With 4 world-wide releases under their belt - which include a successful self-produced mini-CD released internationally ("Guardians of Metal", 2000), a highly acclaimed album ("Ashes of Eden", Limb Music, 2003) released under a major record label to their credit, the 3rd LP "Spellcaster" (Independent, 2009), ad now the 4th official release, "Kukulcan" (Independent, 2013), Total Eclipse are recognized as being one of the top bands principally responsible for reviving the dormant metal scene of the late 90s in the San Francisco Bay Area and leading a new wave of metal across California and the world. Band Websites: www.myspace.com/teclipse114 , www.reverbnation.com/totaleclipse2012 Youtube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gtRFi-nHY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7U0yMWvUco&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6sWmlkTpIM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR7AI91VbZE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Lqp6P6Mhk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGyIgzpk_-Y Read some of the Total Eclipse album reviews and interviews over the years on the myspace blog: http://www.myspace.com/teclipse114/blog SPELLCASTER LP Info: The second album "Spellcaster," officially released independently in 2009, has received excellent reviews by some of the top metal writers and publications and webzines around the world. Some of these include rock writer icon Beppe Diana who nominated it "ALBUM OF THE MONTH" on HARD'n'HEAVY.org (ITALY) for November 2009; Michael Kohsiek of ROCK HARD Magazine (Germany), who gave it 8/10 pts in his review; THE METAL OBSERVER rated it 9/10 pts., Michael the MettleAngel of THE METAL COVENANT 8/10 pts., etc. Many more world-wide reviews of our previous releases as well as interviews conducted over the years can be found on the blog on the band's myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/teclipse114/blog TRACK LIST: 1) Hell on Earth 2) Final Evolution 3) Storm Warning 4) Spellcaster 5) Seven Trials 6) Flames of Eternity 7) Above & Below 8) Ashes of Eden PT. II (Previously Unreleased Demo track) Line-Up: Vocals- Andy Dracons Giardina Guitars- Erik Cameron Guitars- Chris Cameron Bass- Owen Hart Drums- Ramon Ochoa ALBUM CREDITS: Dedicated to the struggle for pure and original Heavy Metal Music in a world nearly devoid of artistic integrity and ideals. Recorded, engineered and mixed by Uwe Lulis at The Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA. in Summer 2000; Additional mixing and recording somewhere near the Black Forest, Germany, Summer 2000; Mastered at The Music Annex, 2000; Remastered by Skot Christopherson at SB Digital, San Francisco, CA, 2009. Produced by: Total Eclipse and Uwe Lulis Cover Concept: Andy Dracons Giardina & Jon Jensen Cover Artwork, CD Layout & Sleeve Design: Jon Jensen Contact TOTAL ECLIPSE: www.myspace.com/teclipse114, E-mail: redskies00@hotmail.com TOTAL ECLIPSE THANKS: All the fans in the San Francisco Bay Area and the world for never letting us down and for making our demo mini-CD (Guardians of Metal, independent, 2000) and our first album (Ashes of Eden, LMP, 2002/2003) such a success; God, the Cameron, Hart, Ochoa and Giardina families for just "being" and supporting in every way our endeavors to revolutionize the metal scene, Scott from Club Cocodrie, Craig at The Boomerang (the best sound tech in the world!), Metal Steve at Amoeba Records (SF) and Crebain/Horns of Dargoth, Lucifer's Hammer, Kimo's metal nights, The Giardina Stormbringer Metal Show, Beppe Diana @ Hard'n'Heavy.org (Italy) sei grande fratello grazie per il tuo support! Murio's Bar in SF, Denis & Sentinel Steel Records (couldn't have done this without you!), Michael 'The MettleAngel' Francisco @ The Metal Covenant-thanks for the spiritual insight, Rob Preston, Susan Yasinitsky & Raul, Alina Hernes, Shannon Dulaney, Bear, Jon Jensen, Regis, James Kalt, Dan Jensen, Dan Benbow, Bill Lapp, Uwe Lulis our dear producer and those hot German chicks with tight leather pants, Mario Perotti from Powerslave and Dave Pirtle from Zero Magazine, the bands with whom we had the honor of sharing the stage in the battle for true musical supremacy: Mike Scalzi and Lord Weird Slough Feg, Steve, Dave Michael and Henry of Imagika, Enslavior, Lance and Skitzo, Outrage, Stone Vengeance, Winter Reign, Tremontane, Irablack and Vicious Rumors, Steve