BRUTAL GODZ Parts Ways With Ex-METAL CHURCH Singer, Announces Replacement

May 21, 2010

BRUTAL GODZ, the new Germany-based project featuring former/current members of BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and REBELLION, has parted ways with former METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe and has replaced him with Ian Breeg, a young Russian musician from Moscow.

Commented bassist Oliver Holzwarth (who also plays with BLIND GUARDIAN and TARJA TURUNEN, among others): "Out of thin air things literally happened when Iceland's volcano ashes made it impossible for Ronny to fly in which raised severe schedule problems for the band. As we therefore would have had to postpone all vocal recordings to next year.

"We wish Ronny all the best for his future endeavours.

"Welcome aboard, Ian!

"We are absolutely thrilled to introduce such a high-calibre musician to the group's ranks. His high screams will scare you to death sounding like a mixture of young Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Midnight (CRIMSON GLORY). A diamond yet uncut."

Added Ian Breeg: "I could hardly believe it when guitar player Uwe Lulis invited me to start working on their songs, write lyrics and do all the vocal arrangements. I need more time to realize what just happened.

"Dude, I am so happy about this!"

BRUTAL GODZ recently entered guitarist Uwe Lulis' studio in Frankfurt, Germany to begin recording its debut album, "Echoes Of The Dead", for a fall release. According to the band, the entire tracking process should take about four months.

Drummer Alex Holzwarth commented on the band's unusual recording philosophy: "The recording concept is simple: We plug our instruments in, get miked up, rehearse the songs and finally record all our music in a live situation to ensure that we catch the magic moment with each single note being played. This concept totally differs from the contemporary recording habits that do hardly catch the magic of music at all. In my opinion, it is all about the face-to-face or ear-to-ear situation of playing together in the same room at the same time. Like THE BEATLES did it and AC/DC still do it. The audio results we get are just amazing."

BRUTAL GODZ is:

Ian Breeg - Vocals
Uwe Lulis (REBELLION) - Guitar
Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE) - Drums
Oliver Holzwarth (BLIND GUARDIAN) - Bass

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