Staif joined by Greg, formed the band What's the fuck in 1996. The following year, Candice joined the band which was renamed Melting Point. In 1999, Guillaume joined the group after having left his earlier group Shockwave. Six months later, Roswell joined. The band was complete. The members then decided to change their name to Eths.
The band is often on tour around France, Switzerland, Belgium and Portugal. They have made several maxi CDs, the most famous is Samantha. The band also released its first full-length album, Soma, in 2004.
Eths' music features heavy, hard guitars and drums. Their song lyrics are inspired by Candice's painful childhood.
Eths tours and distributes albums under the Coriace label. They became famous in France, appearing on the cover of Rock Sound #141, and they often play with bands like Lofofora, Fantomas, Machine Head, Skindred and Element.
On June 27 of 2006, Eths wrote an official statement on their website, announcing the departure of Guillaume and Roswell for “different points of view”.
The remainder of the band announced that they were on good terms and that they were working on a new album being produced by Fred Norguet. 15 pieces were written and the vocals composed on half of them. Pierre of Lofofora performed drums on the album and their label Coriace dealt with the bass. The album was released in the Spring of 2007 in France, and in March 2008 for the rest of the world.
On June 28 of 2009, Eths performed at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. Later on July 31 of 2009, Eths performed at Wacken Open Air in Germany.
Of January 9 of 2010, Eths announced that they were writing their next album, called III. It was released April 6th 2012, with the songs Gravis Venter and the lead single Adonaï released beforehand (with a video for Adonaï released on March 12 (English version) and March 13 (French version)). A tour will follow.The band recently announced the return of former drummer Guillaume Dupré.
On September 18, 2012, frontwoman Candice Clot announced her departure from the band due to family commitments and personal reasons, stating she can't live unconditionally for music and its listeners anymore. While the stage remains an outlet, she can not live up to such a demanding job anymore.
Virginie Goncalves of Kells and Nelly Wood replaced Candice as temporary touring vocalists.
In April 2013, the group announced Rachel Aspe as their new frontwoman. In the same month, it was announced that guitarist Grégory "Greg" Rouvière had departed the band due to an injury and personal issues. Yom left the band in April 2015 to be replaced by KA drummer R.U.L as the group head to the studio to record their 4th album
On November 30, 2016 the band announced via Facebook they were breaking up. The Facebook post read,
"Hello everyone,
We are sorry to announce that the band decided to split up. Our show in Angers on December 3rd will be ETHS’ last ride…
These last few years, a number of ordeals slowly pushed us towards different musical yearnings while dulling the fun we had to play as a band. ETHS has always been about honesty and fun, but we have to face the fact: our hearts are not in there anymore. So we made the common decision to call it quits, in order to fully focus on our separate musical endeavors and find the fun to play again.
From the bottom of our hearts, we want to extend our deepest thanks to all the fans, old and new, who supported the band through thick and thin. Thank you also to all musicians, road crews, bookers, radio DJs, directors, graphic designers, photographers, producers, journalists and all other professionals of the music business who helped us out one way or another along the way. We lived unforgettable moments thanks to you all and we’ll cherish those times forever.
Just one last thing: you haven’t heard the last of the band yet and can expect one final surprise from ETHS…"[7]
On December 7, 2016 the band announced via Facebook that they were reuniting with the original lineup for two final concerts
On 15 December 2022, the official Eths Facebook page was updated with the status "Eths 2023". Shortly after, the band was confirmed to perform at Hellfest in June 2023.
V.I.T.R.I.O.L
Eths Lyrics
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J'ai peur de tomber pour ne plus jamais me relever.
J'ai peur de toujours te haïr et ma vie passe, je n'ai pas guérie.
Tu vois, je me lasse.
Fatiguée de t'entendre me dire comment vivre.
Fatiguées de porter ces sacs vides.
Fatiguée d'écouter parler ces gens qui s'ennuient.
Fatiguée d'écouter ces gens qui envient.
J'ai peur de dormir et ne plus jamais me réveiller.
J'ai peur de chaque soir, devoir encore y croire.
Des pleurs de panique, visage poncé.
Terreur en heure creuse, chaque jour me semble un peu plus court.
Chaque minute inutile, chaque jour me coulé plus profond qu'il me soûle.
Je n'ai plus le temps.
Ruine et couds nos cœurs déchirés, mutilés par tes soins.
Je n'aurais jamais, jamais pensé t'abîmer, renoncer.
J'abandonne, mes bras lâchent de te voir tellement vrai, tellement toi.
Prête à tout perdre pour garder ta chimère, son fantôme.
Je me hais, je me suis trompée.
J'irais trouver ma force dans la haine que tu allaites.
Coller mes mains sur ton cœur de rancœur.
En extraire l'âcre suicide.
Serrer mes poings sur ton cœur de rancœur.
En vider l'âpre liquide d'humeur.
Défigurée d'acrimonie facile, te voilà laide de vivre.
Affamée de souhaits, trop d'appétits.
D'excitation hostile, te voilà raide, avide, affalée.
Trop d'appétits ma fille, je pourrais bien finir par te faire vomir.
Encore combien d'années, combien de temps.
Rien ne sera plus jamais comme avant.
Combien de fois au fond de toi, combien de fois.
Ta vérité ma détestée.
Rien ne sera plus comme avant.
