Finally! After months of hard work we are very proud to present you our new videoclip, Land of Scars! Newsletters with the announcement are sent. The official press release is as follows:
Elizium is very proud to present their second videoclip, 'Land of Scars'. This new video accompanying the song from the album 'Angel of Mistrust' shows the journey of a monk through a desolate and barren landscape, only to meet his end.
Frontman Peter Berends: 'Our first ideas actually started around may 2006. It has been a few years ago since we made our first videoclip, the one from Moonlit Haze. The new song, Land of Scars, was quickly chosen.
Land of Scars is about how certain experiences in life leave scars in one's mind, slowly turning ideals and optimism into a barren desert, scars forming hills and mountain ranges where that person easily can get lost'.
Look at our website or check this linkWhen Peter Berends, Peter Röge and Gerard Manoch started Elizium back in 1991 it was clear a vision had to be translated to sound. The first two years consisted mainly of line-up changes and playing covers of other bands, but then the music started to get shape.
Most of the songs were based on lyrics with themes about fantasy, glory, love and a small spark of hope and needed a distinct sound to translate it to an audience. Especially when keyboards and samples were introduced it contributed to the epic characteristic "Elizium" sound.
After that Elizium became quickly familiar in the local underground scene and the first demo was recorded; "War and Knowledge" (1995). One of the songs of that demo ("I Follow") also appeared on a compilation cd and several gigs followed.
In 1996 the band members went their separate ways and Berends, Röge and Manoch individually played in several other bands,only to find out they each missed the atmosphere and belief they had in Elizium.
Thus after three years they decided to bring Elizium back again. Soon after that Erik Dijkstra joined ..boards. Intense rehearsals followed and already after one week it was clear that Elizium was back at full strength with the birth of their first new song "Rape of Creed".
New songs followed all tied together with still that old "Elizium - sound" but this time more mature and more dramatic, glorious and painful.
In 2003 the recordings of the "Angel of Mistrust" demo-cd were finished and received enthousiastically by hundreds of people.
2005 was an important year for Elizium. After a period of relative quietness, due to the tragic death of an important person to Elizium, named Peter Deurloo, a record contract was signed at German STF-Records. It was then decided to release the full demo including four extra songs to distribute worldwide.
On February 13th 2006 'Angel of Mistrust', the debut album of Elizium was released and received good reviews internationally.
In August 2006 Marco Snoek decided to quit playing in Elizium to focus on his family and company. Michel van Beekum follows him up.
2009 starts with a new bass player: Michael Paap.
Nowadays Elizium stands as strong as never before and is ready to bring the experience to the masses...
Information For bookings and other management related issues please contact Elizium at
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Elizium would like to thank the following people for the great pictures and the support!
Joeri de Jong, www.jdjphotography.nl
Frans van Arkel, www.rainbow-eyes.nl
Christel Brouwer, www.llukygallery.nl
Silvana Breur, www.stratovana.nl
Bianca Posthuma, www.xs4all.nl/~chfp
Chris Posthuma, www.chfpfotograaf.nl
Bas Immerzeel
Mariska Blaas
Mer Jap A Joe
Wim Berends
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