THANATOS Announces New Drummer

December 14, 2009

Dutch death/thrash metal pioneers THANATOS have parted ways with drummer Yuri Rinkel (MELECHESH) and have replaced him with Marco de Groot (left in the picture below; HOUWITSER, ALTAR, BLIND JUSTICE, ORDO DRACONIS).

THANATOS' fifth full-length album, "Justified Genocide", was released in March through Deity Down Records. The CD was recorded at Excess studios in Rotterdam, Netherlands and was mixed by Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, EDGE OF SANITY and BLOODBATH fame) at Unisound in Sweden.

In 2009 THANATOS celebrated its 25th anniversary since the band first emerged from the Netherworlds.

Currently the quartet is comprised of founding member Stephan Gebédi (guitar/vocals; also guitarist in HAIL OF BULLETS),Paul Baayens (guitar; HAIL OF BULLETS, ASPHYX),Marco de Bruin (bass) and Marco de Groot.

THANATOS in 2006 suspended the recording sessions for "Justified Genocide" at Excess studios in Rotterdam, Holland after the group's record label at the time, Greece's Black Lotus Records, announced that it was closing its doors.

For more information, visit the band's MySpace page.

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