Atrocity & Leaves Eyes - Nick Barker The New Drummer
The new drummer of Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes is Nick Barker, who was the former drummer of Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir and Testament.
Alex Krull: "It's with great pleasure that we can announce Nick Barker is joining the Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes family! We always were great fans of his way of drumming and we are happy that we will kick some ass in the future together! Nick was our No.1 choice! When we heard he would join us we invited him right away!"
Here's a first statement of Nick Barker about joining the two bands:
Nick, how long do you know Alex and the guys of Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes?
Nick: "I've known Atrocity for many years, I think the first time we met was on the Deicide/Atrocity tour in 1992 when I was the drum tech for support band Cancer, and since that time we've always ran into each other on the European summer festival circuit during the years that followed. Whenever I would play in the Stuttgart area with any of my previous bands, some of the guys would always be there and show their support."
How it came that you joined the two bands now?
Nick: "Alex (Krull) approached me at the Metal Hammer award ceremony in London last June (2007) and said that he was looking for a drummer that could handle the complexity and savagery of Atrocity as well as the more softer groove-laden beauty of Leaves' Eyes, and he thought I could be the right man to do both jobs. I had some prior commitments and obligations to fulfil at that time but we spoke over the Christmas period and arranged for me to come to Stuttgart and audition, everything was fantastic both musically and from a social and personal aspect."
How do you like the music of both bands? They are quite different from each other.
Nick: "I absolutely love the diversity of both bands, with Atrocity you have such brutal songs from the "Atlantis" album such as "Reich Of Phenomena","Apocalypse" & "Clash Of The Titans", which I can't wait to play live and sink my teeth into. Then on the other hand you have Leaves' Eyes, which for me is something very new and very exciting as a drummer coming from a mainly Black/Death metal background. Liv has the most beautiful voice in the whole world within this genre and the music is very moving, beautifully crafted and almost spiritual."
You just jammed the first time with the guys at Mastersound Studio. How was it? What are your impressions?
Nick: "When I first arrived at Mastersound Studios my first impression was "WOW!!!"I had no idea of the sheer scale of dedication, time, money and professionalism that had been invested into the studio itself. Over the years I have been in many first class recording studios myself, but I have to say, Mastersound is a cut above the rest.The whole band were extremely friendly and there was an overwhelming sense of "family" among them all which made me feel very relaxed and at ease almost immediately. We jammed some classic songs by Metallica, Slayer & Morbid Angel to warm-up before concentrating on the more serious matters of Leaves' Eyes & Atrocity, and like I said earlier everything was fantastic, both musically and socially."
What are you going to do next with the two bands?
Nick: "Next up is a video shoot with Atrocity in Berlin next month for the "Werk 80 II" album and then in March Leaves' Eyes will play in Mexico City. April we will be working our asses off writing songs for the new Leaves' Eyes record in the brand new, relocated Mastersound studios. In May Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity will tour Asia (China,Taiwan etc) for the first time ever, upon our return from the Orient we will continue to work hard on the new record which is planned for an Autumn 2008 release."
Alex Krull: "It's with great pleasure that we can announce Nick Barker is joining the Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes family! We always were great fans of his way of drumming and we are happy that we will kick some ass in the future together! Nick was our No.1 choice! When we heard he would join us we invited him right away!"
Here's a first statement of Nick Barker about joining the two bands:
Nick, how long do you know Alex and the guys of Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes?
Nick: "I've known Atrocity for many years, I think the first time we met was on the Deicide/Atrocity tour in 1992 when I was the drum tech for support band Cancer, and since that time we've always ran into each other on the European summer festival circuit during the years that followed. Whenever I would play in the Stuttgart area with any of my previous bands, some of the guys would always be there and show their support."
How it came that you joined the two bands now?
Nick: "Alex (Krull) approached me at the Metal Hammer award ceremony in London last June (2007) and said that he was looking for a drummer that could handle the complexity and savagery of Atrocity as well as the more softer groove-laden beauty of Leaves' Eyes, and he thought I could be the right man to do both jobs. I had some prior commitments and obligations to fulfil at that time but we spoke over the Christmas period and arranged for me to come to Stuttgart and audition, everything was fantastic both musically and from a social and personal aspect."
How do you like the music of both bands? They are quite different from each other.
Nick: "I absolutely love the diversity of both bands, with Atrocity you have such brutal songs from the "Atlantis" album such as "Reich Of Phenomena","Apocalypse" & "Clash Of The Titans", which I can't wait to play live and sink my teeth into. Then on the other hand you have Leaves' Eyes, which for me is something very new and very exciting as a drummer coming from a mainly Black/Death metal background. Liv has the most beautiful voice in the whole world within this genre and the music is very moving, beautifully crafted and almost spiritual."
You just jammed the first time with the guys at Mastersound Studio. How was it? What are your impressions?
