AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Write Lyrics For AFTER FOREVER Guitarist's HDK Project
January 13, 2007, 17 years ago
As previously reported, AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans has a side-project called HDK, which he describes as "a lot more agressive and guitar orientated than After Forever." Gommans has confirmed that long-time After Forever collaborator / backing vocalist Amanda Somerville - also known for her work with EPICA, EDGUY and the AINA rock opera - will be participating in the HDK project as a lyric writer. He has issued the following update:
"As a musician , I always try to do as much as I can myself, sometimes I can be a control freak, especially with this project. Though I had a lot of topics that mainly contain my own frustrations/worries in mind, I realised it wasn't a very good idea to write the lyrics myself. They have to have a certain 'over the top' atmosphere that I just cannot create myself, so I started looking for another lyric writer who can cooperate in this. One of my friends I got to know due to my work in After Forever, Amanda Somerville, was willing to participate in this. When I visited her in Germany I found out that she can make a lot of cool lyrics in this style based on my topics!Check out her work on www.amandasomerville.com and www.myspace.com/amandasomervillemusic.
This is the first time she will be involved in this kind of music, but her past has proven that she's extremely versatile. I'll keep you updated about this, please also take the time to listen to her own songs, cool stuff!"
Gommans has confirmed that GOD DETHRONED drummer Arien van Weesenbeek will be the man behind the drum kit for HDK. Vocalists Patrick Savelkoul (CALLENISH CIRCLE) and Mike Scheijen (37 STABWOUNDZ) have also been confirmed for the project.
Gommans has uploaded several rough audio samples for streaming at his official MySpace page. A special audio player has been set up on the bottom right of the page.
