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Deaf Forever hat geschrieben:Drei Jahre nach dem tragischen Ende der Doom-Titanen THE GATES OF SLUMBER und dem Tod von Bassist Jason McCash meldet sich Sänger/Gitarrist Karl Simon zurück.

Das neue Powertrio Wretch besteht neben Karl aus Bassist Bryce Clarke und Drummer Chris Gordon, der 2006 bereits das "Suffer No Guilt"-Epos für THE GATES OF SLUMBER eingetrommelt hatte.
Das selbstbetitelte Debüt erscheint - wie neulich schon berichtet - am 16. August über Bad Omen Records und verarbeitet laut Karl in weiten Teilen die Beziehung zu Jason und dessen Tod. Mit "Sword-And-Sorcery"-Texten sei es dagegen vorbei. Als Referenzen führt Karl Saint Vitus, The Obsessed and Cirith Ungol an, doch mit 'Winter' hat es auch eine Judas Priest-Coverversion auf die Platte geschafft.

Welcome back, Karl!

Hier die Tracklist und ein erster Song.

1. Running Out of Days
2. Rest In Peace
3. Blood Finger
4. Winter
5. Icebound
6. Grey Cast Mourning
7. Drown

The Gates of Slumber hat geschrieben:Well.... After a couple of days and more than a few jokes at your expense, Clyde... You shifty old bastard, it starts to sink in that I'm not going to see you again in this life. And that's sad. I can't and don't want to church it up folks. Clyde was a goddamn wild-man.

His existence could be called a macro-aggression, the true product of 80's Hardcore. And it would pain him to know that it wasn't his "cool" that endeared him to me. It was his skill as a drummer that I'll miss: his flawless time and feel made me love his sketchy ass. Dude could play... . Sadly metal is a game where if you aren't wearing out every measure with excess bullshit somehow you aren't playing. Clyde understood the power of minimalism - we bonded on that and it was that aesthetic that allowed The Gates of Slumber to write and record one of the things I'm most proud of in my life: The Wretch.

You don't meet too many people like him anymore and that too is sad. His kind is dying out.

Fuck man, what does one say about a dude like that? He couldn't fucking drink at all. But the two and a half beers he did drink before passing out were fun. Believe me when I tell you that asshole is in Hell now and he's currently stressing Old Nick the fuck out with his endless line of bullshit and wheedling.

Just do me one fucking favor ok? Keep the blubbering to a minimum, because that was not his shit. The only time he ever showed anything I'd call sentiment is when he was thinking about his old German Shepard Guinness. So wipe the tears because he'd have just laughed in your face. Crank up some fuckin Van Halen. Drink a beer and a half and pass out. And try to cook up a get rich quick scheme in the man's honor!

- Karl

Hell over Hammaburg hat geschrieben:NEU IM BILLING:

Achtung: Das Comeback!

THE GATES OF SLUMBER (USA):

Mit großer Freude können wir heute verkünden, dass THE GATES OF SLUMBER, die vor sechs Jahren zu Grabe getragene Doom-Metal-Legende aus Indianapolis, ein Comeback wagen und im März des kommenden Jahres sowohl unser Festival beehren als auch diverse Clubshows spielen werden. Die Band besteht aktuell aus Bandleader, Gitarrist und Sänger Karl Simon, Drummer Chuck Brown – er war bereits in der Band-Frühphase als Drummer dabei und spielte auf dem Debütalbum “…The Awakening” – sowie Bassist Steve Janiak, der wie Chuck auch bei Apostle Of Solitude tätig ist und zudem das 2002er TGOS-Demo “Sabbath Witch” produzierte.

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