Despair opnieuw opgericht
Muzieknieuws 17-11-2004 17:50
Drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald en de overige leden van Despair, zijn weer bij elkaar. In de bezetting van de legendarische Duitse thrashband zitten Waldemar Sorychta, gitarist van Grip Inc (met Dave Lombardo op drums) en zanger Robert Kampf, ook bekend als oprichter van Century Media Records. Freiwald speelde ook in Voodoocult.
""We had the idea of recording three new songs for a re-release of the 'History of Hate' album [1989], which, in addition to being the first Despair LP, was also the the starting point of Century Media. 15 years later, it seemed likea good idea to re-release it with the [pre-album] demo as a bonus as well as three new songs in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. After discussing the idea further, we warmed up to the whole idea of playing together again and decided to go ahead and record a brand new full-lengh studio album in May, which will be released on Century Media in Europe in the early summer of 2005."
Robert Kampf laat zich daarnaast lovend uit over de samensmelting tussen de hardcore/punk- en de metalscene:
"It's inspiring for us to see how the metal and hardcore scenes have evolved over the years," he continued. " Back in the mid-to-late '80s, it was difficult for U.S. bands like C.O.C., D.R.I., Attitude Adjustment and us on the European end to unite the scenes. It's great to see bands like Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Lamb Of God, Unearth, Diecast and Bleeding Through bringing in both metalheads and hardcore kids alike and sharing the stages with bands like The Haunted, Slipknot, Soilwork, In Flames, Dark Tranquility And Machine Head. It is especially great to see a strong European scene, with such bands as Heaven Shall Burn, Caliban, Cataract, Maroon And U.K. Bands Like Beecher and Stampin' Ground leading the way."
