ETERNAL DRAK

“Before writing the music, I need to understand what I want to say and why I want to say it.”

“This album connects all those periods. It does not reject our history, but it is not controlled by it either.”

“Eternal Drak has always questioned dogmas. That means we have to understand the subject before attacking it.”

“I want listeners to make their own interpretations. I am not trying to tell them what they must believe. I want the songs to create doubt and make people think about ideas they normally accept without questioning.”

“I do not want it to define my music or my life. I am still creating, recording, producing, and playing. The process has changed, but the need to make music has not.”

“Time changes our bodies, destroys places, erases memories, separates people, and eventually brings every life to an end.”

“We live under its effects, but we do not fully understand what it is. We can see the destruction it leaves behind, and entropy suggests that everything moves toward greater disorder.”

“Time stopped feeling like a simple measurement and became the main enemy of the album.”

“I hope the album tells them that this was a period filled with uncertainty.”

“People had access to more information than ever before, but many basic questions about life, reality, death, and time were still difficult to answer.”

“I want both reactions. The first reaction should be physical and direct, but I also want people to think about the album after listening to it.”

“We were not only trying to create loud music. We were also trying to understand the world in which we lived.”

For nearly three decades, Colombian-Canadian Thrash Metal force Eternal Drak have forged their own path through the underground, combining the raw aggression of old-school metal with complex concepts exploring horror, mythology, philosophy, and human existence.
With their latest album ‘The Violence Of Time‘, the band takes listeners into a much deeper territory, turning time itself into the ultimate adversary.
The record examines entropy, memory, mortality, and the unstoppable destruction caused by the passing of time, creating a powerful combination of extreme metal intensity and existential reflection.
In this exclusive interview, Andres Martinez ‘Drakar‘ discusses the creation of the new concept album, the band’s evolution from their Colombian roots to their current base in Quebec, Canada, the challenges of maintaining an underground identity, and how personal experiences have shaped his vision as a musician.
‘The Violence Of Time‘ treats time almost like a living antagonist rather than an abstract concept.
Was there a specific moment in your life when time stopped feeling like a measurement and started feeling like an enemy?
“Time started to feel like an enemy when I stopped thinking only about how we measure it and began to look at the damage it causes. Time changes our bodies, destroys places, erases memories, separates people, and eventually brings every life to an end. The idea became stronger while I was listening to science podcasts with my 8-year-old son. We heard theories and experiments about time, space, and entropy that were difficult for both of us to understand. When he asked me what time really was, I tried to explain it, but I could not give him an answer that felt complete. That made me think about time in a different way. We live under its effects, but we do not fully understand what it is. We can see the destruction it leaves behind, and entropy suggests that everything moves toward greater disorder. In the end, no matter how much order we try to create, disorder will continue to grow. That is when time stopped feeling like a simple measurement and became the main enemy of the album.”
Your albums often tell complete stories instead of collecting unrelated songs.
When you’re writing a concept record, do you think first as a musician, a storyteller, or almost as a film director building scenes?
“I usually think first about the main idea. Before writing the music, I need to understand what I want to say and why I want to say it. With ‘The Violence Of Time’, the concept came before most of the music. I wrote ideas, questions, and parts of the story first. After that, I started creating riffs and structures that matched those ideas. I do think like a storyteller in some moments because every song has a place in the album. But I am still a musician first when I turn those ideas into sound. The music, lyrics, vocals, and arrangements all have to support the same concept.”
Eternal Drak have never sounded interested in nostalgia, even though you proudly embrace old-school metal.
How do you preserve the spirit of the past without becoming imprisoned by it?
“We respect old-school metal because it is part of our identity. We grew up with that music, and it taught us the importance of strong riffs, honest energy, and real commitment. But respecting the past does not mean copying it. I do not want Eternal Drak to sound exactly like a band from the 1980s or 1990s. We use those roots, but we write from our own experience and from the time in which we live. The old-school spirit is important, but the band also has to move forward. We want to keep the aggression and honesty of the past while using better production, new ideas, and a more mature way of writing.”
The artwork suggests that past, present and future are collapsing into each other.
If you could place one Eternal Drak album anywhere on that broken timeline, where would ‘The Violence Of Time‘ exist?
“I would place ‘The Violence Of Time’ between the present and the future. The album contains many things from our past. It has the old aggression of Eternal Drak, our Latin American roots, and the style we have developed over many years. At the same time, it represents the band as it exists now in Canada. It also shows the direction we want to follow in the future. For me, this album connects all those periods. It does not reject our history, but it is not controlled by it either.”
Songs like ‘Me Hice Simultáneo‘ and ‘The Blasphemy Of Time‘ feel philosophical rather than purely lyrical.
Do you enjoy leaving listeners with unanswered questions, or do these songs contain answers that are simply hidden beneath the surface?
“I do not think the songs contain one final answer. They present ideas and questions that do not have simple solutions. For example, we talk about whether the past, present, and future really exist as separate things. We also question whether time is something real or only a way humans organize their experience. I like listeners to make their own interpretations. I am not trying to tell them what they must believe. I want the songs to create doubt and make people think about ideas they normally accept without questioning.”
