Interview Eon

Meet Alexander Pulido, Lenin Morales, and Ronald Lares of Eon, blending cosmic horror and science in their debut LP 'Eon.' Explore their unique sound and inspirations.

1. Congratulations on the release of your debut LP, "Eon"! How does it feel to finally share this work with your fans?
Alexander Pulido:
Thank you!!
It's an amazing feeling, we've been working on this album for a while and to be able to finally release it's almost cathartic. The reception for the first single has been incredible, which motivates us even more to
do more music and we cannot wait to show all our fans what's coming up, so stay tuned!

2. Your music combines elements of cosmic horror, science, and history. What inspired you to explore these themes in your lyrics and sound?
Lenin Morales:
United by an unwavering passion for scientific exploration and knowledge, our band strives to ignite a similar curiosity within our listeners. We infuse our music with elements of cosmic horror, creating an aura of mystery that captivates our audience. This innate human fascination with the unknown finds resonance in our death metal, a genre that seamlessly blends technical prowess with raw brutality, defining our band's unique sound.

3. The album includes a new single, "Pyromancer," which showcases your signature blend of fiery riffs and dark, melodic undertones. Can you tell us more about the inspiration behind this track?
Pyromancer tells the tale of an entity that defied Martian extinction, harnessing its extraordinary power to reignite the dormant geological activity on Mars. With a singular purpose, it endeavors to resurrect life on the red planet, breathing vitality into its barren landscapes once more.
The idea came from  the sheer majesty of Olympus Mons, a volcano on Mars, which has always captivated me. The mere thought of its eruptions inspired me, giving birth to a story fueled by its immense power.

4. Eon is known for its innovative approach to death metal. How do you see your music contributing to the evolution of the genre?
Lenin Morales: 
Our music explores the raw power that shapes existence. We weave threads of perpetual change into our sound, hoping to spark a deeper appreciation for the unseen forces that surround us. This awareness, we believe, unlocks a wellspring of creativity and a stronger bond with the infinite mystery around us, inspiring diverse individuals to quench their thirst from this inexhaustible source of artistic creation, simultaneously motivating them to engage in scientific dissemination.

5. Could you walk us through your creative process when crafting songs for "Eon"? Do you start with lyrics, melodies, or something else entirely?
Alexander Pulido:
Our creative process varies a lot, sometimes we Ronald Lares comes up with a few killer riffs and we build the song and the theme around those riffs, other times we come up with a topic or theme first and we adapt the sound to said theme.
Other times we start with the drums and the guitars and voice is adapted to that, in general we like to keep things interesting, we believe it's important to have variation because that allows us to have fun and challenge our composition skills, which results in better and more interesting music.
One of the main things from Eon is that we always thrive to maintain a balance between the technicism and the headbangicism of the song, we want the song to be fun for us as musician, but we also want to have moments where both, the band and the fans can connect and just enjoy the music, we achieve that by mixin linear and non-so-linear musical sections.

"Pyromancer" is a great example of our style, the reason why we decided to launch it first.

6. Your band name, Eon, evokes a sense of vastness and timelessness. How does this concept tie into your music and overall artistic vision?
Alexander Pulido:
A lot of the topics we talk about are inspired by the vastness of the universe and its mysteries, we all are mesmerized by its awesomeness, and we try to evoke that feeling with our music.
Things like the process that originates life, the unknown and indescriptible power of the black holes and other cosmic entities, the almost timeless life of the stars and the origin of all things we know are just a few of the concepts that keep us awake at nights.
Whenever we compose music we try to imagine a cosmic scenario and then we make the backtrack for it and we do our best to transport the listener into that cosmic scenario through the music.
7. What challenges did you face while recording and producing the album, and how did you overcome them?
Ronald Lares:
During the production and recording of this album the biggest challenge was to work remotely, when you're in the practice room you can give direct feedback, try new rhythms, riffs, metrics, etc. And it'll be a lie to say we didn't miss that while working on "Eon", however with all the existing tools and resources we consider that everything happened in a timely manner and the end result was as good as if we were in the same room playing together.
This was the first time we worked with an International producer as well, Sebastian Has, current sound engineer from Behemoth. Working with a professional for mixing and mastering added another level of challenge as it meant being able to meet their requirements and standards which can sometimes be difficult to achieve with our home recording setup, but in the end everything worked fine and we are super happy with the result.

8. As a band from Coro, Venezuela, how has your local music scene influenced your sound and style?
Ronald Lares:
It can be said that the scene influenced the way that bands of the genre always existed both in Coro and in Punto Fijo, which is the other closest city. Bands like Haboryn and Drakhen appeared in 2007 with that Melodic Death metal that you only heard in bands on the internet and in Punto Fijo there were bands like Slow Death that went a little further technically and Aesthesis that played melodic death metal. The simple fact of interacting with other musicians adds to your style, Lenin and Alexander played in Drakhen those years before Eon, and Ronald played with Enemigo, a Speed Metal band that existed in the city of Punto Fijo in those years. 
So, in Coro the death metal scene was always prominent, but most bands were playing "thrash death" or  "melodic death metal", we wanted to differentiate ourselves and bring something new to the table and to the gnre in general, that's how Eon was born, with the idea of making a melodic death metal that resembles more the tech or progressive death, but at the same time keeps all the great things about the traditional melodeath.

9. In addition to your music, Eon also offers a visually immersive experience on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. How important is it for you to connect with fans through these channels?
It's more than evident that today it has become essential to be present in these media, in which you can interact with your followers, know directly how your music impacts, what opinions you receive, it is great because in the past when These networks didn't exist, it was not possible to interact with your artists as easily as it is now. In addition, Eon also seeks to awaken that curiosity towards science with the message in our letters, so the networks represent a good opportunity for its dissemination.
Eon is a complete audio visual experience, when people go to our concerts, they can expect awesome music and great visuals that completely immerse them into our world, we want to transport the listener to a cosmic scenario where we play the backtrack, for example, when presenting Pyromancer, we want the listener to think that the entity is right there, trying to revive the powers of Mars.

10. What can fans expect from Eon in the future? Any upcoming projects or tour dates you can share with us?
A lot of great things are coming for sure!!
The second single will be launched really soon, at the beginning of May!
While there's no tour yet, we'll be announcing it on our social media whenever it gets ready, so stay tuned!
Finally we want to thank all our fans for their support and the great reception of Pyromancer, and we want to thank  Lelahel Metal for having us in this interview, you guys are awesome!

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