CHARON To Call It Quits This Summer
June 3, 2011, 13 years ago
Finnish metallers CHARON have announced they will call it quits after this summer’s performances.
The band explains about the split: "This shouldn’t be a really big surprise for anyone. We are forced to admit that we have no longer anything new to give to the genre in which Charon has operated. Doing things forced or not straight from the heart has never been a band practice for us. And a 100% satisfactory outcome would no longer be possible.
After the last studio album we should have gotten a grip in time and not to delay the decisions we faced in the end of 2009. In the summer 2010, a new beginning with a new guitarist worked brilliantly and we even wrote a full album of songs. But we did not have enough heart and passion to light up the final fire and to finish the record. Years of hanging loose from the noose had eaten up most of our energy and creativity.
Playing in the band has been a solid part of our lives for nearly two decades. Charon had been a measure for everything that we've done in our lives. There are lots of good memories and tours behind and above all, great fans. Everything has its moments but nothing lasts forever. Our moment ends now."
Charon released five studio albums as well as last year's compilation album A-Sides, B-Sides and Suicides. Charon’s last studio album was Songs For The Sinners from autumn 2005.
The guys will announce more about their new plans when the time is right.
Charon’s last appearances are as follows:
July
22 - Tuska Open Air Festival - Helsinki, Finland29 - Nuclear Nightclub - Oulu, Finland
30 - Nuclear Nightclub - Oulu, Finland