Nick: "When I first arrived at Mastersound Studios my first impression was "WOW!!!"I had no idea of the sheer scale of dedication, time, money and professionalism that had been invested into the studio itself. Over the years I have been in many first class recording studios myself, but I have to say, Mastersound is a cut above the rest.The whole band were extremely friendly and there was an overwhelming sense of "family" among them all which made me feel very relaxed and at ease almost immediately. We jammed some classic songs by Metallica, Slayer & Morbid Angel to warm-up before concentrating on the more serious matters of Leaves' Eyes & Atrocity, and like I said earlier everything was fantastic, both musically and socially."
What are you going to do next with the two bands?
Nick: "Next up is a video shoot with Atrocity in Berlin next month for the "Werk 80 II" album and then in March Leaves' Eyes will play in Mexico City. April we will be working our asses off writing songs for the new Leaves' Eyes record in the brand new, relocated Mastersound studios. In May Leaves' Eyes and Atrocity will tour Asia (China,Taiwan etc) for the first time ever, upon our return from the Orient we will continue to work hard on the new record which is planned for an Autumn 2008 release."
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| X-FrEaK Posts: 285  |
O_O this must be the weirdest metal news ever, anyway its awesome for Atrocity and Leave's Eyes, two great bands
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| Katatronik Angel of Lust Posts: 1018  |
Oh my god great news! Good for them, Nick is amazing!
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955  |
Now that's soem great news for both bands. Although I can't imagine Nick in Leaves' Eyes. But I know he'll do a great job in both.
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| H-metal Posts: 65  |
Nick is the best. Anyone knows what Moritz is doing?
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| Jiri Posts: 710  |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 16.01.2008 at 18:01 Yeah, I know. Leaves' Eyes play gothic rock with few fast Nick Barker like moments. I also can't see his style fitting into a band like this. It will be interesting to hear their next release.
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| Ernis 狼獾 Posts: 6815  |
That's grand news : ) Remember him from the Dimmu times...guess he won't splatter himself with ketchup this time when performing with Liv and Alex...lol
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| Hyvaarin Posts: 1487  |
God I wish Atrocity and Leaves' Eyes would just combine into one band, it'd make everything so much easier.
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| Jason W. Razorbliss Staff Posts: 3523  |
Written by Hyvaarin on 17.01.2008 at 09:10 How so?
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Ernis on 17.01.2008 at 00:36 Maybe when performing with with Alex... Atrocity is death metal after all Written by Jason W. on 17.01.2008 at 10:02 So Alex and Liv can be happily ever after in the same band, combining both styles. Remember they're married; Liv was guest in two Atrocity albums (Werk 80 and Atlantis); and Alex is an active member in Leaves' eyes (vocals, programming); they've toured together, and now they share drummer.
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| Jason W. Razorbliss Staff Posts: 3523 |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 18.01.2008 at 01:02 Yes I know  But what I meant is that, Leaves Eyes is really the brainchild of Liv, whereas Atrocity is more from Alex. I think the ability to have two separate entities allows the members to have different expressions in music. Combining the songs into one band would really be pointless in way; the same songs would be written but you'd have ballads like "Leaves Eyes" and "Mourning Tree" on the same album as "Ichor." There may be an slight connection in the flow because of the same musicians involved, but to me it would just make for a scattered approach to an album with too much diversity. When I think of Leaves Eyes, I think of Liv first - because its her ideas and lyrics that come across, and the opposite being true for Atrocity. Two bands is best for fans and albums...and we all know it's the same members in both anyway 
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Jason W. on 18.01.2008 at 02:20 Well, I agree with you. Persoanlly I don't like much leaves' Eyes... On teh other hand I'm getting into Atrocity, and I like what I hear. Probably Hyvaarin was just being Ironic
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| Jason W. Razorbliss Staff Posts: 3523 |
Written by +{Jonas}+ on 18.01.2008 at 02:25  Yes quite possibly you are right, sometimes these things are hard to tell with internet comments. I enjoy both bands but in totally different moods. It will be interesting to see what Nick adds as drummer to their future full-lengths I'm sure they'll be working on soon enough
---- "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Jason W. on 18.01.2008 at 02:29 Well, IMO he fits perfectly in Atrocity... I'm not sure about leaves' Eyes though... I hope he can play slowly too
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| Hyvaarin Posts: 1487 |
Written by Jason W. on 18.01.2008 at 02:29 haha I wasn't toooooootally serious, just pointing out how goddamn annoying it is that you've ALWAYS got to say "Atrocity AND Leaves' Eyes".
---- "Summoned By Words Never Spoken Before..."
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| +{Jonas}+ I R Serious Cat Posts: 4955 |
Written by Hyvaarin on 18.01.2008 at 08:47 Alex and Liv love each other so much, they can't be separated, not even in music
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