Eternal Sleep Signs With Closed Casket To Release Debut Album

Upstate New York-based Closed Casket Activities has signed Pittsburgh's crushing Eternal Sleep and will release the band's debut LP this coming spring.

The current iteration of Eternal Sleep came together in 2012, the members culminating their influences citing the works of Damnation A.D., Coalesce, Tad, Melvins, Alice In Chains and a wide array of metallic hardcore and grungy metal into a bruising, groove-fueled attack.

The band has issued several short releases to date -- including the "Lessons" demo cassette as well as the "Dead Like Me" and "Belief In The Truth Of Nothing" 7" EPs -- and has toured the U.S. several times and Europe once supporting the likes of Bane, Code Orange, Harm's Way, Madball, Discourse, Axis, The Beautiful Ones and more.

Eternal Sleep is currently occupying Bricktop Studio with Andy Nelson (Harm's Way, Weekend Nachos, Dead In The Dirt, Foundation) to record a debut full length, to be titled "The Emptiness Of..."

Upon completion of the album, it is set to be mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Nails, Obituary, Integrity) and released sometime in the early spring months. The band comments: "We couldn't be more excited about working with Closed Casket Activities. They have released amazing records by our peers as well as bands we've looked up to since we were younger. It's an honor to join such an awesome roster."

Similarly, the label states, "I've been a fan of Eternal Sleep since their first EP. I couldn't be happier to release their debut full length, 'The Emptiness Of...,' and am truly excited to see them continue to grow and tour on this record."