10/18/2007 16:14

Omnium Gatherum

Omnium Gatherum working on new material + new bass player

News from Finnish metallers Omnium Gatherum's den:
"We're sad to inform that our long-time bass player for 10 years Janne Markkanen has decided to step aside from OG crew due to his lack of time and motivation for this type of music. There's no bad blood between us and of course we wish him best of luck for whatever he is doing from now on.
Good news are that we have new fresh motivated blood in the crew as Eerik Purdon is our new bassist from now on and he'll be looking after to create some demonic bottom pulse and groove to our noise. Eerik have been our good friend for some time and he also helped us and played bass on OG's "Summer Blast Fest" Spain / Portugal tour in June 2007 when Janne was unavailable to do the shows and the dude really showed his infernal talents and OG attitude there! Eerik also plays in Crystal Blaze and he was acting session bassist in Amoral for their latest Finnish shows."

Janne Markkanen's statement: "Thanks to everybody, OG-dudes, other bands and fans for great times during these years. I really felt that it was time for me to step aside, and let someone with more enthusiasm to take my place. Eerik is a real bad-ass player and great dude, so be prepared for some major ass-kicking OG material!"

...And about the new material...:
"We have started to breed new OG material in the home studios and in the new rehearsal place and so far there's about 5+ song skeletons ready and willing! And yeah, of course it's the best material we've ever ...blaah blaah... That's for sure! The fourth album is being planned to record at late spring ´08 or somewhere near there and it'll be released via Candlelight Records. More infos coming soon!"

(source: the official Omnium Gatherum website)