The lyrics to Eths's song V.I.T.R.I.O.L are about a person who is struggling with their emotions towards someone who has hurt them deeply. The first verse describes how the person's screams are getting shorter and their life is being wasted by their obsession with the person who has hurt them. They are afraid of hitting rock bottom and never being able to get back up again. This fear is exacerbated by the fact that they are still consumed with hatred towards the person who has hurt them and their wounds have not healed over time.
The following verses express the person's exhaustion with various aspects of life. They are tired of being told how to live, tired of carrying around empty bags, tired of listening to people who are bored, tired of listening to people who are envious. They feel like they should just give up and go to sleep forever. They are terrified of each night because they have to face their own thoughts and fears.
The chorus speaks of the person's self-hatred and how they want to find strength in their own hate towards the person who has hurt them. They want to rip out that person's heart and drain the bitter liquid of hatred that flows through it. The rest of the lyrics express the person's despair and sense of loss, and how they feel like everything has changed and nothing will ever be the same again.
Line by Line Meaning
Tes cris se hachent, ta vie se gâche à sucer l'ennemi.
Your screams are chopped, your life is wasted sucking the enemy.
J'ai peur de tomber pour ne plus jamais me relever.
I'm afraid of falling and never getting up again.
J'ai peur de toujours te haïr et ma vie passe, je n'ai pas guérie.
I'm afraid of always hating you and my life passing by, not healed.
Tu vois, je me lasse.
You see, I'm getting tired of it.
Fatiguée de t'entendre me dire comment vivre.
Tired of hearing you tell me how to live.
Fatiguées de porter ces sacs vides.
Tired of carrying these empty bags.
Fatiguée d'écouter parler ces gens qui s'ennuient.
Tired of listening to these bored people talk.
Fatiguée d'écouter ces gens qui envient.
Tired of listening to these envious people.
Fatiguée d'écouter ces gens, je devrais m'allonger.
Tired of listening to these people, I should lie down.
J'ai peur de dormir et ne plus jamais me réveiller.
I'm afraid of sleeping and never waking up again.
J'ai peur de chaque soir, devoir encore y croire.
I'm afraid of every evening, having to believe again.
Des pleurs de panique, visage poncé.
Panicked tears, my face worn down.
Terreur en heure creuse, chaque jour me semble un peu plus court.
Terror during idle times, every day seems a little shorter.
Chaque minute inutile, chaque jour me coulé plus profond qu'il me soûle.
Every useless minute, every day sinking deeper than it bores me.
Je n'ai plus le temps.
I don't have time anymore.
Ruine et couds nos cœurs déchirés, mutilés par tes soins.
Ruin and sew our torn hearts, mutilated by your actions.
Je n'aurais jamais, jamais pensé t'abîmer, renoncer.
I never, never thought I would hurt you, give up.
J'abandonne, mes bras lâchent de te voir tellement vrai, tellement toi.
I give up, my arms can't hold on to seeing you so true, so yourself.
Prête à tout perdre pour garder ta chimère, son fantôme.
Ready to lose everything to keep your chimera, its ghost.
Je me hais, je me suis trompée.
I hate myself, I was wrong.
J'irais trouver ma force dans la haine que tu allaites.
I will find my strength in the hate you nurture.
Coller mes mains sur ton cœur de rancœur.
Press my hands on your bitter heart.
En extraire l'âcre suicide.
Extract the bitter suicide.
Serrer mes poings sur ton cœur de rancœur.
Clench my fists on your bitter heart.
En vider l'âpre liquide d'humeur.
Empty the bitter liquid of mood.
Défigurée d'acrimonie facile, te voilà laide de vivre.
Disfigured by easy bitterness, you are ugly to live with.
Affamée de souhaits, trop d'appétits.
Hungry for wishes, too many appetites.
D'excitation hostile, te voilà raide, avide, affalée.
Hostile excitement leaves you stiff, greedy, slumped.
Trop d'appétits ma fille, je pourrais bien finir par te faire vomir.
Too many appetites, my daughter, I might end up making you nauseous.
Encore combien d'années, combien de temps.
How many more years, how much more time.
Rien ne sera plus jamais comme avant.
Nothing will ever be the same again.
Combien de fois au fond de toi, combien de fois.
How many times deep down inside, how many times.
Ta vérité ma détestée.
Your truth, my hated one.
Rien ne sera plus comme avant.
Nothing will ever be the same again.
Contributed by Aaliyah R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@nschlia
That's her real voice. No FX. She can do clear vocals and growls.
@fan2saw
Tout simplement mortel, aussi bien la musique que Candice ! Vive le metal français (et a bas Tokio Hotel)
@ImSoSexilicious
this band is amazing. ondine, anima exhalare and bulimiarexia are their best songs :P
@KeepitRock25
i don't understand single word but the melodies and the growl is amazing can any one tell me about this band ? how many album they have and when did they start sing ?
@sthefanyferrari9254
Cara essa mulher é foda *-*
@ivantamezmusic3568
All i got to say that this is an incredible and awesome band, and the vocals are so fucking great!! something that everybody should know and appreciate!!
@rafasport2009
muito bom !!! ( from brazil, pernambuco )
@lauraesperidon3649
po eu sou viciada nessa band eu ja vicie a muitos!
@RaveenMikaelson
J'aime ♥ Vraiment . . . Un délice ♥ Je "déguste" cet musique ♥
@bludreamgirl
I love it when you can feel her going to her 'dark place' with her voice ...so delicious to hear!