{"id":2973,"date":"2019-02-21T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T11:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2019-02-21T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T11:19:50","slug":"mausoleum-gate-to-introduce-new-singer-on-the-demon-age-of-aquarius-7-inch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/02\/mausoleum-gate-to-introduce-new-singer-on-the-demon-age-of-aquarius-7-inch\/","title":{"rendered":"MAUSOLEUM GATE To Introduce New Singer On \u2018The Demon Age Of Aquarius\u2019 7-Inch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong>\u2019s past meets their future on \u201cThe Demon Age Of Aquarius\u201d<\/strong> seven-inch, which is due for release on early April via Cruz Del Sur Music<\/strong>. Featuring artwork from the unofficial seventh member of the band, Timo Raita<\/strong>, and recorded at Semistimiinuksella Studios<\/strong> in Kuopio, Finland, \u201cThe Demon Age Of Aquarius\u201d<\/strong> marks the final MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong> release for long-time vocalist V-P Varpula<\/strong>, but also introduces new singer Jarno Saarinen<\/strong> and guitarist Jari Kourunen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Due to his commitments at Austria\u2019s Opera House Graz,<\/strong> Varpula<\/strong> departed MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong> last May. Saarinen<\/strong> was quickly tapped as his replacement and makes his presence known on the seven-inch\u2019s title track. However, in an almost unprecedented move, Varpula<\/strong> gets a proper send-off on the seven-inch\u2019s other cut, \u201cBefore The Snake Sneaked In\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we found out V-P<\/strong>\u2019s commitments in Austria would prevent him from continuing in MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong>, we immediately got to work in finding a new vocalist,\u201d says guitarist Count L.F<\/strong>. \u201cV-P<\/strong> played his last show with us in June, we added Jarno<\/strong> and Jari <\/strong>after that and spent most of the summer and autumn working them into our lineup. From this, we came up with \u2018The Demon Age Of Aquarius\u2019<\/strong>, which was one of the new tracks we worked on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two songs here showcase how multi-faceted MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong> has become. While they\u2019re still rooted firmly in traditional metal and \u201970s proto-rock, the band is also able to take some risks. \u201c\u2018The Demon Age Of Aquarius\u2019 <\/strong>is a heavy and groovy SABBATH<\/strong>\/old JUDAS PRIEST<\/strong>-type of song,\u201d says Count L.F<\/strong>. \u201cThe song is heavier than anything we did on \u2018Into A Dark Divinity\u2019<\/strong>, with the possible exception of \u2018Apophis\u2019<\/strong>. The lyrics are apocalyptic and demonic \u2014 very typical for MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong>. Despite the fact that there are new members, it still sounds like MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong>. Jari <\/strong>plays a solo here, so he was thrown to the wolves from the start!<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Before The Snake Sneaked In\u2019 <\/strong>is an unusually bluesy tune for us,\u201d he continues. \u201cThere\u2019s a bit of ZEPPELIN<\/strong> in there and some funky \u201970\u2019s stuff, maybe. This is a song that has been with us from the very beginning \u2014 our very first lineup played it years back. The lyrics deal loosely with gnostic interpretation of the creation, but more importantly, we see it as a \u2018goodbye\u2019 from the old lineup.\u201d<\/p>\n

MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong>, as is their tradition, has always issued a stop-gap seven-inch between proper studio albums. With Saarinen<\/strong> and Kourunen<\/strong> getting themselves acclimated, there is no better time than now, especially with some live shows on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have our first gig with the new lineup in late March at Heavy Metal Nights<\/strong> in Helsinki if all goes as planned,\u201d concludes Count L.F<\/strong>. \u201cWe\u2019re going to do some more gigs with the new lineup, which will help get the wheels rolling as we start to think about a new album. A lot of exciting things are ahead for MAUSOLEUM GATE<\/strong>!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Demon Age Of Aquarius\u201d<\/strong> track listing:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Demon Age Of Aquarius<\/li>\n
  2. Before The Snake Sneaked In<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    MAUSOLEUM GATE\u2019s past meets their future on \u201cThe Demon Age Of Aquarius\u201d seven-inch, which is due for release on early April via Cruz Del Sur Music. Featuring artwork from the unofficial seventh member of the band, Timo Raita, and recorded at Semistimiinuksella Studios in Kuopio, Finland, \u201cThe Demon Age Of Aquarius\u201d marks the final MAUSOLEUM […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1074],"tags":[1549,980,3,753,1075,1548],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2973"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2982,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2973\/revisions\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}