AHAB, the German Funeral Doom Metal band featuring former MIDNATTSOL members Daniel Droste (guitar/vocals) and Christian Hector (guitar), has completed work on its third album, THE GIANT, to be released later in the year via NAPALM RECORDS. The CD features cover artwork (see below) by acclaimed artist Sebastian Jerke and a guest appearance by ENSLAVED vocalist/keyboardist Herbrand Larsen.
Artwork: The Giant
The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from THE GIANT recording sessions can be seen below.
AHAB's sophomore album, THE DIVINITY OF OCEANS, was released in July 2009 via NAPALM RECORDS. The follow-up to 2006's THE CALL OF THE WRETCHED SEA contains seven songs and is based on the wreckage of the Essex.
AHAB is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from "Moby Dick" - some songs even feature direct quotations from the book.
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The Legend: John Henry Bonham
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In around 1964, a local session drummer was asked to leave one Birmingham Studio because he was too loud for the owner. Furthermore, he was told that there was no future for a drummer as loud as him. Ten years later, the owner received a note reading "Thanks for the career advice” and accompanied by a LED ZEPPLIN gold record. It was simply signed “Bonzo”.