They achieved notable popularity in Japan when a song taken from the album, Who are You?, was used in a Toyota advert, and reached no. 6 on the UK Albums chart and includes four Top 10 hit singles, such as "I Am Blessed" and the no. She went on to achieve considerable success in her own right.Įternal returned to the recording studio as a trio, and recorded their second album Power of a Woman, released on 5 November 1995. Louise has since stated that she simply wanted to pursue a solo career and had signed a solo deal with EMI six months prior to her official departure. There was speculation that Eternals management had wanted Louise to leave the group to improve Eternal's chances of achieving success in the US, though this was denied. In June 1995, Louise left the band to pursue a solo career, amid marked controversy that she was the only white member in the quartet. They were named Best Group at the 1993 Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party, and in 1995 they were nominated in four BRIT Award categories, including Best Album for Always & Forever. It was 1994's fourth biggest selling album and includes six Top 15 singles, including the Top 5 hit "Oh Baby I", released October 1994.Įternal's success was quickly recognized. The album sold over one million copies in their homeland, making Eternal the first girl group to achieve a million-selling album in the UK. Their debut album Always & Forever soon followed, released on 29 November 1993, peaking at no. The single was a success on both sides of the Atlantic reaching no. They launched onto the music scene with their debut single "Stay" in September 1993. Group biography (1992-2000)Įternal were formed in 1992 by music manager Denis Ingoldsby of First Avenue Records, the group consisting of sisters Easther & Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding were signed to EMI Records in 1993. Globally, Eternal's total sales are claimed to be in excess of 10 million records.
The group achieved fifteen Top 20 hits in the UK between 1993-99, the first of which ("Stay") was also a Top 20 hit in the US. The group consisted of sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Nurding, and went on to become one of the United Kingdom's most successful girl groups of all time, achieving both domestic and global success. These include a mysterious arena that was almost lost, a strange empty room, as well as a battleground that has drifted beyond reality.Eternal were a MOBO award winning British R&B girl group formed in 1992. Some areas of the Arena Eternal have been hidden for some reason or lost over the ages, making them unaccessible through normal means. This region features large "terrain" battlegrounds that appear to be located on the surface of planets. This new area features numerous new team battlegrounds where the five Clans compete. A Tier usually has a specific theme that distinguishes it from the rest.Īt some point in time, the Vadrigar developed a keen interest in team-based combat, which lead to the construction of a new section of the Arena Eternal. New recruits must pass through an introductory battle before they are allowed to advance through the higher ranks in the Tiers - Trainee, Skilled, Combat, Warrior, Veteran, Master and Elite, which is the home of the ultimate Arena Master.Įach of the lower Tiers has an Arena Master of its own, which stands as a last obstacle before fighters trying to advance to the next level.
This is where the primary battles take place. The main section of the Arena Eternal is devided into seven Tiers, which correspond the different levels of gladiator expertise. Some arenas feature unique and/or hidden features that can only be found by the most inquisitive gladiators. There are also various helpful features, such as teleporters, gates, bounce pads and acceleration pads.
The environment features numerous hazards, such as water, slime, lava, Fog of Death and the Void. Each of these battlegrounds appears to be isolated from the others, existing within a "pocket" of its own. There are gothic castles, demonic temples, hi-tech factories, fetid crypts and more. The Arena Eternal consists of various battlegrounds, each with a unique environmental theme. They have varying levels of combat expertise and display different behaviour in combat.Īt some point, the Vadrigar became interested in team-based combat, which led them to form five distinctive Clans. The Arena Eternal is occupied by a large number of gladiators that have been abducted by the Vadrigar from various points in time and space.