Smyth and Testament, all the bands who inspired us from Iron Maiden to Pantera, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Vai, Satriani, Dio, Guns' N 'Roses, Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, Helloween, Rhapsody, etc. we forgot a lot of names but wish to include here all those who have come and gone but contributed nonetheless to reviving an otherwise dead musical era. Heavy Music is Forever. A Message to The Golden Order of the Disciples of the Watch: Time to unhinge the bolts of the gates of wisdom You thought could never be forced again As we break down the walls and measure a whole new dimension To the whole goddamn plan, the scheme of things revamped The Black Knight could not spill over onto the nighttime sea Nor the dawn ever burn to a cindering flint, Armed to the teeth with words and deed, a congregation finally complete, like spiked tongues we release, devouring every excuse That they spew, in plain view, sensing a Conspiracy afoot The Dark Half immortalized, to make sure the past stays alive And the Black Angel of devastation cut down to size They defiled the Sacred Mother for the last time, NO MORE chances To stand in the Center of Darkness, Clutching the PROMETHEAN SWORD, And RADIATE OUTWARD... "Sapiens Dominabitur Astris" - A.D. Giardina SONG LYRICS: HELL ON EARTH (Music: E. & C. Cameron, Lyrics: A. Dracons Giardina) Too much time has been wasted Eking out this miserable life The god of the ashes is rising Beneath the silver sun Time to experience darkness and sorrow We'll find someone to blame For the children of tomorrow The unspoken truth rears its head Now you're looking at yourself A doomsday reflection of eternal wrath Everyone will pay for aeons of carelessness And who should have heeded the lie Go then there are other worlds than these What unknown power was bestowed Upon them all to be reborn I hold the keys to release The winds of justice upon the unjust And hold, there is one more powerful than he Even death can't be worse than this The war is on to erase and rebuild Let the devil know he has met his match Fallen angel, step aside! Retreat with your legions, Hades! Anti-Christ, step aside for me! He has turned his back Crucified his god Taken his place among the dead The spawn of a demon from some forgotten land Now the traitor stands on trial They have gathered to do battle in the skies And the Earth will shake with fear A power no mortal could ever know Watch the demons betray their own Out of the mist the armies poured Riding through red skies with iron-clad Fiery wings Everyone will pay For aeons of selfishness and somebody Noticed too late Go then there are other worlds than these What unknown power was bestowed Upon them all Go then, there are other worlds than these What unknown power was bestowed Upon them to bring hell on Earth FINAL EVOLUTION (Music: E. Cameron, Lyrics: E. Cameron) Life, evolve under the sun How far our world has come But we have just begun to break the lies That bind us to this time Discover your own mind And power that lurks inside Deep inside Passed, through centuries of kin At birth they will begin To teach you of your sin And now, the cycle' s at its end Their gods are now silent So join us in our ascent to the sky See their world lies cold in the dust We believe, in ourselves we trust Dream-woven messiah, His words Are not gone, only the ones who Would twist them, evolution rolls On and on Saviors and demons in our image we wrought To justify pain that we feel So bring me the ones who would die for the cross And I' ll show them a God that is real STORM WARNING (Music: E. & C. Cameron, Lyrics: E. Cameron) In the Valley of the Wind The lonely dead will rise again A child's soul risen to the storm And in the clouds she was reborn The voices of their dead are carried On the wind that blows And now they've returned for your soul Storm Warning A spirit much too young to leave Now rides the storm forever free By your window, whispered pleas Come leave the flesh and run with me Open the door and she'll take you away And with her forever you'll stay Storm Warning Storm Warning Run with the thunder and sail past the stars With your own wings it's never too far Storm Warning Storm Warning SPELLCASTER (Music: E. & C. Cameron, Lyrics: A. Dracons Giardina) Dead, reborn, forever immortal Seeking out enemies wherever they lie Power is pain, life and death And all that's in