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GODSPLAGUE Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

January 12, 2009

Bassist Arska Hietala has left the Helsinki, Finland-based metal band GODSPLAGUE for "family reasons." Arska played his last concert with GODSPLAGUE at the Helldone Festival on December 29 at the Tavastia club in Helsinki.

GODSPLAGUE is currently writing songs for its fourth album and planning to go into studio in the spring/summer. The band is seeking a replacement bassist who is "up for playing music that is hard as hell with laid-back guys." Interested parties can contact guitarist Euge Valovirta at [email protected].

GODSPLAGUE's third album, "H8", was released in September 2007 via Stay Heavy Records. According to the band's official bio, "GODSPLAGUE's music is a mix of heavy, downtuned guitar riffs, overdriven bass and powerful drum grooves. If BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, C.O.C. and DOWN get your juices going, heads banging and fists shaking, GODSPLAGUE is the band for ya. The band guys themselves describe their music to be 'Friday night boozin' heavy metal,' with a wide grin on their faces. Fasten your seatbelts and experience the world with GODSPLAGUE — the dark place with the sparks of black humour and heavy, yet groovy beat that would make even Lucifer himself rock."

The members of GODSPLAGUE musicians are well known and active in the Finnish metal scene. Vocalist Nico is also known from his history in the metal band DRIVE and from his live appearances with SUBURBAN TRIBE. Guitarist Euge Valovirta is also part of SUBURBAN TRIBE and is an ex-DRIVE member as well. He's also played with WALTARI, LENINGRAD COWBOYS, LULLACRY and THE BLACK LEAGUE. Drummer Atte Sarkima is known from HAVANA BLACK, AJATTARA, VERENPISARA and his road work with AMORPHIS.

For more information, visit www.godsplague.com.

Arska Hietala's farewell at Helldone Festival:

(Thanks: Melica / Night Elves)

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