MARIONETTE Announces Vocalist Change

April 22, 2010

Gothenburg, Sweden-based extreme metal sextet MARIONETTE has announced a string of spring and summer appearances, including the final concert to be performed with departing vocalist Axel Widén (ZOMBIEKRIG). For this farewell concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg on May 22, incoming frontman Alexander Andersson (ELDRIMNER) will join the band on stage during the set.

Widén had the following to say regarding the upcoming special show: "After an amazing journey, the time has come for me to accept that my time as a part of MARIONETTE is over. The band needs things that life keeps me from being able to provide. Given the choice between either lowering the band's ambitions or stepping down as a frontman, my love for MARIONETTE, the guys, the fans, the music and the respect I feel for what we've accomplished means I have to step down.

"Let there be no confusion here; I leave so that MARIONETTE can live on. We part on good terms. Alexander, the next person to leave his mortal flesh behind and front MARIONETTE, will blow you away. And I will watch from the shadows, forever."

Founding member and bassist Mikael Medin added: "It is not easy to announce that Axel is leaving MARIONETTE. It wasn't something that anyone wanted, but, as Axel explained, he had no other choice.

"We've been through good and bad times together and we have more awesome memories together than we will ever remember. He will truly be missed.

"But Axel sure as hell isn't going out without a bang. On May 22 we are having a farewell show for Axel at Sticky Fingers here in Gothenburg and you should all come out and say goodbye to him, as well as giving your warmest welcoming and support to our new singer, Alexander Andersson, who is fucking awesome and who we hope you will love as much as we do."

MARIONETTE's sophomore album, "Enemies", was released in Europe in October 2009 via Listenable Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Spit" was recorded with a team of up-and-coming as well as established names in Swedish music, including Pontus Hjelm (DEAD BY APRIL) and two-time Swedish Grammis award-winning producer and songwriter Åke Parmerud. The album was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström (IN FLAMES, AT THE GATES, BRING ME THE HORIZON) at Studio Fredman and Peter In De Betou (DIMMU BORGIR, ZONARIA) at Tailor Maid Production, respectively, in May 2009.

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