between Millennia it took to figure it out Who cares about these hapless mortals Nothing matters but victory For the sake of your beliefs Something much deeper, darker Lurks within the hole And all the dice have been rolled Onwards we go, we must face our destiny Far beyond the seven seas Where the dragon's lair is found Unchain my destiny And cast spell for me Shield me from the dragon's breath Guide my way through the winds of death With the wizard at my side I cannot fail The boundaries of time and space Have been broken for my sake To carry my cross unhindered by Any unearthly force Legions of immortals behind me Ride your way through with your wings of fire Fight the Necromancer and his legions of darkness That worship gods of doom And now that all the dice have been rolled Onwards we go, we must face our destiny Far beyond the seven seas Where the dragon's lair is found Unchain my destiny And cast a spell for me Use the mind, the Vril, the Way The Force to bend the enemy's will Kundalini will uncoil, awaken the sleeper within Direct the motion of sound It can raise the dead and build castles Unity can be achieved If you focus your inner energies An analog view of the world To transcend this binary state Life is a game of slow death for those Who don't know their own destiny If the only way to be one Is to lose identity to gain universality That's the price of wisdom Are we willing to pay? And when destruction will come from above Black dragon's dance cast a spell on my soul That's where it ends, so pray for your enemies And their slow descent into the flames of hell (Background lyrics): When destruction will come from above To cover everyone in blood there is a Lesson to be learned at every spell So pray for your enemies and for their Slow descent into hell, that's where it ends A warrior's fate in the womb of the dead And lifeless like their gods before them they Have gone and wandered off into infinity To dance with oblivion, they will be judged For their misuse of the arts and will burn In perpetual flames SEVEN TRIALS (Music: E. & C. Cameron, Lyrics: A. Dracons Giardina) I stand before the Temple of the Ancients The pyramid of power glowing brighter as I watch As I prepare for the first trial There is a feeling of doom within I cannot withstand the pain But I will not acknowledge defeat Hah! Seven trials of initiation Seven trials of strength Sand dunes are all around me Ready to seal my end So will this become my tomb This wasteland where others tried before me The second trial has begun Battling with serpents and the scorpions that roam Seven trials of initiation Seven trials of doom Sand dunes are all around me Ready to seal my tomb There is a sign in the clouds And have they returned to take me back? If I could find a way out of this madness I'd leave and never return again As I'm running through the sands The fifth trial of fire and stone Is trying my reflexes, they have given up Now all that remains is willpower And will I survive... I look towards the Temple of the Ancients The pyramid of power glowing brighter in the storm This is the seventh trial To face the evil spirits of their dead I cannot withstand the fear But I will not acknowledge defeat Never! Seven trials of initiation Seven trials of strength Give me what is rightfully mine Now I rule this land THE FLAMES OF ETERNITY (Music: E. & C. Cameron, Lyrics: A. Dracons Giardina) I never wanted another faith To these gods I would sacrifice Although it seems that everything Is falling down I heard the wise and the strong And the calling of the wolf And stood in awe on top of this world For death awaits us all These are the flames of eternity Reflected in your eyes I evoke you now, for eternity With the souls and the angels Of those who believed The will is a force that cannot be controlled But we gave up our thoughts And we're losing our souls I was scarred by fire, destroyed by the winds seeking answers to questions that do not exist These are the flames of eternity Reflected in you Golden wings, golden wings of time Now you see the light And you know the time is near I'll bring you back for the attack These are the flames of eternity Reflected in your eyes So death, be not proud The splendor of the future and the past Cannot belong or be bought And the quest is an end in itself It's the calm before the storm My time to raise this cup for all These are the flames of eternity