PICTURE OF THE MOON Parts Ways With Guitarist, Annouces Replacement

May 11, 2007

Dutch progressive rock/metal band PICTURE OF THE MOON has announced the addition of lead guitarist Alex Rosenhof to the group's ranks.

Alex joined PICTURE OF THE MOON in time for their April tour when original lead guitarist Sjoerd Kolk became ill. "It was already planned that Sjoerd would leave the band, because of his intensive study program at the University of Twente but now things went a lot quicker than expected," explains PICTURE OF THE MOON singer/keyboardist Michiel Borkent.

"First we auditioned some guitarists who had lessons from guitar virtuosos. But now we have a guitar virtuoso. Already when Alex had sent us his demo mp3 I felt this was the new guy we should hire. The audition for me was the very confirmation and the next day we called Alex he could join the band. Alex managed to rehearse the complete set of PICTURE OF THE MOON material in just a few weeks, which was quite an accomplishment and just in time to replace Sjoerd during the CD Presentation in Atak (Enschede, April 14 2007)."

An audio sample of Alex's playing can be downloaded here.

Sjoerd comments on his departure from PICTURE OF THE MOON: "It's unfortunate how things can work out sometimes, but there was no other option than to leave the band. Especially at this interesting time when the music is really moving on to a higher level. I wish POTM all the best and will always remain a big fan."

PICTURE OF THE MOON's new EP, "Ageless Day", is scheduled for release on June 1, 2007 via Dark Balance.

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