Your music has always balanced raw aggression with atmosphere.
When does a riff become more than just heavy and start carrying an emotional or even existential weight for you?
“A riff becomes important when it expresses the real feeling of the song. A heavy riff is not automatically a good riff. It can be fast, technical, or aggressive, but if it does not communicate anything, it has little value for me. Sometimes a simple riff can express anger, fear, sadness, or confusion better than a very complex part. When the music connects with the lyrics and the concept, the riff becomes more than a group of notes. That is always what I look for when I write. The music has to support the meaning of the song.”
Eternal Drak began in Colombia and now continues from Canada.
Has changing continents altered the way you see extreme metal, or has the underground remained the same language wherever you’ve lived?
“The band was formed in Latin America and now continues from Quebec, Canada. Moving to another country changed the way I see the music scene. The Canadian scene has different resources, different venues, and more economic support for artists in some areas. However, entering the Quebec metal scene has not been easy for us. There are groups of bands that work closely together, but they do not always open their circles to other bands. Even though Eternal Drak is based here and two of our three members are from Quebec, some people still do not consider us a Quebec band. The underground has a common language everywhere: hard work, limited resources, and strong commitment. But every scene also has its own barriers.”
You’ve described this album as being for ‘true old-school metal devotees‘.
What qualities define such a listener today?
Is it about musical taste, curiosity, or perhaps a particular mindset?
“For me, it is mainly about mindset. It does not mean that someone must only listen to old bands or reject modern music. A true old-school metal listener values strong songs, real riffs, honest performances, and a clear identity. They also listen with patience. They are willing to hear a complete album, read the lyrics, and understand the ideas behind the music. It is not about proving that you are more metal than someone else. It is about having a real connection with the music and respecting the work behind it.”
Throughout your career, you’ve explored horror, the supernatural, mythology, and now the nature of time itself.
What subjects still fascinate you but remain too difficult – or too dangerous – to turn into an album?
“There are many subjects that still interest me, including consciousness, free will, death, religion, memory, and human control. I do not think any subject is too dangerous to explore, but some subjects require more time and responsibility. I do not want to write about something only because it sounds dark or shocking. Eternal Drak has always questioned dogmas. That means we have to understand the subject before attacking it. The next concept has to be strong enough to support a complete album, not only one or two songs.”
You’ve continued creating music while adapting to visual impairment, something many musicians would see as an overwhelming obstacle.
Has that experience changed the way you hear music, even if it has limited the way you see the world?
“Yes, it has changed the way I work and the way I listen. Some things now take more time, especially recording, editing, reading, and working with visual elements. I have had to adapt my methods and depend more on memory, sound, and concentration. I listen more carefully now. I pay more attention to small details in the guitars, vocals, and production. It is a difficult condition, but I do not want it to define my music or my life. I am still creating, recording, producing, and playing. The process has changed, but the need to make music has not.”
Blackened thrash often overwhelms listeners with intensity, yet ‘The Violence Of Time‘ also invites reflection.
Do you hope people think about the album long after it ends, or should its impact be immediate and instinctive?
“I want both reactions. The first reaction should be physical and direct. The speed, riffs, drums, and vocals should have an immediate impact. But I also want people to think about the album after listening to it. The lyrics and the concept are important. There are ideas in the songs that may become clearer after several listens. A person can enjoy the album only for its energy, and that is valid. But listeners who want to go deeper will find more meaning in the lyrics, structures, and connection between the songs.”
Looking back over nearly three decades of Eternal Drak, what belief about music have you completely abandoned, and what belief has only grown stronger with time?
“I abandoned the belief that talent is enough. When I was younger, I thought that if the music was good, opportunities would naturally arrive. Over the years, I learned that music also requires discipline, patience, promotion, organization, and a lot of work that people never see. The belief that has grown stronger is that music must be honest. Trends change, technology changes, and scenes change. But people can still recognize when a band truly believes in what it is doing. Eternal Drak has continued for almost three decades because the music is a real part of our lives.”
Imagine someone discovers Eternal Drak fifty years from now, knowing nothing about today’s metal scene.
What do you hope ‘The Violence Of Time‘ tells them, not about your band, but about the era in which it was created?
“I hope the album tells them that this was a period filled with uncertainty. People had access to more information than ever before, but many basic questions about life, reality, death, and time were still difficult to answer. It was also a period of pressure, division, fear, and rapid change. Many people felt that they had little control over their own lives. I hope ‘The Violence Of Time’ shows that some artists were still using extreme music to question those conditions. We were not only trying to create loud music. We were also trying to understand the world in which we lived.”
After almost three decades of existence, Eternal Drak continue to prove that extreme metal can be both devastatingly powerful and intellectually challenging.
With ‘The Violence Of Time‘, Andres Martinez and his bandmates have created more than just a collection of aggressive Thrash Metal songs.
They have built a sonic reflection on mortality, chaos, memory, and humanity’s endless struggle against forces beyond its control.
The album stands as a statement of persistence, curiosity, and artistic integrity.
While the world changes and time continues its unstoppable movement, Eternal Drak remain committed to creating music that questions, challenges, and leaves a lasting impact.
by Fok ‘bs‘

