Tundra Push Deathcore Into Darker Territory With Eternal: Eclipse
There are heavy records, and then there are records that sound engineered to move load-bearing walls.
Kansas deathcore outfit Tundra land firmly in the second category with Eternal: Eclipse, a five-song release arriving November 27 through Rottweiler Records. Built from new material, re-recorded songs and a pair of unexpected covers, the collection finds the band taking another swing at its own history while pushing its sound into darker, more claustrophobic territory.
Formed in Topeka in 2019, Tundra introduced themselves with the independently released Wastelands in 2020, establishing a foundation in bruising, modern deathcore. A run of singles followed before the band joined Rottweiler Records and released its second full-length, Eternal, in 2025.
That record widened the frame considerably. The riffs got bigger, the arrangements more ambitious, and the band began pulling atmosphere and texture deeper into the machinery. Metal Temple described Tundra’s sound as “distorted, modern and bombastic, able to make walls tremble,” which feels increasingly appropriate as the band continues adding weight to the architecture.
Into the Eclipse
Eternal: Eclipse opens with the new track “Vampires,” and Tundra wastes very little time establishing the mood.
Distorted synths flicker behind massive riffs and heavy rhythmic drops, creating an uneasy electronic pulse underneath the deathcore foundation. Morgan’s vocals carry a strained urgency that gives the track more than brute force. There is tension in the way the song moves, an unstable feeling that hangs over the entire arrangement.
That atmosphere feeds directly into “Corruption,” a track originally released on Wastelands. Tundra revisits the song here with a heavier production approach and a more imposing overall attack. The song feels less like a historical artifact and more like the band dragging an older version of itself back into the room, bolting new armor onto it, and sending it straight through the wall.
The reconstruction continues with “Undead,” originally featured on Eternal. Its lurching riffs and murky atmosphere already made it one of the band’s darker cuts. The new version leans even further into that ugliness, giving the track a mechanical, almost industrial weight.
There is something distinctly physical about these songs. You hear the low end, then you feel it somewhere near the rib cage.
Linkin Park and Evanescence Enter the Blast Zone
The two covers on Eternal: Eclipse could have landed as curiosities. Instead, they reveal quite a bit about how Tundra hears music outside the immediate boundaries of deathcore.
The band takes on Linkin Park’s “Lying From You,” reshaping the song into something far more crushing while preserving enough of the original structure to keep its identity intact. The tension and emotional volatility buried inside Linkin Park’s version become natural fuel for. Tundra’s heavier vocabulary.
Then comes Evanescence’s “Haunted.”
That choice makes an unusual amount of sense. The original already carries gothic atmosphere, melancholy and theatrical darkness, giving Tundra plenty of material to tear apart and rebuild. Their interpretation keeps the melodic shadow of the song while surrounding it with significantly more force.
Both covers work because Tundra treats them as songs worth reinterpreting rather than novelty exercises. They sit comfortably beside the original material and help give Eternal: Eclipse the shape of a complete release rather than a collection of leftovers and experiments.
Rebuilding the Past
There is an interesting thread running through Eternal: Eclipse: Tundra appears increasingly interested in transformation.
Older songs return with new weight. Familiar songs from other artists get dragged into a different sonic environment. New material points toward another phase of the band entirely.
That makes the release feel something like a bridge between eras.
The band that recorded Wastelands remains visible underneath everything, yet several years of development now sit on top of those foundations. The production hits harder, the atmosphere feels denser, and the music increasingly uses discomfort as part of its vocabulary.
Daniel Keebler McKay, whose credits include Voluntary Mortification and Cleansing Of The Temple, handled mastering duties, giving the release the kind of dense impact this material demands.
Tundra currently consists of Morgan on vocals, Steven on bass, Louis on drums, Patrick on guitar and Seth on drums.
For listeners living somewhere between Cleansing Of The Temple, Black Tongue, Counterparts and Prevailer, Eternal: Eclipse should land comfortably in familiar territory while still showing a band actively mutating its sound.
Eternal: Eclipse arrives November 27 via Rottweiler Records.
