Gorefest drummer Ed Warby has teamed up with Thanatos guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former Pestilence/Asphyx-singer Martin Van Drunen, and former Houwitser bass player Theo van Eekelen. The Dutch metal veterans have joined forces in a brand new project. The as-yet-unnamed band will record a three-track promo cd later this year. Says Gebédi:\"We\'re simply going to crank out some brutal old-school death metal stuff — nothing more, nothing less!\"
In related news: Thanatos guitarist Paul Baayens has joined forces with revamped Asphyx. The line-up is completed by Bob Bagchus on drums, Martin van Drunen on vocals and Wannes Gubbels on bass. The band will appear at several European festivals during the summer (including the Party.San Open Air festival, which will be held August 9-11, 2007 in Bad Berka, Germany).
Thanatos recently suspended the recording sessions for their fifth full-length album, \"Justified Genocide\", at Excess studios in Rotterdam, The Netherlands after the group\'s record label, Black Lotus Records, announced that it was closing its doors.
Three songs from earlier sessions are currently being used as a promo cd to generate interest from new labels.
