Our long-time drummer Furni has decided to leave the band. After more than
10 years, personal reasons made him to take the decision to quit although his
departure is in good terms. In fact, Furni will still play on the live shows
that AVULSED has already scheduled whilst a replacement is found.
The band is actually talking with a few candidates and a replacement should
be announced soon, so the plans of recording the band's 4th full length album
in July/ August won't be affected at all. In fact, tha band has already decided
the new album's title: "Gorespilled Suicide". Depending on the band's
availability and studios schedules, the recordings might take place either in
Madrid at VBR Studios or again at germany's Spacelab Studios. Nothing's decided
yet about this, but what's sure is that the mastering will be done in Sweden
at Soundlab Studios by Mieszko Talarczyk from NASUM.
AVULSED has recently been confirmed for this years' edition of one of the most
famous extreme Metal festivals in Europe, the OBSCENE EXTREME FESTIVAL which
will take place in Trutnov (Czech Republic) during 8, 9 & 10th of July.
The band has also been confirmed for the ALAHURIN ROCK FEST. to take place in
Alhaurín (Málaga) in July 24h together with SARATOGA, EXHUMED
DAY and other Metal bands. More info about the fests can be found at: www.obscene.cz
and www.hardtimesmetalprod.com
AVULSED
28.1.2004
As previously reported, after summer 2003 the band was pretty dissapointed with AvantGarde's work and decided to break their contractual obligations with them and started to search for a new label. 4 options were seriously considered (Crash, Blackend, Code666 & Metal Age) and after meticulously thinking about it, AVULSED decided to sign a deal with slovakian label Metal Age Productions for the release of the band's 4th album. This decision might surprise everybody, since this label is the smallest one of the 4 ones considered, but at the same time it's the most involved one in the onderground and has a vast experience with over 50 titles released so far and a growing and very promising future in front!!
Actually, the band feels stronger than ever and after the big success of their latest work "Yearning For The Grotesque", AVULSED is now working on 11 new songs to be recorded in July 2004 for an scheduled September release through Metal Age Productions. The new stuff is sure the most brutal, fastest and intense material ever done by AVULSED!! Shorter and more direct songs, but with the killer melodies that always characterized the band's style.
Please, pay a visit to our new label's website, a really good one by the way, and vote for AVULSED in their polls!! www.metalage.sk
AVULSED
17.10.2003
AVULSED leaves AvantGarde Music!! According to an statement on the band's official
website www.avulsed.com:
"Yes, only 7 months after the release of our third album "Yearning
For The Grotesque", we have decided not to continue our relationship with
Avantgarde Music even when we had a two album-deal signed with them. This was
something we already agreeded just few weeks after the albums release, but we
didn't want to make it official until now. However, a mutual and friendly agreement
has been reached and the band is now free and looking for a new deal. We're
actually negotiating with four labels for a possible deal towards the release
of the band's 4th album due to be recorded in Summer 2004. However, other offers
might be considered as well.
The main reasons for the band's departure from the label were the lack of support
both in promotion and touring facilities, as well as a deficient distribution
policy that didn't reach the band's minimal expectations. Even though the album
has sold pretty well, we consider our label could have done better for us, but
the fact is that they never put any interest on it, and this has caused a serious
step back in the band's career, which is a shame, because this album is by far
the best AVULSED effort.
Soon the will be news about the label who will sign AVULSED. We hope not to
commit the same mistake twice...".
AVULSED
27.3.2003
AVULSED's vocalist Dave Rotten was diagnosed a small fracture on a rib
after their latest presentation of their brand new album "Yearning For
The Grotesque" in their hometown Madrid last March 15th.
As Dave Rotten stated: "During the show, and after one of my usual and
multiple stage divings I noticed a terrible pain on my chest. However, the heat
over the stage and adrenaline did a good job, because I could finish the show
(we played like 105 minutes!!) without real problems. Days passed and I still
had that pain on my chest, but I though that was the typical one after a beat,
you know... so after a week I decided to visit the medics and they practised
me an x-ray, so we saw one of the ribs was slightly broken. No big deal, it's
just that I can't sing for at least a month. The good thing is that casually,
this show was the last one after a series of 10 shows we did through Spain and
we didn't have any more booked until May, because we were supposed to do an
European tour in April (with CANNIBAL CORPSE, but it didn't happen in the end),
so it's a perfect time for me to recover".
In other news, AVULSED will take part in the very biggest Rock Festival
in Spain next May 3rd. The Viña Rock 2003 is expected to surpass 55.000
people, after seeing the last years' success (45.000 maniacs). This festival,
with 5 stages and all kinds of Rock music, gathers the best and more renowned
Rock & Metal acts mainly from Spain, and it's the very first time a Death
Metal band plays there!!