Reflected in your eyes ABOVE & BELOW (Music: E. Cameron, Lyrics: A. Dracons Giardina) Save us from ourselves Great Father of the Sky This unholy penetration into sacred space There must be nothing to fear Now give me all the strength I need Clad me in your eternal fires To burn the way for everyone to see That we're just a reflection of the absolute I will find the key Leading to the truth Inside my soul Doubts persist for the way of the warrior I will never give in Never stall and let time take its toll As above, so below, never let go The truth lies in the sky And within your soul Deep within the astral plane Where the sacred book of secrets lies The Jinn that block my path All these foes are the spawn of the evil force They are cast aside as I move along As above, so below, nowhere to go The truth lies in the stars And within your heart Now the book opens before my eyes Sacred words never read by man "They travel" was the word And I understand why we are here There is still so much left to do Never wait for time to take its toll Free at last see my spirit fly Over the hills and to greater heights They travel was the word And all the elements, they live in me From now on till the end of time The strength of fire, air, water and earth Give me all the strength I need Clad me in your eternal fire To burn the way for everyone to see That we're just a reflection of the truth ASHES OF EDEN PT. II (Previously Unreleased Demo Track) (Music: E. Cameron, Lyrics: E. Cameron) Prisoners of paradise Dwell beyond these shores Emotion is never the price We would pay to unlock the door Born with a fire inside And never knowing why Burning brighter every day Soon reaching the sky Listen with me now I hear a song begin Whisper upon the breeze Could be our requiem? Storm the castle walls Burn the enslavior of our souls Now at last, free from the one In the ashes we stand alone Burning down the ivory towers The answers could lie within Forever searching for the truth I will find it in the end Blessed be the weak-minded Those who cannot dream Will they ascend to glory Amidst our dissident screams As the summer fades away And the fruit begins to die Will the fire light your way Under a blackened sky Dream of a new horizon Once eternity bound When the flames consumed his soul He was lost and never found So storm the castle walls Burn the enslavior of our souls Now at last, free from the one In the ashes we stand alone Open the seventh seal, unleash for all to see Line up the angels in a grand Septenary Play us a final song, bring forth our misery From the ruins of time build the mansions Of eternity Dream of a new horizon once eternity bound When the flames consumed his soul He was lost and never found So storm the castle walls Burn the enslavior of our souls Now at last, free from the one In the ashes we stand alone Wear your crown of infamy A prophet's blood on sand Unveil your destiny As the god of all the damned The Reincarnation of Total Eclipse- Upcoming Releases: Stay tuned for the upcoming re-release of our demo "Guardians of Metal," re-mixed and remastered with additional material including live covers of songs by such immortal bands as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Slayer, Forbidden, Helloween, etc. recorded live at venues across the San Francisco Bay Area, and an accompanying album of full additional covers we couldn't squeeze in! Also look out for a brand new Total Eclipse album with our new and reformed Line-Up, COMING SOON!!! A. D. Giardina Total Eclipse "era punitoris" 2009, All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized duplication prohibited by law. TOTAL ECLIPSE Band BIO & Updates San Francisco's Bay Area is known, at least in name, by every metal fan. In the early Eighties dozens of bands such as Metallica, Testament and Slayer stood on the first steps of the ladder to fame in packed clubs. It was a pity that the apparently bottomless pool seemed to dry up in the Nineties. But in 1996 Erik Cameron and his brother Chris formed the band TOTAL ECLIPSE (www.myspace.com/teclipse114). After a search for musicians who shared their passion, they met drummer Ramon Ochoa in 1998. A short time later experienced bass player Owen Hart joined the band. The line-up was completed in January 1999 by singer Andy Dracons Giardina - also in PANDEMIC (www.myspace.com/norcalpandemic ), and now the only original member from Total