After releasing an EP (“Øeos,” 2022) and two singles (a cover of “Angel” by Massive Attack in 2023 and “My Cyrenaic Cloak” in 2024), participating in major festivals such as the Rock Castle Festival and the Alterova Festival in the Czech Republic, and a club tour that brought them to iconic venues like the Live Club and New Force in Germany, Euthymia returns with a new music video: a cover of Nirvana’s classic “Something in the Way”, reinterpreted in a doom metal/shoegaze style.
“In reinterpreting “Something in the Way,” we aimed to delve even deeper into the primordial melancholy of the song, creating an atmosphere that amplifies the sense of isolation and disillusionment that pervaded the original. The lyrics, born from Kurt Cobain’s tormented vision, have been reinterpreted through a philosophical and musical sensitivity closer to doom and shoegaze, making it an even more universal and cosmic reflection on the human condition.”
For Cobain, “Something in the Way” represented a metaphor as intimate as it was devastating: inadequacy, the feeling of exclusion, and the attempt to find refuge in an indifferent world. Euthymia has taken this perspective and expanded it into a broader philosophical context, drawing inspiration from Nietzsche’s thought to reflect on the eternal conflict between man and destiny, between the desire for meaning and the awareness of its absence.
In this version, the “thing in the way” is no longer just an external or internal obstacle; it becomes the symbol of an unbearable truth, one that every individual encounters in the face of the relentless passage of time and the weight of existence. The blanket under the bridge—an iconic image from the lyrics—loses its autobiographical connotations to become a metaphor for the fragile comfort we seek against the cold indifference of the cosmos.
Euthymia has chosen to expand the emotional narrative of the song through a soundscape built on slow, resonant drones typical of classic doom à la Sunn O))), intertwined with the delicate shoegaze atmospheres of bands like Alcest and The Cure. The guitars create a sound wall that moves between heaviness and lightness, symbolizing the constant alternation between hope and surrender.
In their adaptation, the song is no longer just a chronicle of isolation but a meditation on universal melancholy: a feeling that, while devastating, is also fundamental to understanding the human essence. The hypnotic repetition of melodies and words guides the listener into an abyss, but it is precisely in the abyss that one paradoxically finds a form of peace.
Euthymia’s goal with this cover is to create a musical experience that not only pays homage to Cobain’s legacy but amplifies his message, taking it into a new dimension filled with sounds, ideas, and emotions that are even deeper and more universal.
About The Video
The video accompanying Euthymia’s reinterpretation of “Something in the Way” is a visceral immersion into a world on the brink of collapse—a pre-apocalyptic portrait of solitude and alienation that perfectly mirrors the nihilistic essence of the song.
The entire story takes place in an abandoned bunker, a cramped and oppressive space that becomes a symbol of the human condition: a self-imposed prison, a place of refuge that slowly turns into a tomb. The protagonist, whose face often remains shrouded in shadow and who is never named, embodies the contemporary man: isolated, at war with a world that has ceased to exist, but above all, estranged even from himself.
In the bunker, time has stopped. The scattered objects—old photographs, spent candles, useless tools—are the remnants of a civilization that no longer exists. Outside, we never see what has happened: the world is left to our imagination, suggested only by distant sounds, flickering lights, and a layer of dust filtering through the cracks. The apocalypse does not need to be shown; its weight hangs in the air itself.
The video’s narrative revolves around one certainty: it is the designated hour for the end. There are no chances for escape, no redemption or rebirth. This is a moment of acceptance, not hope. The protagonist does not fight against fate but watches it approach, resigned and aware. The tension grows not from a desire for rebellion but from the impossibility of halting the inevitable.
The visuals convey a profound emotional claustrophobia, with tight shots and deliberately slow camera movements following the protagonist as he wanders through the bunker corridors. Every gesture—lighting a candle, staring at the ceiling, running a hand along a wall—is laden with silent unease, as if even daily actions are meaningless in the face of imminent dissolution.
The bunker becomes a powerful metaphor: it is the tangible representation of the individual’s isolation but also a place where all human illusions—progress, immortality, meaning—disintegrate. There is no message of hope in the video, no sign that something new will arise from the ashes of this end. It is a profoundly nihilistic vision, where the meaning of life is not sought but simply accepted in its absence.
The protagonist’s stillness in the face of the end is a clear reference to Nietzsche’s philosophy, which describes man as a being capable of confronting the “terror of nothingness” only by abandoning all consolatory illusions. Here, there are no divine promises, redemptions, or cycles restarting. The end is total and definitive.
Thus, there is no room for redemption or hope for a new dawn: it is the celebration of a pure end, devoid of consolation. The “thing in the way,” in this version, is not just a personal obstacle but becomes the relentless weight of existence itself.
About Euthymia
Euthymia was born in 2022 from the meeting of Vito Tambasco (vocals), Edoardo Di Vietri (lead guitar), Lhello Marra (bass), Michael Veneri (lead guitar), and Massimo Sammartino (drums and percussion).
The band aims to represent, through their music, the perpetual and dynamic connection between the intimacy of the human soul and the vast universe surrounding it. This ever-changing bond reflects the journey toward unity between essence and knowledge, a quest intertwining emotion, introspection, and reflection.
Euthymia is characterized by lyrics steeped in esoteric symbolism, influences from Jungian psychology and psychoanalysis, accompanied by powerful and layered sounds that blend metal and progressive rock. Among their primary inspirations are bands like Tool, Porcupine Tree, and Sunn O))), which have helped shape their style.
With an EP (“Øeos,” 2022) and two singles (a cover of “Angel” by Massive Attack in 2023 and “My Cyrenaic Cloak” in 2024) to their credit, the band has already graced major international stages, performing at the Rock Castle Festival and the Alterova Festival in the Czech Republic, as well as a club tour that took them to iconic venues like the Live Club and New Force in Germany.
Euthymia, with their musical and conceptual approach, invites listeners to embark on a journey between the visible and the invisible, discovering an eternal yet never static equilibrium where sounds and words merge to narrate the continuous transformation of the human being.
