PRESS RELEASE: Italian progressive death metallers SADIST are currently working on their upcoming ninth studio album, titled 'Firescorched', which is expected to be released next year. The band will record the new full-length with French virtuoso extreme metal drummer Romain Goulon (ex-NECROPHAGIST, ex-BENIGHTED, ex-DISAVOWED) and Dutch fretless bass master Jeroen Paul Thesseling (OBSCURA, QUADVIUM, ex-PESTILENCE). "During these tough times being mainly in lockdown and spending most of the...

[ATTACH] Legendary bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (QUADVIUM, SALAZH TRIO, ex-PESTILENCE) has rejoined the German progressive death metallers OBSCURA as a permanent member after a 9-year break. Thesseling, known for his signature fretless playing in death metal and world-fusion, joined OBSCURA in 2007 and recorded the band’s critically acclaimed full-length albums “Cosmogenesis” (2009) and “Omnivium” (2011), both released via Relapse Records. Read more on Obscura's official...

[MEDIA] The song Ryan Martinie and Leonid Maksimov play is called ‘Forecast’. It’s not on the first album ‘Crush’, but will be released on the upcoming, not yet released album. Bassists Alliance Project: The gathering of many well-known and creative musicians at the Framus & Warwick headquarters in Markneukirchen (Vogtland/Germany) always creates a highly inspiring atmosphere that quickly led to other sympathizers of this idea finding themselves on the spot, such as the world’s first...

[MEDIA] In today’s video, Warwick artist Leonid Maksimov (Bassists Alliance) talks with our Head of Research & Development Marcus Spangler on the question of the value and quality of RockBass instruments. In this video Marcus Spangler clears up in detail the prejudice that “Made in China” is often associated with lower quality. The Warwick RockBass series is manufactured in China, but with high quality requirements, made of high-quality tonewoods and with the best hardware....

[MEDIA] Hi All, Thought we could start a thread that shows Framus guitars in action! Here's a great one that Framus tweeted today, the artist is Luca Princiotta. Enjoy! Cheers! H.