German drummer Hannes Grossmann (Obscura, Blotted Science, Ex-Necrophagist) is going to release his first solo album entitled "The Radial Covenant" in December. In order to finance the album, Grossmann launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.com, which can be seen here. He has reched his goal, but you can still donate to receive any of the cool contributor packages he is offering!
Grossmann Comments: "The music on the album sounds a lot like my band Obscura, but that's just how I compose. The reason not to release it as an Obscura album is simple: Obscura is a band, which means that four peole work together and create music as a collective. If I write 45 minutes of music on my own, it has to be a solo record. It's probably gonna take another year until a new Obscura album will see the light of day, so here's your chance to make time pass more quickly."
Hannes play the drums and the guitars on the album, and gets help from some of the best and most prominent guests lead guitar players, such as Jeff Loomis (Ex-Nevermore), Christian Muenzner (Obscura, Spawn Of Possession), Linus Klausenitzer (Obscura), Florian Magnus Meier (Noneuclid, Dark Fortress), Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry), Ron Jarzombek (Spastic Ink, Watchtower), Jimmy Pitts (Spastic Ink, Pitts/Minnemann), Danny Tunker (Aborted) and Fountainhead. The album was mixed and mastered at Woodshed Studios by V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress).
One of the songs can be heard here: https://www.soundcloud.com/hannes-grossmann/hannes-grossmann-aeon/s-kC4ly
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