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MANITOU To Disband; Farewell Gig Announced

July 20, 2009

Finnish traditional heavy metal act MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has announced plans to disband. The group explains in a statement, "We had some new rocking songs ready for the recording and we even had a new bad-ass keyboard player Mikko Reinamo on board. Too bad that we failed to get the recordings done due to the lack of motivation.

"12 years, three great albums and a big bunch of great gigs, ups and downs. A big thank you goes to all our friends, fans, co-operation partners and supporters, you know who you are!

"The good news are that Ismo [Laukkanen; bass], Antti [Laurén; guitar], Mikko and Markus [Vanhala; guitar] are already working together on a new still anonymous project, which will in a way continue the legacy of MANITOU with a new singer and drummer on board. More info coming soon on this case, so keep on checking the MANITOU MySpace page for updates on what's happening in the family.

"But we won't be leaving here quietly as we'll be still performing one last show and playing the MANITOU farewell gig at the mighty local Dark River Festival on August 7th at Honkala Ski Stadium in Karhula. So, be sure you won't miss this event as you really can't catch this later!"

MANITOU's third album, "No Signs of Wisdom", was released in July 2007 via Metal Heaven. The CD was recorded at SouthEastSounds Studio in Karhula, Finland with producer Teemu Aalto (OMNIUM GATHERUM, SINAMORE) and was mastered at Chartmakers. According to a press release, the new material appeals to fans of "IRON MAIDEN, QUEENSRŸCHE, ANNIHILATOR, DIO, TAROT, WHITESNAKE... Traditional heavy metal, that is!"

MANITOU released its second full-length album, "Deadlock", in March 2006 through Firebox.

Watch MANITOU's video for the song "Fools in Control":

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