. The band’s heavier songs went over well with the European underground metal fans. The album had a mix of different styles, including several songs leaning more towards a progressive-power metal sound with keyboards. Towards the end of the recording sessions, Peters had the band go back and revisit some of their earlier pre-Eternal Legacy songs ('Metal Anvil', 'Shadow Of Revolution'), which they had written in a heavier band project called MERCINARY, to record and add to the album. Those songs ended up being the best received and generated the most fan response. It made the band realize playing heavier music was what they had truly loved all along and sent them back full circle to their earlier songwriting roots for the future. “We are more focused now and starting to achieve the sound we work best with”, says guitarist Shaun Vanek. “Bill (Peters) really helped steer us in the right direction. It was the turning point for the band”.

"One of the things I had missed with the label lately was working with new and young bands”, says Peters. “It's something I always enjoyed doing in the past. All of the established bands fans know and love on the Auburn roster, like DESTRUCTOR, BREAKER, SHOK PARIS and PURGATORY, were unknown when I first started working with them back in the 80s. It has been rewarding and fulfilling to me personally to help Eternal Legacy grow and develop by sharing my knowledge, guidance and support so they can eventually move on to the next level. I love their enthusiasm and positive energy”.

The album’s bonus track, 'The Dead Matter', was written for The Dead Matter horror film produced by Cleveland-based Midnight Syndicate Films. The movie is about a grief-stricken girl who looks to the occult for answers to her brother's death and gets far more than she bargained for when she acquires a vampire relic with necromantic powers. It is a classic horror film in the Hammer Horror Films style. In October, a sneak peek premiere of the film was shown in a major downtown Cleveland movie theater. Over 600 people were in attendance, including the entire cast and crew. The movie stars Andrew Divoff (Lost, Wishmaster), Jason Carter (Babylon 5, Angel) and horror legend Tom Savini (Dawn Of The Dead, Lost Boys 2). The film also includes cameo appearances from Jeff Hatrix (MUSHROOMHEAD, HATRIX, PURGATORY) and Auburn Records president Bill Peters.

A different mix of Eternal Legacy’s 'The Dead Matter' will appear on a double-CD soundtrack called The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in 2010. The movie is scheduled to be released on DVD next year as well. “From the first notes, Eternal Legacy takes hold of you and then proceeds to drag you into the darkest depths with their 'The Dead Matter' track”, says the film’s director Ed Douglas. “A great Sabbath-influenced rocker that leaves you wanting more”. Douglas DJ’d a heavy metal show on WJCU in Cleveland from 1990-2003, the same station that hosts Peters’ Friday night Metal On Metal program. His band MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE is regarded as the top producers of Halloween horror soundtracks that cumulative have sold over a million CDs.

Eternal Legacy is:

Jason Vanek – vocals/rhythm guitar

Shaun Vanek – lead guitar

Steve Dukuslow – drums

Tim Frederick - bass

Eternal Legacy will be performing a special CD release show in Cleveland, Ohio at Peabody’s on November 27, 2009. Fans who attend the show will be able to purchase the new Lifeless Alive CD in advance of the release date. The band will also be debuting their new bass player Tim Frederick (Wretch). Frederick replaces bassist/keyboardist Spencer Phillips. LOWER 13, LAW OF DESTRUCTION (featuring guitarist John Comprix from Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens’ band and BEYOND FEAR), GROUND ZERO and LICK THE BLADE will open. The show starts at 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Eternal Legacy was featured in the November 25, 2009 issue of Cleveland Scene Magazine by legendary rock journalist Anastasia Pantsios. Click here to view.