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Borknagar: tornano bassista e chitarrista

News inserita da: Marco Manzi

3/25/2008

Jens Ryland (chitarra) ed Erik "Tyr" Tiwaz (basso), tornano nella band come membri permanenti.
Mentre Jens dopo "The Archaic Course", "Quintessence" ed "Empiricism", nel 2003 aveva lasciato il gruppo per dar posto ad altre priorità nella sua vita, Erik ha suonato anch'egli su "Empiricism" per poi uscire nel 2004 per ragioni personali, pur partecipando ad "Origin" del 2006.

Di seguito i comunicati rilasciati dai due musicisti:

Jens: "I'm happy to say I'm again joining the proud ranks of BORKNAGAR, but it also feels strange as I have never really cut the string entirely. It's funny how the world turns, and age has not worn out this crew at all, on the contrary the band seems relaxed, content and more than ready for new adventures.

I have had a few years with a quite different focus than music, and while it's been both natural and rewarding I could never leave the world of music entirely. There are some experiences you simply cannot get any other way than playing in a band, and what band suits me better than BORKNAGAR?

The band has a new drive now and what better timing for Tyr and myself to sign in. We're gonna conquer the world, but we will do it BORKNAGAR-style!"


Erik: "After many years of lurking in the shadows of the colossi that is BORKNAGAR, I have reached the decision that it is high time that I step forward into the stagelight, to continue where I left off after our 2001 release of 'Empiricism'.

My participation on 'Origin' (2006) renewed my desire to engage actively to further the development of BORKNAGAR. It also made me realize that this is my home base, and where I feel most comfortable contributing musically. It's an arena where we all pull in the same direction, with mutual respect and drive. Having Jens aboard the vessel once more is probably the most natural thing that could happen, and personally I am very happy to be able to work with him again. I feel that this, the 'Empiricism' lineup, is BORKNAGAR's strongest ever, and this is the consensus of the band as well. I'd have to say though, that the time that I've been away from the band has felt more like a break than anything else, it's like I never really left. Come to think of it, I never really did, did I...?"