New guitarist and composer Mads Sørensen and vocalist and songwriter Sofia joined DEN TUNGE TIME via phone connection to talk with Tue Frank about new lineup, new songs and new directions for the project.

Air date: 15th of June 2021 (Danish language radio)

★★★★★★★★☆☆ from MODGIFT for our first live show since the lockdown.
30th of July 2020 for the MIGHTY MUSIC presents ETHEREAL KINGDOMS, WAYWARD DAWN and CHRONICLE.
Pumpehuset, Byhaven.

Sofia spoke with Kasper Behrendt from DEN TUNGE RADIO fresh off stage from SLAY HOME SLAY SAFE livestream show. We talk about the visual aspects of our shows and how to deal with not playing live shows for several months.

How do you transition from playing shows and being an active part of the music scene to suddenly being stuck at home during a pandemic? Sofia spoke with DEMON REPORTS about her experience and survival tips in this interview.

"Sofia's growl seemed frighteningly powerful in the contrast to the church's beautiful architecture."
Udlejre Church special theatrical show report by Nordica Live Magazine

Our debut album has made it onto the 2019 top releases lists from multiple magazines. "An album that captures you from the very first song until the last"

★★★★☆ from Devilution
"Truly a woman with an excellent voice"

4,5 of 5 stars from Metal'art!
"Totally captivating. The entire album listens without transitions, never tired"

Hollow Mirror gets an 85 of 100 score in Dutch metal magazine Aardschok. "A 45-minute fairy tale story (..) What a courage, what a creativity!"

Classic Rock Magazine's journalist Matthias Mineur shared his thoughts in the Prog-metal section of the October issue.

Hollow Mirror receives an 8,5 of 10 rating from Dead Rhetoric.
"In the case of this quartet, they are willing to incorporate gothic and dark/extreme elements against an elegance that keeps the listener pivoting throughout these nine tracks.”

★★★★★★★★☆☆ from HEAVYMETAL.DK
"You don't need more than a few seconds of listening to place Ethereal Kingdoms in league with the big bands"

Über Rock entered Hollow Mirror and found it to have "a more horror-inflected live and feels grimly oppressive".

★★★★★ ☆ from French magazine Metallian and an interview in their Sep/Oct issue!

Hard rock info entered Hollow Mirror and shared their thoughts on our 9 ghost stories in this review!

""We focus on the contrast between beauty and brutality. It's the twist that makes it interesting"
Germany's Legacy Magazine spoke with Sofia and Christian about creativity, songwriting and theatre.

Legacy Magazine awarded Ethereal Kingdoms debut album 12 of 15 stars in this review! "Hollow Mirror takes time"

82 of 100 points and a top-5 playlist mention for Hollow Mirror in Fireworks Rock & Metal magazine! "A virtual tempest that showcases the high talents of each member."

Hollow Mirror review earns 10/10 stars from Metalized! "It's music that is to be experienced both in your living room and on stage"

★★★★☆ in this Hollow Mirror review from Metal A Day! Symphonic metal conoisseur Mads Pristed immersed himself in our soundscape. Read his thoughts here.

“We try to create the music we feel is missing out there. We draw our inspiration from a lot of different places, and always strive to create something extraordinary”
Danish Metalized magazine reached out for an interview

★★★★★★ from Calles Rock Corner for 'Hollow Mirror' review!
"Beauty interrupted by brutality"

"The image of the ghost represents all your bad decisions"
French Metallian magazine gave us our first front page feature and full page interview as well as a 5/6 star review!

"Definitely worth listening to"
Hollow Mirror was awarded a score of 7.7 out of 10 by Lords of Metal Webzine!

★★★★☆ from METAL A DAY for our performance at Copenhagen Metal Fest 2019

Hollow Mirror receives 82/100 from Musica.be

8/10 stars for Hollow Mirror in this review from Metal Temple.

"We're not afraid of taking chances and creating shows, that extend beyond just being a concert"
Heavymetal.dk spoke with us before our show at Copenhagen Metal Fest.

★★★★★★★★☆☆ from Powerofmetal.dk. Journalist Mia Hall witnessed our special performance at Nordic Noise.

★★★★☆☆ from GAFFA for our special guest show at Nordic Noise 2019. "Something big is on its way".

★★★★☆ for our special theatrical performance at Royal Metal Fest 2019. "An incredibly ambitious show"

★★★★★★★★★☆ from HEAVYMETAL.DK for our theatrical special show at Royal Metal Fest 2019.

4,5 of 5 stars for special theatrical performance at Royal Metal Fest 2019 from Revolution-inc.dk
"The narrative is a chapter of its own"

How do you bring ghost stories to life on stage? Ethereal Kingdoms spoke with Royal Metal Fest about their special theatrical show in this interview.

Heavymetal.it spoke with Sofia fresh off stage at their Finntroll support show at Gimle in September 2018.
"We wanted to create something unique that differentiates us, not just copy other bands. We don't just make music, we create stories"

When Finntroll visited Denmark, Ethereal Kingdoms played support. Heavymetal.it shared their thoughts of the night here!

In this 60 minute symphonic metal special feature, Sofia speaks with Behrendt and Jeanette Meibom about the danish symphonic metal scene, her unique vocal technique and the band's recent signing with Mighty Music.

Podcast in Danish.

Metal A Day was present when we unleashed our universe supporting Finntroll
"The symbiosis between band and audience was striking"