CORPUS MORTALE Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

December 6, 2008

Danish extreme metallers CORPUS MORTALE have issued the following update:

"In October, Roar [Christoffersen, guitar] decided to call it quits after seven years in CORPUS MORTALE. The reason is that he wants to concentrate solely on his other band BASTARDS. What initially was just meant as a 'helping hand' for a limited time turned out to be seven great years with one of the best musicians in the scene. He had (and will hopefully continue to have) a major role in the shaping of the trademark CORPUS sound as well as the songwriting of both full-length albums. We thank Roar for all the time, dedication and efforts he put into the band through the years.

"As Roar is now history, we are proud to announce that Andreas Lynge (also member of THE CLEANSING) has now been recruited as a permanent replacement for Roar on the guitar. Just as the case was with Rasmus, several of the members have previously shared musical experience as well as longtime friendships. As far as musical skills we can guarantee that nobody will be disappointed about Roar's departure. Andreas simply kicks ass! First gig with the new line-up will be at the Copenhagen Death Fest 2008 held in Copenhagen at the 6th of December. With two fresh and extremely skilled replacements in the band we're ready to take the third generation of the band even further than we've ever been."

Roar played his last gig with CORPUS MORTALE in Copenhagen on November 14.

CORPUS MORTALE is currently writing material for its third album, tentatively due next year. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Feasting Upon Souls" and "Love Lies Bleeding".

The band released its second full-length album, "A New Species of Deviant", in September 2007 via Neurotic Records. The CD features the artwork of the label's in-house artist Joel Sta.

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