ÊTRE

In 2022, the Copenhagen based progressive metal-quintet ÊTRE released their first EP titled ‘I: Human’. This is the first release of a trilogy centered on the human condition and the spectrum in which we navigate.

In early 2023, the next chapter: ‘II: Humane’ will be released. It delves into the hopeful and optimistic facets of humanity. The conclusion of the trilogy, ‘III: Inhumane’, will be released in 2024 and dives deep into the dismal and somber aspects of the human mind.

ÊTRE explores the Prog Metal universe by involving personal experience with mental illness, staring into the abyss, and trying to find a path through the darkness. Within their emotional and contrasting sphere, ÊTRE examines questions of vulnerability, frustration and existentiality.
A quintessential aspect of ÊTRE’s sound is the classical approach to composition, where complex and melodic elements breaks the otherwise modern and hard-hitting aesthetic. Beautiful synths, neck-breaking grooves, and grandiose moments are bound together by faceted guitar-play, choral arrangements, and hectic drums.
By the conclusion of the trilogy, the listener will be able to explore the 15 pieces as one complete experience. Lyrical passages, musical motives and themes are all weaved within and across all three chapters, thus creating one inseparable work of art.