track-list:
We Force It To Speak
The Unborn Paths Rot
Me Hice Simultaneo
The Blasphemy of Time
Chaos Is the Law
Where Cause Is Buried
Across the Watching Veils
Breathing Once Again
The Cosmos Rejects You
No Direction Total War

all songs written by Andres Martinez Torres, except track 8 by Michel Amyot
produced, mixed & mastered by Andres Martinez Torres

Eternal Drak are:
Michel Amyot – guitars
Drakar – guitars, vocals

Metal Noise (‘The Warrior Order‘, 2025):
“A fine collection from the masters of ancient evil.”
PowerMetal.de (‘The Warrior Order‘, 2025):
“The Warrior Order is a real surprise and shows a completely new face of Eternal Drak.”
Drako Metal Reviews (‘The Violence of Time‘, 2026):
“This is some pretty good blackened thrash with sick riffs, icy tremolos and eerie harmonies. Rating: 8.1/10.”

recent release:

Canadian-based Columbian blackened thrash metal veterans Eternal Drak return with ‘The Violence Of Time‘, their latest full-length album, set for release on July 17, 2026.
Continuing the band’s evolution while remaining firmly rooted in old-school extreme metal, the record combines the aggression of thrash, the darkness of black metal, and the intensity of death metal into what may be their most ambitious and conceptually unified work to date.
Rather than focusing solely on speed and brutality, ‘The Violence Of Time‘ is built around a philosophical concept that questions the very nature of time itself.
Throughout the album, time is portrayed not as a neutral passage or a simple measure of existence, but as a hostile force that shapes, distorts, and ultimately erodes memory, identity, and reality.
The songs challenge conventional ideas of chronology, suggesting that past, present, and future are far less stable than they appear.
This concept is immediately reflected in the album artwork, which depicts the collapse of the traditional perception of time.
Past and present coexist while the river of time itself is torn apart, visually reinforcing the record’s central theme: time is fractured, unstable, and constantly undermining the certainty humans desperately seek.
Musically, Eternal Drak remain faithful to the raw spirit that has defined the band for decades while expanding their songwriting into more atmospheric and thought-provoking territory.
Crushing riffs, icy tremolo melodies, relentless drumming, and commanding vocals create an oppressive atmosphere that perfectly complements the album’s philosophical weight.
Each composition explores a different aspect of the overall concept, from the illusion of causality and the collapse of order to the insignificance of humanity within the vastness of existence.
Discussing the album, the band explains that ‘The Violence Of Time‘ is intended for ‘every true old-school metal devotee‘ – listeners who grew up with the foundations of thrash, black, and death metal but continue to seek music that delivers both uncompromising intensity and meaningful substance.
Rather than simply revisiting familiar territory, Eternal Drak aim to strengthen the connection with longtime supporters while offering a record that remains relevant in today’s extreme metal landscape.
Following the release of the five-track EP ‘The Warrior Order‘ in 2025, ‘The Violence Of Time‘ represents another significant chapter in the band’s long history.
It demonstrates that Eternal Drak continue to push forward without abandoning the aggressive identity that has earned them respect within the underground metal scene, delivering an album that is as intellectually challenging as it is sonically devastating.