NILE's George Kollias Dismissed From LYRAKA Project
February 19, 2013, 11 years ago
Composer/guitarist Andy DiGelsomina of Wagnerian opera metal project LYRAKA has issued the following statement:
"George Kollias (pictured at right) is probably the best metal drummer in the world today, an amazing musician. But his touring for Nile (as well as several grave misunderstandings) led us to feeling his dismissal would be in the best interests of the project. We will necessarily have to postpone further Lyraka releases until an extreme metal drummer replacement is hired. Many apologies to Lyraka fans, and we honestly still have a lot of admiration and respect for George."Lyraka recently announced a pre-order for their upcoming EP, Sonata Sirena.
Andy DiGelsomina made the following statement: "First and most important, to all the much loved fans of Lyraka, we must offer our heartelt thanks. We are humbly grateful to you, our worldwide friends, Lyraka is nothing without you, sincerely. The album, Sonata Sirena, will be out on June 3rd, 2013, and features some of my strongest compositions and musical associations, including a Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ) vocal performance that is of down to earth quality.... really. Also featured are the stunning vocal talents of Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ULI JON ROTH), Al Atkins (HOLY RAGE, JUDAS PRIEST), Liz Vandall (Uli Jon Roth, SAHARA), and Robert Lowe (CANDLEMASS, SOLITUDE AETERNUS). Four new songs and one from 2006, 'The Chromatic Fantasy'. Once again, we bow to your support."
The Sonata Sirena EP is available for pre-order here.
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