[OT] Pain of Salvation's bass player leaves the band

[Emanuele]

From the official website:

We are sad to announce that Kristoffer is of now no longer a member of Pain of Salvation. After having been the band's bass player since 1994, he has now kindly been asked by the other members to leave the band. The separation derives from growing difficulties to function together as a band since Kristoffer moved to Holland a few years back.

The band's own statement:
"We are a band who loves to play music together, and who values being a real band rather than a project that functions on distance. Being a tight unit welded together musically and personally is an important part of the band's soul; and constantly being decimated while composing, rehearsing, and even recording, simply proved impossible in the long run.
Kristoffer has grown to become a tremendous bass player during the years with Pain of Salvation and it is with sadness that we now see him go, but since this logistic situation will not change within the coming years, we unfortunately see no other choice."

C.Gildenlow is a great bass player in my opinion. It is a pity!

 

[turke]

Bad news. But these things happen.

 

[Kenneth R.]

best of luck to Krystoffer & Daniel and the boys.

 

[Horus]

Ouch. I did not see that one coming. Or at least I dont think I did.

 

[Rose Immortal]

At least this isn't another Nightwish drama. This looks very, VERY civil in comparison.

 

[Horus]

Anything looks civil in comparrison to the Nightwish Soap Opera.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Yeah. The Rwandan Genocide looked pretty civil by comparison.

 

[dew]

Anything looks civil in comparrison to the Nightwish Soap Opera.

Even the Stratovarius soap opera?

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Even the Stratovarius soap opera?

What Stratovarius soap opera?

HAH!

One of our fellow forum members and i were talking about how they swept that whole thing under the carpet so well... it's hard to find any info about it anywhere. Very funny stuff though

 

[turke]

Yeah it was funny really. I still couldn't understand what all the fuss was about

 

[Lord_Tarod]

shit, really bad news... now who's gonna play that sweet fretless lines of him?

 

[Sabin17]

Enter Thomas Miller.

Nah, it won't happen...

 

[sknight]

shit, really bad news... now who's gonna play that sweet fretless lines of him?

Just about anyone. Now if only PoS will stop writing over-conceptually and write more music, then things will be nice. Danny boy also turns a lot of people off being such a fucking asswipe.

 

[bball_1523]

I heard about this over at the remedy lane boards. It's sad because he's probably my favorite bassist with his emotionally moving melodies. I love the bass in songs such as "Dedication" and "This Heart Of Mine." I wonder who can replace his style, and his fretless bass masterpieces.