M.A.N Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

October 13, 2010

M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — has issued the following update:

"We have to inform you the sad news that our guitarist Rob Guz has decided to leave M.A.N and the music business. A personal statement will be official in the upcoming days. But we are also happy to announce Marcus 'Skägget' Bertilsson as our new guitarist in M.A.N. New fresh blood will pour in the veins of M.A.N, and we are looking bright at the future. Marcus also swings his axe in the bands INEVITABLE END and THE WEAKENING. Marcus will do his premiere show with M.A.N at Sticky Fingers (in Gothenburg, Sweden) on October 22."

A photo of the new M.A.N lineup can be viewed below.

M.A.N filmed a video for the song "Don't Wake Up" in early August. The clip was once again directed by Gabriel Engberg, who previously worked with the band on the videos for "Logocide", "Blood Vanish" and the BOB MARLEY cover "Get Up, Stand Up".

"Don't Wake Up" comes off M.A.N's third album, "Massive Audio Nerve", which was released on March 26 via the German label Tiefdruck Musik. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with engineer Svein Jensen and was mixed by Ulrich Wild, who has previously worked with WHITE ZOMBIE, STAIND, STATIC-X, DEFTONES, PANTERA and LIMP BIZKIT, among others. The mastering was handled by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in Encino, California. The band states, "The sound is insanily good; we are very VERY happy with the outcome."

Photo credit: Daniel Falk

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