SAMAEL release new band photo with bassist THOMAS BETRISEY
26 February 2015It was reported yesterday that Samael parted ways with bassist Christophe 'Mas' Mermod and replaced him with Thomas 'Drop'” Betrisey (ex-Sybreed). A new band photo featuring the current the lineup has been released and can be seen below:
Says SAMAEL in a statement: "The ever-growing success of Mas' lightshow company and his numerous jobs as light engineer has led to the hard decision to take different paths. We're excited to announce the recruiting of Drop as our new bass player.
"Drop has already played a few shows with Samael as a fill-out musician last year and now we're happy to welcome him as a permanent member of the band.
"Over the past decade, Mas has been responsible for the light show of numerous bands, including Carcass, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth, Dimmu Borgir…We wish Mas lots of success and satisfaction in the years to come and thank him for all the great time we spent together!"
Following the recent announcement that Swiss extremists SAMAEL will be performing their landmark 1994 album, Ceremony Of Opposites, in its entirety at Wacken Open Air, as well on a few other occasions.
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