Necrophobicin entiset kitaristit palasivat takaisin yhtyeeseen
Ruotsalaisen death metal -yhtye Necrophobicin entiset kitaristit Sebastian Ramstedt ja Johan Bergebäck ovat palanneet yhtyeen riveihin. Ramstedt soitti yhtyeessä aiemmin vuosina 1996-2011, kun taas Bergebäck vaikutti kokoonpanossa 2001-2011. Miehet korvaavat bändissä vuodesta 2011 soittaneen Unleashedissa ja Firespawnissakin vaikuttavan Fredrik Folkaren, joka erotettiin musiikillisten erimielisyyksien vuoksi, vaikkakin ilman sen suurempaa draamaa. Yhtye on aikeissa nauhoittaa uuden albumin loppuvuodesta 2017, ja kertoo Facebookissa seuraavaa:
BLACK FUCKING NEW YEAR 2017
Let’s start this new year with welcoming the two savages Sebastian Ramstedt and Johan Bergebäck back to the band. From today, they will handle the guitars, a part that has been single handed in the recent years.
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Why is this happening now? What happened to Fredrik?
– The last couple of years, Fredrik has been handeling all the guitar parts as a single guitarist. He is a great guitar player, but he can’t play two guitars live and to have two guitarists is an important part of our sound – escpcially live. The music is written for two guitars. It has been so in the past and it’s still so today, explains Joakim and continues:
– Lately, I have also come to realize that me and Fredrik are too far from each other on the musical side. Our mindset and our musical roots are too different. Necrophobic is very special in that way that it has very strict, call it rules, on how music shall sound, and not to sound, so with that in mind, along with that one guitar player was ”missing” live, I slowly started to think of this solution – to let Fredrik go. It’s always hard to tell a person to go, especially since we have always got along very well on the personal basis, he’s a great guy, but I had to set the band, and what’s best for the band, in first place. There’s no hard feelings between us. At least not from my side.
Artikkeli jatkuu mainoksen jälkeenJoakim continues:
– Since some time back, a new born relationship started with my old friends, and former band mates, Sebastian and Johan, and that made this line-up change into reality. Sebastian was part of this band for 15 years and Johan for 10 years, so I’m really excited to have them back in the band again and I’m looking forward to what we will accomplish together, both live and on the song writing terms.
So, what are your views on this and how does it feel to be back in Necrophobic?
Sebastian:– It’s a great honour to be back! It feels like coming home. Necrophobic has, by far, been the band where I can let my creativity flow the most. Joakim’s vision and my way of writing songs has always fit together naturally. The funny thing is that me and Johan never really quit Necrophobic. After years of working closely together we, in the beginning of 2011, said that we needed a break, but it became longer than we expected. I do respect Fredrik’s work in this band. He is a fantastic guitar player and his work with Necrophobic, both as a guitar player and a producer, will not pass unnoticed.
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– The time for a return is now and we will unite in forces stronger than ever.
Johan:
– The time has come for me to re-unite with the mighty force of Necrophobic. Together we will bring forth the black flag and reclaim our position as a great live act. Join us when we venture into the eternal fire. See you out there
Line-up:
Anders Strokirk – Vocals
Alexander Friberg – Bass
Joakim Sterner – Drums
Sebastian Ramstedt – Guitar
Johan Bergebäck – GuitarArtikkeli jatkuu mainoksen jälkeenNecrophobic has already started to write new music and plan to record a long awaited new album during the end of 2017.