Greek doomgaze trio Church of the Sea unveil “Eva” music video

Athenian band to release new album “Eva” in April via These Hands Melt

Pre-order limited “sunburst” vinyl edition & CD now!

Greek doomgaze trio Church of the Sea have unveiled a haunting music video for the title track of their upcoming album “Eva”, which will be released on 11 April 2025 via These Hands Melt.

The video was premiered today via The Obelisk and can be viewed here: https://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2025/02/25/church-of-the-sea-eva-vid-premiere/

“Eva” reimagines the biblical story of Eve, challenging the traditional narrative and celebrating her defiance. The band explains, “Eva” is a twist in the story from the Book of Genesis, where the female is not seen as the sinner for seeking knowledge, but as the rebel that embraces what others consider ‘forbidden’”.

Regarding the music video, Church of the Sea added: “The video is a further juxtaposition between the forbidden and what is established as righteous and ideal. The creations of man that abuse nature, in contrast with the animalistic instincts in all of us, fighting to break free.”

The album will be released in digital and CD formats, with a limited “sunburst” edition on vinyl. Pre-orders are available now.

Formed in 2017 in Athens, Greece, the three individuals in Church of the Sea create a distinct sound, balancing between doom and dark electronic rock. They embrace fuzzed sounds, heavy distorted beats and ethereal, chant‐like vocals. The result is a unique atmosphere where doom’s heaviness meets the dreamlike state of shoegaze and the shrieks of noise‐rock.

Their debut EP “Anywhere but Desert”, released on 2 October 2018, was recorded at
Artracks Studios and Coti K’s Suono Studios, engineered and produced by Alex Bolpasis
(Whereswilder, Noise Figures, Cyanna Mercury) and Church of the Sea, mixed and mastered by Chris Common (Chelsea Wolfe, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Emma Ruth Rundle). On 8 February 2019 “Anywhere but Desert” was released on cassette by A Man out of A Man Records and on 13 April 2019 on vinyl by Smash Records.

Their debut album “Odalisque” was released on 8 April 2022. It was recorded at Suono
Studios, engineered and produced by Alex Bolpasis and Church of the Sea, mixed by Alex
Bolpasis, and mastered by Nick Townsend at Infrasonic Mastering (Alice In Chains, Garbage, LA Witch, The Black Angels).

For the recording of “Eva” the band returned to Suono Studios, while Alex Bolpasis was responsible for the engineering, production and mixing. The album was mastered by Nick Townsend at Infrasonic Mastering.

The band has taken part in several festivals (Happening Now, Cult of the Amps, Templefest),
and was the opening act for numerous bands, including Antimatter, The Murder Capital, Messa and Dool. Their track record also includes two sold-out performances at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Athens.

Listen to the single “Eva” via all streaming services: https://bio.to/cots

The “Eva” music video was completed in collaboration with Zetel Skempris, snuffmasks and rat.sfx.