Former COAL CHAMBER Bassist Discusses VERA MESMER Project

Former COAL CHAMBER bassist Nadja Peulen recently spoke to AOL's Noisecreep about her new project VERA MESMER, which also features former REVEILLE guitarist Chris Turner (a.k.a. Christopher Mesmer).

VERA MESMER's current lineup, which is completed by drummer Bones Elias (JULIEN-K),began in late 2010 when the trio began recording its first album with Christopher engineering and producing. The effort will be split up into two EPs, with the first described in a press release as "a six-song theatrical alt-rock storytelling with a series of videos and short stories to accompany the tales within the songs."

VERA MESMER's new EP, featuring the single "Back From The Dead" and a few choice special guests, will be available in the spring.

Regarding the possibility of a COAL CHAMBER reunion, Nadja says, "I am not sure if there will ever be a reunion. There have been talks in the past but at this time I am solely focused on VERA MESMER. I live and breathe this band 24/7 as we are an independent band with no label support carrying the weight of launching this all by ourselves. It's been nice to have the freedom to write, record, and produce our songs how we want them [and] have complete control [over] all artwork and presentation."

According to Nadja, she is focusing completely on her new creative outlet and she isn't currently involved in any other bands. "I have no other projects in the works," she says. "I don't really believe in spreading yourself too thin," she said. "You just can't put your heart and commitment into two places at one time. As an artist, I like to immerse myself 100% in what I am doing. It becomes my existence and I am very passionate about it. It took me many years to find a band that I could believe in and this is the one for me."

The bassist adds, "Working with Chris has been truly a transformation for me. I've learned and am still learning a lot from him songwriting and recording/production-wise. He's been pushing me musically and making me tap into unfamiliar territory such as singing. We have this strange musical connection and it's very easy to work together as we have the same taste, ideas, and thoughts. This sort of partnership doesn't come around often, as I have been looking for it for about eight years. He's brought me back from the dead, no pun intended, as it is the name of our first single and video. But the song is actually not about that."

Read the entire article from Noisecreep.

For more information on VERA MESMER, visit www.veramesmer.com.