Eclipse's old line-up - who had already made a name for himself in his native Italy before moving to the USA to finish his academic studies and advance his musical career (Andy's latest side-project, PANDEMIC - one of the most influential and recognized bands to emerge from the Bay Area metal circuit - showcases a fusion of modern and traditional thrash/power/grindcore/melodic death/black metal. Pandemic's LP "Infecting the World" was released in 2007 and received very favorable reviews and worldwide attention). The chemistry between the Cameron brothers and the rest of the band was just right and within a year they had enough material for a demo. The Total Eclipse "Guardians of Metal" EP was released internationally in 1999 and caused a riot in the press. Encouraged by the demo's success, Total Eclipse contacted producer Uwe Lulis (Grave Digger, Rebellion, Wizard, etc...) and before long the band had signed a deal with Limb Music; the album "Ashes of Eden" was released world-wide to much critical acclaim. Legendary Piet Sielck (Iron Savior, Blind Guardian, Paragon, Heavenly) was also involved in the mixing and production of the album. In 2004, the original line-up disintegrated following a decision made by the Cameron Brothers to pursue a different musical direction. After parting ways with Limb Music, and having legally acquired the name of the band, Giardina decided to find another label to release their new second album, "Spellcaster," also produced by Uwe Lulis, recorded in the Bay Area and - appropriately - somewhere near the Black Forest in Germany, then remastered in 2007/08 in San Francisco. The music is an expansion of the sound of the Ashes of Eden album and the Guardians of Metal demo, but taken to the extreme and definitely proof of the musical evolution of the entity known as Total Eclipse. Meanwhile, in 2006 Giardina had begun his involvement with his side-project PANDEMIC (www.myspace.com/norcalpandemic ), playing shows promoting the band and recording a full length LP (”Infecting the World”) which was released in 2006. In October 2007, following the PANDEMIC project, Andy Dracons Giardina decided to resurrect Total Eclipse after the band's 3-year hiatus from the scene, and simultaneously release the long-awaited second LP "Spellcaster". After many hardships, including a brief stint with a potential new reformed line-up that didn't quite work out, the quest to fulfill the reincarnation of Total Eclipse continued and, in 2008, with Divine aid, the band found Brian Davy to fulfill drumming duties for the second coming of Total Eclipse and in 2009 the band entered Faultline Studios in San francisco, CA to begin recording the 4th LP Kukulcan. In March, 2010, Gary Pryor joined the band as temporary session/ tour bassist, and the band embarked on a 2 week North American summer Tour as main support to legendary metal act IMAGIKA. Andy Dracons Giardina, of course, reprises his role on vocals and as "sonic transducer," but is also handling guitar and bass duties on the new LP "Kukulcan". All Total Eclipse albums and individual songs are now available in digital as well as physical format on CDBaby, i-tunes, Amazon.com among others- presently both the "Spellcaster" & "Ashes of Eden" LPs, as well as the "Guardians Of Metal" EP and the new LP Kukulcan, are all available for digital download. In the meantime the new album "Spellcaster" is available worldwide also through various renowned distributors, among which: SENTINEL STEEL RECORDS -US (www.sentinelsteel.com ), HIT-MAN RECORDS- Japan (www.hitman-metal.com, www.myspace.com/hitmanrecordsmetal ),HELLION RECORDS- Germany (www.hellionrecords.de , www.myspace.com/hellionrecordsitzehoe ),FOREVER ROCK - Germany (www.forever-rock.de ,Sub-division of our former record label Limb Music GmbH),- ROCK IT UP RECORDS -Germany (www.rockitup.org , www.myspace.com/rockituprecords ), AMOEBA RECORDS (San Francisco, www.amoeba.com ), SHAXUL RECORDS (www.shaxurecords.com , www.myspace.com/shaxulrecords ); the band is always looking for more distributors world-wide interested in carrying "Spellcaster" and "Kukulcan" and help to spread the band’s SPIRITUAL MESSAGE. All Total Eclipse albums and individual songs are available in digital annd/or physical format on CDBaby, i-tunes, Amazon.com among others- this includes also the re-release of the “Guardians of Metal” original mini-CD, and the new album "Kukulcan"