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. 

The band didn't sit idle since then and have been working on a new, even more progressive and intricate new album, which will be released on March 28th, 2025. Stay tuned!