Pour raisons familiales, le batteur Daniel Liljekvist quitte le groupe KATATONIA.
Cela n'affectera pas la tournée The ‘Dethroned & Uncrowned – Unplugged & Reworked’ qui se déroulera en mai, il sera remplacé aux percussions par JP Asplund qui a notamment participé aux albums Dead End Kings et Dethroned & Uncrowned et, pour les festivals d'été, il sera remplacé par Daniel Moilanen (Ex-Engel) à la batterie.
The ‘Dethroned & Uncrowned – Unplugged & Reworked’ Tour
Mai:
8 BE – Biebob, Vosselaar
9 NL – P60, Amstelveen
10 DE – Christuskirche, Bochum
11 DE – Freiheiz, Munchen
12 DE – Passionkirche, Berlin
13 CH – Schuur, Lucerne
14 CH – Les Docks, Lausanne
15 Divan du Monde, Paris
16 UK – Union Chapel, London
17 UK – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Communiqué officiel:
Dear friends and fans,
I’ve been thinking about this for the last couple of months and
I’ve come to the sad conclusion that i have to leave the band. It’s got
nothing to do with ’difference in views´or any other bullshit. I just
cannot combine job, family and commit 100% to Katatonia. Times for
musicians are rough and i’ve decided to concentrate on my family and get
a normal job that gets the bills payed.
I’ve had some of the best moments in my life the past 14 odd
years together with my favorite people in the world. I’ve been all over
the planet with this lot…my second family. Thank you! I’m gonna miss
playing with you and I’m gonna miss hanging out with you on the road so
much. And I’m gonna miss meeting all the great Katatonia fans all over
the world. You know who you are. You are truly amazing! I’m not gonna
miss all the freaks and idiots we’ve come across during all the years.
You probably don’t know who you are. And I will not miss bad catering,
shit beer and banana juice…
This is Daniel, rocking the fuck off! Cheers!