Dutch death metal act Eternal Solstice was founded in 1989 by vocalist Kees-Jan Schouten, guitarists Philip Nugteren and Victor van Drie, bassist Ramon Soeterbroek, and drummer Mischa Hak, but the band had long fallen apart by the time their debut, a split album with Mourning, emerged in 1992. Looking for a fresh start, a reduced lineup consisting of Soeterbroek (now also handling vocals), Nugteren, and Hak resumed work the following year, eventually producing a trio of albums in 1994's The Wish Is Father to the Thought, 1995's Horrible Within, and 1997's Demonic Fertilizer. ~...