DEATHCHAIN Parts Ways With Guitarist

February 4, 2008

Finnish death/thrash metallers DEATHCHAIN have issued the following update:

"We have decided to announce this due to all questions regarding this issue: Our longtime guitar player Bobby Undertaker has decided to step off from this roaring machinery. It did not come as a complete surprise but somehow it was inevitable, as one will find out when reading the Undertaker's last obituary. It is with full understanding we part our ways with longtime friend and brother, so cheers to you and may Cthulhu guard your steps!!!

"We have found a new brother, who will join our hordes under the name of Kult! There is no need to write about his past in here, because the future will show you that he is the right man for the job. We are already writing the next opus and Kult is deeply involved in the writing process, this is how strongly we trust him. So greet him with a pint of lager when you see him on this year's shows!

Commented Bobby Undertaker: "DEATHCHAIN has come to a point where in order to grow bigger and more known as a band, more and more tours outside Finland must be done. It seems that DEATHCHAIN is going to be pretty busy on that matter. That means months away from Finland and for me, also months away from my day job. In my current situation in life, that job is something I just can't afford to lose. Especially when doing tours as a support, usually there's no income of any kind and for me that situation is financially impossible. It's not fair that the whole band would be held back just because of me. Furthermore, I totally agree with the rest of the band that using someone to replace me on tours is totally lame and just plain stupid. Either you're in, or you're out and I'm sad to announce that under these circumstances, I am out of DEATHCHAIN. This is probably the hardest decision I've ever made. DEATHCHAIN has been a huge part of my life. We have done three albums and over 100 shows all around Europe, I've made a lots of friends on our gigs and met great bands, not to mention the fellow band members who have become one of my best friends. I will continue playing and with CORPSE we have agreed to work together in the future. I wish all the best for DEATHCHAIN and thank you for the best years of my life."

DEATHCHAIN will enter the studio in May with producer Jari "Tupi" Tuomainen to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Death Eternal". An October release is expected.

DEATHCHAIN's third album, "Cult of Death" (Dynamic Arts Records),entered the Finnish chart at No. 17 back in May 2007. A video for the song "Pit of the Possessed", taken from the CD, has been posted at YouTube.

Watch fan-filmed video footage of DEATHCHAIN performing the song "Deathhammer" on September 7, 2007 at Virgin Oil in Helsinki:

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