Eternal Lord

Eternal Lord are an English metalcore band that formed in 2005, disbanded in 2008, and reformed in 2025

Eternal Lord
Background information
Origin	Swindon, England
Genres	Deathcore, Metalcore[1]
Years active	2005–2008
Labels	Thirty Days of Night, Golf, Ferret
Members	Sam Ricketts - Vocals Stu McKay - Drums Sam Atkin - Bass Shaun Zerebecki - Guitar James Hackett - Guitar

History

Eternal Lord were formed in 2005 by former members of The Hunt for Ida Wave and Burning Skies. In 2006 the band issued their debut EP, which featured original vocalist Sam Ricketts. He subsequently left the band in 2007 to pursue a different career path and was replaced by former The Hunt for Ida Wave and I Killed The Prom Queen vocalist Ed Butcher. Throughout April 2007 they toured with All That Remains on their "The Fall of Ideals European Tour 2007" alongside Textures and Misery Signals.

Eternal Lord's debut album Blessed Be This Nightmare, was released throughout the UK and Europe in March 2008 via Golf Records and in the US via Ferret Music.^[2] The album was written by Butcher and Gregory. In May 2008 drummer Stu McKay abruptly quit the band, just prior to them embarking on a US tour with The Acacia Strain, All Shall Perish, and Since The Flood.^[3] In July 2008, Eddy Thrower was announced as the band's new drummer. However, during the band's UK summer headline tour of 2008 Butcher abruptly quit Eternal Lord to pursue a career as a firefighter.^[4] The band initially announced plans to replace him but instead dissolved soon after.

The band announced their reunion in April 2025, with original members Sam Ricketts, Shaun Zerebecki, Stu McKay, Sam Atkin & James Hackett who was briefly in the 2007 iteration of the band, Chris Gregory is the only original member not returning.

In October 2025, they released their first single, Windstalker. Taking the band back their roots with a familair sound to the split they released with Azriel (2006).

Their next studio EP will be released in 2026.

Band members

Current lineup

• Sam Ricketts – vocals, (2005–2007) (2025-present)
• Sam Atkin aka Johnson – bass, (2005-2007) (2025-present)
• Shaun Zerebecki – guitar, (2005–2008) (2025-present)
• James Hackett – guitar, (2007) (2025-present)
• Stu Mckay – drums, percussion, (2005–2008) (2025-present)

Former

• Edward Butcher – vocals, writer, (2007–2008)
• Chris Gregory – guitar, (2005–2008)
• Nick Gardner – bass, (2007–2008)
• Edward Thrower – drums, percussion (2008)

Discography

Studio album

• Blessed Be This Nightmare (Golf Records, 2008)

EPs

• Eternal Lord (Thirty Days of Night Records, 2006)
• Azriel/Eternal Lord Split CD (Thirty Days of Night Records, 2006)

Singles

• Windstalker (Self Released, 2025)