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JERUSALEM rocken im Frühjahr

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08.09.2009 | 13:58

Ulf Christiansson hat bekannt gegeben, dass im März oder April mit einem neuen Album der Hard Rocker zu rechnen sei. Fans warten ja mittlerweile seit 1994 auf etwas neues aus dem Hause der Schweden, aber nachdem 4 Plattenfirmen bei denen JERUSALEM unterzeichneten innerhalb eines Jahres Bankrott gingen, war es, wie Ulf Christiansson erklärt, sehr entmutigend, da es die Promotion für das 94er Album "Prophet" trotz guter Kritiken kaputt machte.

Das Statement von Ulf liest sich wie folgt: "We have decided to hold the release (of the next album) until next year, and are shooting for a release in March or April. This is because I'm not done yet with the vocals and the guitars. And I feel it wouldn't be completed the right way if we released it now. Also we will put everything we have together in finding ways to make this record a (groundbreaker) for what the band wants to see and have been waiting for, for years. And we need more time for this.

We will spend this fall connecting and talking to the right people for finding new (big or small) ways for distribution, marketing, such as the Internet etc. We will also try to go to festivals in Scandinavia and other places next year. We have been doing some "secular" festivals these last two years and feel it's time for us to break the ranks and move out on greater areas. And it has been a real blessing and a lot of fun! It feels like we are made for that.

When we released Prophet (the bands sixth studio album from 1994) we did it through four different record companies: REX in USA, Pila Music in Germany, Zero in Japan, and Viva Records in Scandinavia- and all (four) went bankrupt within a year. And it totally destroyed the record. It didn't help we had the best reviews we ever had on any record. Still it was kind of "locked" into a box. Therefore we want to have more control over it this time. We will go step by step- taking risks but not being stupid or pushed.

I can also tell you it will be done in English. As we see it, this is a follow-up (to) Prophet (but) not saying it sounds like Prophet.

So we will get back to you all, asking for help. When we are getting closer, we want you to be together with us on this. Actually we need your help hoping you want to give us some. Tell you more about that later."