FREYA

produced by Ethan D. Henry
mixed & mastered by Len Carmichael (Landmine Studios)

Freya are:
Ethan D. Henry – drums
Bryan W. Fleming – guitar
Karl Buechner – vocals
Ed Ordez – bass

discography:
2003 Freya/Darkest Hour/Dead to Fall Split
2003 As the Last Light Drains Full-length
2004 Hoods/Freya Split
2007 Lift the Curse Full-length
2010 Victory Metal Split
2010 All Hail the End Full-length
2013 Ghost Echoes EP
2013 Paragon of the Crucible Full-length
2016 Grim Full-length
2022 Thousand Yard Stare Single
2023 Fight as One Full-length
2024 Blood Thirst Single

Ethan D. Henry:
“I wrote ‘Blood Thirst’ to be a straightforward banger. I was inspired by Biohazard for the first part of the song. Not that it sounds like them, but it felt like it had that hard-hitting old-school hardcore vibe with an easy-to-follow memorable riff. And then the second half I wanted to showcase the thrashy, Slayer side of our style. Just wanted it to crank and hit hard. As much as I love a mosh pit, I think I’m equally happy when an audience is engaged, head-banging, and genuinely seems to be happy to be there. Whether it’s an old song, a new song, or whatever, I’m stoked when I see those fans out there smiling and banging their head. Our new material does that, it’s easy to follow the groove.”
Ethan continues about the single:
“I’ve been friends with Karl, Erick, and Bulldog for over twenty years. We have worked with Peta2 in the past and have always supported animal rights even though it’s not our main objective. I’m not vegan or anything but I was just thinking of this concept of some trophy hunters entering the forest killing and taking what they wanted and leaving the corpses of their victims to rot. I imagined a grizzly bear being fed up finding rotten deer, Turkey, and whatever else on his daily trek. Full of rage, he is forced to fight back and chase the men out of the forest. Like Batman haha. But a pissed-off grizzly bear.”
The cover art was created by drummer Ethan and the friend of the band Kim.
The image conveys extinction-level warfare.
Hailing from Syracuse, NY, Freya was formed in 2001 by three members of Earth Crisis’ bassist Ian Edwards, lead guitarist Eric Edwards and vocalist Karl Buechner.
When Earth Crisis temporarily concluded, members split into three separate bands;
Freya, percussionist and guitarist Dennis Merrick and Scott Crouse, respectively, formed Slave One and all five Earth Crisis members continued on with their reactivated project band, Path of Resistance.
Over the past 20 years, Freya have blazed a path through both the worldwide hardcore and metal scenes.
Prominently featured on MTV’s Room Raiders, Road Rules and the iconic Headbangers Ball as well as the Showtime series, Shameless, the Freya vault runs deep with their soon to be seventh release, ‘Fight As One‘, since their inception.
Freya’s discography has been featured in Kerrang!, Decibel, Amp and Metal Hammer for their unique sound, a well-crafted amalgamation of darkened New York style hardcore with a generous dose of thrash metal stirred into the mix.