Former Eclipse Eternal frontman Voldamares has checked in with the following update:

"The cold winds are blowing, the leaves on the trees have turned to fiery shades of red, yellow and orange and are falling to the ground to cover the earth in their wilting beauty. It is the time when the age of the year is showing. Its wizened face creased and cracking. It is in this time that we look back and contemplate and reflect on what has come before and what the future holds. It is in this time of beauty and decay that we in Hexenklad feel most alive. The cold wakens us, the fiery colors invigorate us and the decay gives us hope for rebirth. In this spirit we have decided it is time for us to step into the light and announce our presence. In the following weeks we will be posting many updates to bring you up to date with what we have been doing and let you know what our future holds.

To start, for those who do not yet know us, let me introduce the band. I am Timothy Johnston aka Voldamares. I was previously the vocalist for Eclipse Eternal. I am now the vocalist for Hexenklad. On guitars, we have Michael Grund, formerly of folk/death/power metal band Battlesoul and session musician for pagan/folk/black metal band SIG:AR:TYR. Also on guitars, we have John Chalmers aka The Ancient One, formerly of the black metal band Pagan Ritual. At the moment, this is the current permanent lineup of Hexenklad."

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Back in May 2014, Toronto epic black metal band Eclipse Eternal called it quits. Vocalist/founder Voldamares posted the following statement:

“Almost fifteen years ago I pulled from the void a child. I named it Eclipse Eternal. Today I dig its grave.

The years have not been kind yet we expected no less. It is not an easy thing to be in an active band for this long a time. From the start I knew this would require sacrifice, both from myself and all those who joined. Eclipse Eternal was never meant to be polished or popular; it was never meant to make us rich or famous. It was born to be black metal. It was born to be an extension of our ugliness, our vileness, our pain and our hate. And that is exactly what it became. And it grew darker and more intense with each new passing year, every new album or EP, every new era and stage of Eclipse Eternal’s existence.

Through these long, arduous years, more than twenty individuals came and went. Yet, battered and bruised, Eclipse just kept growing, and with each new addition it became stronger, more powerful, more whole.

For nearly eight years now we have had one lineup: Voldamares (vocals), Lord Abaddon (guitar), Wulfgar (drums), Carver (keys), and Orcus (bass). Through ups and downs, we have grown with this band; we have grown together. We have sacrificed our blood, our time, our money, our friends and our families for it. It has been our everything. Our reason.

In 2003 we released Reign of the Unholy Blackened Empire; in 2005 we released

Übermensch: Evolution Beyond The Species; and in 2008 we released The Essence Of Hopelessness. All financed 100% by us.

In that time we also did two videos (with the help of Dark Frame Productions and Ax Media), both fully self-financed.

We have also performed our live rituals over 150 times for those who would bear witness. All across North America we carried the Eclipse Eternal banner.

But time has taken its toll and the fire that once consumed all has become coals and ashes. It is time to lay down our banner.

We would like to thank all of you who supported us over the years, all the promoters who’ve made our live rituals possible, the killer bands who we’ve had the honor of sharing the stage with, all the media who have tried to bring our word to larger audiences, and to those members who, while no longer being active members, have helped shape this band into what it is today.

So, in closing, we thank you for walking this dark path with us; you have honored us with your presence."

Hexenklad photo by Victoria J. Polsoni