Guitarist Kristian Kangasniemi has left reactivated Finnish death metallers CONVULSE "due to personal reasons." The band states: "We wish all the best for Kristian and thank him for his services and great live performances during last two years. Now we will go on threesome as long as we find a second guitarist who is fitting in our band. [We] don't know [if] it [will] take weeks or years, but one thing is for sure: we will go on and we are starting to write and rehearse new material next week for the fourth CONVULSE album."CONVULSE's current lineup features the band's original vocalist, guitarist and bass player, and their brand of classic old-school death metal still sounds like it's 1991. The band latest album, "Evil Prevails", was released last November via Svart Records. Available on CD, LP, and digital formats, it follows CONVULSE's critically acclaimed comeback EP, "Inner Evil", released last year by Svart. One of the most memorable pioneers of the first wave of Finnish death metal, CONVULSE was there in 1990 with bands such as XYSMA, DISGRACE and ABHORRENCE to create the scene which was to become legendary. Formed in 1988 under the name S.D.S., CONVULSE's first release was the "Resuscitation Of Evilness" demo cassette in 1990. The success of the demo led to a deal with the French record label Thrash Records, which released the band's first full-length album, "World Without God". A CD-single, "Lost Equilibrium", followed in 1993 via Relapse Records, after which CONVULSE prepared to record its second album, "Reflections". The group travelled to Sunlight Studios in Sweden and laid down the effort in a one-week period. The following year (1993) was dedicated to CONVULSE members performing their mandatory military service in Finland, which delayed the release of "Reflections" until the summer of 1994 (also through Relapse). An attempt to regroup in support of the CD ended "with poor results," and after serious discussions, a decision was made to put CONVULSE to rest.After an 18-year break, CONVULSE returned in 2012 and played a few comeback shows in Finland. CONVULSE 2014 is:Rami Jämsä: Guitar, Growls Juha Telenius: BassRolle Markos: Drums
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