Midnattsol has posted the following update regarding Christian Hector's departure:

Hello Midnattsol folks,

three days ago we got a bad message. Our guitarist Christian Hector has decided to leave Midnattsol. Christian describes the reasons for this step in the following statement:

Ahoi Midnattfolks,

it's been some years since Carmen and me started out forming Midnattsol. Now it's time for me to move on and experience new musical directions. My decision is due to the musical development of the band, the lack of time for family and friends and last but not least my second band Ahab. I'd like to focus on the work along with my dear friend Daniel Droste and Cornelius Althammer. Nonetheless, I still call everyone in Midnattsol my dearest friends, too! And I guess we'll have too much beer together again quite soon .

So - as you see - this decision is not born from quarrels, controversy or dispute with Chris, Birgit, Carmen, and the two Daniels. It's just, my musical way will be a different one, now.
I enjoyed being part of this for the last five years and I guess, I'll probably join one or the other of Midnattsol for some other musical projects in the future. May it be folk, rock, metal or whatever. We'll see.
I wish Midnattsol good luck with Nordlys and the best for their further career.

Farewell, proud men and women!
Christian Hector

The band adds:

We really regret his leaving of the band after 6 common Midnattsol-years. It was a great time and we have gone through many ups and downs together. Without him Midnattsol surely would not have gone the way where we are today - for this reason we have prepared a slideshow with some of the nicest scenes of Christian's time at Midnattsol. Thank you very much for the wonderful time and all the best for the future!!

Carmen, Birgit, Daniel D., Daniel F., Chris

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Midnattsol has put a new song available for streaming at their newly-designed MySpace page. The song coming from the upcoming album "Nordlys" is called "En Natt I Nord", a song completely in Norwegian. You can listen to it at this location.

Midnattsol's second studio album will be out on March 28th, 2008.

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The following album update was posted on the Napalm Records website:

"The German-Norwegian formation Midnattsol is currently running a recording marathon to finish the follow-up to "Where the Twilight Dwells".
Carmen Elise Espenaes will once again record her vocals in Mastersound Studios (Leaves' Eyes, Elis). The rest will be recorded with The Vision Bleak mastermind Markus Stock at Klangschmiede E Studios. Tue Madsen (Sirenia, Dark Tranquillity), one of Europe´s leading sound engineers, and the infamous Finnvox studios will guarantee a great production.
"Nordlys" will hit the streets in March 2008."

Source:	napalmrecords.com
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Guitarist Christian Hector from Norwegian Folk/Gothic Metal band Midnattsol - featuring vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes (the younger sister of Leaves' Eyes singer Liv Kristine) - has posted the following update on the band's official MySpace page:

"Dear Midnattsols,

It's been very long time since we could announce something really sure about doing a new record. We are just about to write our sixth, seventh and eighth song. 5 are (let's say 99%) finished already.

We plan to enter the studio in the midst of November and finish with mixing and mastering in December.

In the meantime we're discussing possible album-titles, cover- and layout-artworks and so on. At the moment everybody's very busy!

Hope you will like our new stuff!

Take care!
Chris H. & Midnattsol"

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Midnattsol have uploaded video footage their performance of a new song entitled 'Open Your Eyes' at this year's Metal Female Voices Festival, which took place in Wieze, Belgium on October 21st. It is the complete song, filmed by an in-house camera at the back of the room. Go to this location to check it out.

Midnattsol guitarist Christian Hector has launched an official MySpace page. Go to this location to check it out. In addition, a French Midnattsol fan forum has been launched at this location. It is also available in English.

Midnattsol are currently working on the follow-up to their 2005 debut, "Where Twilight Dwells". An early 2007 release is expected.

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Band profile:	Midnattsol