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God Dethroned - Part Ways With Drummer


God Dethroned's guitarists Isaac Delahaye has posted the following statement on the band's website:

A little while ago our long time drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek announced he would join the ranks of Dutch gothic metal rockers Epica, leaving us no other choice than to let him go. We do understand his career move and we wish him all the best of luck for the future, and we'd like to thank him for all the years of pure blasphemy.
We will play a farewell show with Ariën on March 28th at the Mezz club in Breda, Holland.

At the same time we are happy to announce the return of Roel Sanders, our drummer on the Grand Grimoire and Bloody Blasphemy albums!
Roel left God Dethroned in the summer of 2000, but this time he's back to stay with us till the end.
Some of you may also know him as the drummer for Inhume (and don't worry, he will continue with that band too).

Soon we will start the writing process of a new album with the working title: Passiondale... an epic tale about World War I.
Musically the new album will be a mix between Bloody Blasphemy and Lair of the White Worm, so better buckle up fellas!

Source: goddethroned.com
Band profile: God Dethroned
Posted: 30.01.2008 by Bararey


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30.01.2008 - 19:52
White Winter Sun
Laboratory's Rat
Hope this changing won't affect the band. Good to see a replacement already announced.
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30.01.2008 - 23:21
Opium
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Ok, so not so bad, I was epecting to read that they still needed a replacement. I'm not holding my breath about the upcoming album though.
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31.01.2008 - 01:16
Bow To Cheese!!!
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It's good that God Dethroned won't be effected by this, seeing how they have their old drummer back. I wonder if Epica will sound a little different with a Death Metal drummer.
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31.01.2008 - 09:24
Jason W.
Razorbliss
Ahh well it was probably too good to last having Arien in both Epica and God Dethroned! He's certainly become my favorite drummer of the past 2 years... It's good to see the band has chosen from within its own history for his replacement though. I can't say I was as much of a GD fan before Arien's arrival, but we'll see how the new material sounds and judge then!
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"After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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31.01.2008 - 10:28
VPeter

understandable, o well good luck with your drumming in Epica.
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31.01.2008 - 14:18
kaos666

Well that was unexpected. Not.
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31.01.2008 - 19:12
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Guest on 31.01.2008 at 01:16

. I wonder if Epica will sound a little different with a Death Metal drummer.


The album Epica released this year was recorded with Arien on drums, so listen to it and judge
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31.01.2008 - 20:37
~Nagash~
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Arien was good in GD, but cause he's going to Epica you can't be sad about it.
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01.02.2008 - 03:27
RhaegarTargaryen
Telcontar
Its good to see that thay have a replacement ready, so that wont cause them much problems. And good that thay didnt separate ways on bad terms

Btw Arien in Epica is just fantastic, listen to the latest album, but hes even better live, you can see that he's into death metal when he plays lol
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... For years I have traveled in coldness,
But my heart is warm as the darkened sun above me...
Nothing can never take away
What I've seen with these tired eyes
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