Dutch melodic death metallers Callenish Circle have decided to call it quits after nearly 15 years. The band, featuring Gavin Harte on drums, have issued the following statement on their web site:\"This wasn\'t the easiest decision to make, but in the end, we all agree that Callenish Circle has now run its course. We\'ve accomplished everything that we set out to do and even more but now the time has come to move on. We\'re all very proud of our latest album, \'[Pitch.Black.Effects]\', and feel that now is a good time to call it a day.\"
According to their statement, the inspiration to keep Callenish Circle going was slowly fading away after all those years:
\"We always aimed to deliver the goods with the highest quality possible and we simply do not want to continue a band that can\'t give the essential blood, sweat and tears anymore. We prefer to burn out on a high note now, rather than just slowly fade into obscurity. Some bands linger on for years past their expiration date but Callenish Circle will definitely not become one of those bands.\"
Over the past 15 years, Callenish Circle have left their mark on the worldwide metal scene with five albums, of which the last three released worldwide on the highly acclaimed Metal Blade Records. The have played over 200 shows and festivals all over the world, being the Mexican tour 2006 one of the definite highlights in their career.
The group will play their last show on Saturday the 10th of March at De Azijnfabriek in Roermond, The Netherlands. Dutch fellow thrashers Engine Of Pain, featuring Joep Beckers on drums, will release their debut album, \"I Am Your Enemy\", that night. The opening slot is filled by State:Chaos, the new band of former Callenish Circle bass player Rocco and Martijn Sijmons on drums.
