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Determined not to let such a thing happen this time, they joined up together with renowned vocalist Annelore Vantomme (ex-Sphinx) and bass player Thomas Halsberghe, who was new to the scene, but proved his quality in no time. They started writing and rehearsing immediately, building a strong set-list in little over 4 months and planning to start performing and to record a demo CD in the spring of 2004. The reactions from the public were already very promising.
Unfortunately for the band - both on a musical and a personal level - lack of time and personal troubles forced Annelore to leave the band before the recording session started. The long search for a suitable replacement started immediately, finally resulting in the recruiting of Valerie Vanhoutte, who already had a long singing career behind her in bands like Gyllnor, Dreamwalker and Daikiri and incidentally also happened to be Martijn's wife.
Recording of the demo CD began shortly after Valerie joined the ranks of Gwyllion, resulting in the five-track demo CD 'Forever Denying The Never', released in August 2004, which was very well received by the metal community. Gigs had to be postponed, since Valerie was pregnant with Martijn's child, but the band started writing again and the first gigs followed in March 2005, two months after the birth of Jasmien.
Several other gigs followed, and the band decided to record a second release, including the songs from the first demo and the newly written material. This release had to be postponed because in the summer of 2006, after a long and difficult discussion, the band decided to part ways with Valerie, and to change the musical direction back to the original, more power-driven style. A new vocalist and a second guitarist were needed.
These were found in the persons of Annelore, the original singer of the band, and Steve Deleu, who worked together with Annelore in Sphinx and perfected his playing style in the Belgian trash metal band Ogress. Both members were welcomed enthusiastically, and the band started to re-work the set to add the power they felt was lacking. New gigs were planned immediately, and the release of the new demo is expected shortly, featuring the new Gwyllion line-up and, together with the new songs, a re-recording of the first demo.
Wouter Debonnet 30 11月 2005 04:51