Borracho – Eternos EP

by Mark 'Yeti' Richard · March 11, 2026

Borracho are back with a brand new tribute EP called Eterno, only six months after last year’s excellent Ouroboros (review here). The band is from Washington, DC and consists of Steve Fisher on guitar and vocals, Tim Martin on bass and backing vocals, and Mario Trubiano on drums. They have been together for nearly twenty years now and have many releases including: 2011’s Splitting Sky, 2013’s Oculus, 2016’s Atacama, 2021’s Pound Of Flesh, 2023’s Blurring The Lines, and 2025’s Ouroboros. They have many EP’s, singles, etc, also available. Eternos EP contains five tracks that are all covers of some of the heavy underground music scene’s fallen heroes. It was released on February 19th 2006 and is twenty two minutes long.

Borracho are proprietors of the almighty riff. They have a crunchy riff rocking sound that borders metal and doom with some heavy psych sprinkled in. The almost two decade existence has created an incredibly tight and heavy unit of dense grooves and hard pounding rhythms. Eternos is a tribute EP for some of the most beloved and talented musicians that have unfortunately passed on within the last several or more years. What the trio has created is a musical eulogy honoring these exceptional humans. Each song does the original justice and makes room for Borracho to inject their twist on five varied tracks of heavy rock’s finest. A band like Borracho is so in tune with each other and each individual’s abilities to perform in the power trio format. The heavy riff-centric three-piece have really created something special with this five song EP and they nailed every track and paid homage to these great artists.

The lead off track “Fang” is originally from Spirit Caravan, with whom bassistDave Sherman (1966-2022) was a huge part of. He was joined by Scott “Wino” Weinrich on guitar and lead vocals and Gary Isom on drums.Spirit Caravan’s debut album, 1999’s Jug Fulla Sun features “Fang” and it’s a killer song! Dave Sherman was also the frontman for Earthride from 1997-2022, and released three full-length’s and a few EPs and singles with them also. He was in many other bands but Earthride andSpirit Caravan were the two most prominent. Borracho does a bang up job with “Fang” and it has a thick wall of fuzz and doom . It sounds great! Steve Fisher’s voice is very fitting for this one, similar gruff style vocals as Wino. The music is very heavy and an excellent choice to kick off this tribute.

The next song honors another bass giant and super awesome guy, Rev. Jim Forrester (1974-2017). He is best known as the bassist for Sixty Watt Shaman and later formed Foghound. The track “Keep On Shoveling” was on Foghounds sophomore album, 2018’s Awaken To Destroy. It’s another great song choice and the lead vocals were handled by Borracho bassist, Tim Martin. He does a fantastic job! The song begins with the sounds of shoveling sand or concrete noises. The Borracho version is a slower and sludgier, turning up the fuzz and adding cool nuances musically. Again, they nailed this one perfectly and shifted it a tad but kept the grit and integrity of the song.Jim Forrester was a phenomenal bass player and A+ human. I had the honor of meeting him on two occasions and even wrote a tribute post about him here.

The third track is from one of my all time favorite bands, the legends of instrumental riff rock, Karma To Burn. The main song writer and guitarist Will Mecum (1972-2021) was another superb human being who I met on a couple occasions also. I wrote an article about Karma To Burn here. Borracho cover the song “Twenty Nine” from their excellent second album, 1999’s Wild Wonderful Purgatory. It’s so awesome on how Borracho played this one. They kept it intact with a few cool surprises mixed in. I often thought Borracho was influenced by Karma To Burn with their riffalicious grooves and heavy rhythms. I guess I got my answer and it’s a beautiful thing! Borracho added in a lead towards the end of the track but it works nicely. They once again did an incredible job with this one and as a huge Karma To Burn fan, I one hundred percent approve of this version.

The next song “Damyata”, is fromThe Hidden Hand, and their excellent debut, 2003’s Divine Propaganda. Bruce Falkinburg (1969-2022) was yet another great bassist who also played with Scott “Wino” Weinrich on guitar and vocals and Matt Moulis on drums. Borracho slays another grandiose version with “Damyata”. The torturous metal leads are great as is the heavy barrage of fuzzy tones. Once again, the vocals are a perfect match and complement the tune to a “T”. Borracho definitely picked really good songs that are totally in sync with their own sound. These tracks are nostalgic to me and I really am enjoying these spectacular versions.

The final track on the Eternos EP is called “A Heart Without A Home”, from the band The Hellacopters. The Swedish heavy rock band released this song on their 2002 album,High Visibility. The song is a tribute toRobert “Strings” Dahlqvist (1976-2017), who played guitar and vocals for over nine years with The Hellacopters. This Borracho version definitely holds the true essence of the tune but they make it their own, catered to the Borracho sound. I am very impressed with this version and was curious on how they would pull it off because the original is more classic rock sounding with less distortion and higher register vocals. Well, they slowed it down and fuzzed it up and made it work like a charm.

I really appreciate the Eternos EP and think it’s terrific! Borracho truly honored their influences and did a great service to these tracks. I especially love when bands can re-invigorate cover songs with their own flare and sound and Borracho absolutely does that. They knock it out of the park with these musical monuments! Truly an incredible tribute for these five gone but not forgotten individuals.