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  our debut Album "Humans"  
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 “Humans” explores aspects of the human condition and mental tendencies. Perspectives are often shifted within songs, jumping from rage to fear to sociopolitical statements and the confusion they cause. This is reflected in the music, which plays with time signatures, song structure and a variety of musical influences. ‘Humans’ was mixed & mastered by Dan Baune at Noise Foundry Productions while drums were recorded at A-Tonal Recording Studio. Artwork by Dylan Sutton.
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Misguided (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Opening Shots (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)
MISGUIDED (LIVE at FemME 2023)
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"Humans is both raw and refined, brutal yet eclectic, catchy and unpredictable. It pieces together many elements that set it apart from anything I’ve ever heard but it still also has the familiarity of a thrash/groove metal record." - 4.5/5

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"Extremely capable musicians, almost virtuosos, full of creativity, musicians who demonstrate brilliant intelligence in drawing the best ingredients from the history of extreme music to create an original, fresh, attractive, magnetic and absolutely engaging album!" - 9/10

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"I don’t take the phrase ‘progressive’ lightly. Progressivism is an art movement, not just a genre. A band that makes “Progressive Rock/Metal” music is not necessarily progressive as per definition. Eight Lives Down, however, were progressive in ‘Humans’ in the finest way possible. ” - 9/10

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"Versatile and unpredictable, the band's performance turns out to be particularly energetic and intriguing one ... A cosmopolitan style, Eight Lives Down's trade mark, which has no limits and extends to the exploration of totally innovative sound shores, completely free from conditioning or preconceptions." - 7.5/10

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Eight Lives Down are an international 4-piece, progressive extreme metal band, founded by Greek-Kiwi vocalist and lyricist Aliki Katriou who is joined by bassist Marcin Orczyk, drummer Rodrigo Moraes Cruz, and guitarist Paul Allain. They released their first EP entitled "May Cause Death" in 2017 (with James Scott, who left the band shortly after, on guitars).

Their sound has its roots in thrash and groove metal, but they are constantly branching out stylistically and incorporating influences from death and black metal, as well as various other musical genres such as punk, blues and traditional folk music, constantly playing with odd time signatures and peculiar song structures.
Aliki's vocals range from low growls and high screams to clean singing and operatic phrases. Together with smashing guitar riffs, prominent and groovy bass lines, and intricate drum patterns, this creates a truly unique sound, unmistakably heavy and angry, yet refreshingly different and always unpredictable.


Fittingly, Eight Lives Down’s members are a motley crew of different nationalities, hailing from Greece, New Zealand, France, and Poland. They are currently based in Croatia, Spain, and the UK.

Eight Lives Down, particularly Aliki Katriou, are known for their energetic live performances, which they proved in shows in and around London, as well as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2019, they reached the semi-finals of Metal2TheMasses London, as well as the finals of the Female Metal Event - FemME battles. 
In March 2020, Eight Lives Down opened for legendary Norwegian black metal act Ancient at their exclusive UK show in London, more gigs were set up in Switzerland, Spain, the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands, before the Covid-19 pandemic changed everything.

On a positive note, 2020 also saw the much anticipated release of their debut album, which was released by extreme metal label Cult of Parthenope on September 5th. “Humans” explores aspects of the human condition and mental tendencies. Perspectives are often shifted within songs, jumping from rage to fear to sociopolitical statements and the confusion they cause. This is reflected in the music, which plays with time signatures, song structure and a variety of musical influences. ‘Humans’ was mixed & mastered by Dan Baune at Noise Foundry Productions while drums were recorded at A-Tonal Recording Studio.
 
In July 2022, Eight Lives Down came back to the stage with a bang, playing two co-headliner shows (in Belgium and Germany) with Israeli progressive symphonic metal heroes Scardust. In November of the same year, they were booked as co-headliners of the prestigious Bremer Metal Fest (B:M:F). 
In 2023, they played a bunch of international gigs, including the official W:O:A warm-up show in Bremen, Germany, the FemME Festival in the Netherlands, and the Queens & Metal Babes Festival in Belgium. 

They didn't sit idle since then and worked on a new, even more progressive and intricate new album, which is expected to be released in 2024! Stay tuned!
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Eight Lives Down Are:

Rodrigo Moraes Cruz | Drums

Paul Allain | Guitar

Marcin Orczyk | Bass

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Picture Credit: Ton Dekkers

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