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Mourning Caress - Münster Metal Mad

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Well, this time around it took quite a long time for the caressing mourners to send a sign of life, more than five years to be precise!But they are definitely back from their INNER EXILE to prove those wrong who thought they had given up. Survival is their victory. Afterparting ways with Arise Rec. in 2003, changing lead guitarists, looking for a new label, getting older and dealing with a bunch of otherbullshit, INNER EXILE, the band’s second full length album, is what MOURNING CARESS stands for in 2007. A load of catchy melodies andhook lines, twin guitars, aggressive riffs, melancholia, hope, love, despair and most of all METAL! To make it short, the band’s musicalstyle hasn’t changed dramatically, except for the fact that they might have gotten a bit heavier. This is probably because guitaristFlorian Erhart left the band in early 2005 and was replaced by the band’s long time friend Florian Albers, who brought some fresh heavysounds into the club, but also fully understands the trademarks of the band. INNER EXILE was recorded in two weeks during last autumn byJörg Uken at the Soundlodge Studio in Northern Germany and contains eleven songs written by the five piece somewhere between 2002 and2006. After having sent around the album, Dutch label Restrain Records decided to sign the chaotic quintet. Things are finally takingtheir course and this time around it will definitely not take five years until you hear new songs from the boyz. The light at the end ofthe tunnel seems to be more than just a rumour…
For those unfamiliar with the history of MOURNING CARESS, the band was founded by vocalist Gerrit and drummer Dominik at the end of1998. Shortly after, the other three caressing mourners Benedikt, Florian and Daniel joined. The line-up remained stable up to 2005,when old Flo was replaced through a new guy called Florian Albers. One year later the band released its first sonic attack entitled THEDIVINE GRAVE, which got good response from the underground press all around the world and helped spread the word about the band. As someof you might already know, the purpose of the release was to do something against the musical void in the town of Münster, which is moreknown for bicycles and bad weather than for Heavy Metal. The second attempt to irritate the public was made at the end of the year 2000with the release of the second self-produced MCD entitled PERSPECTIVES. Incorporating some clean guitars, more dynamics and straightRockNRoll elements, the band felt it had found a musical style it could more or less claim its own. Reactions to PERSPECTIVES were fargreater than expected. The MCD was positively reviewed in lots of popular Metal magazines, webzines and fanzines all around the world,the tunes were played in underground radio-shows and quite a few interview inquiries followed. Arise Rec. from Spain became aware of thelunatic quintet and decided to help the band on their mission to one day make the M of Münster stand for Metal. After having signed adeal with the Spanish label in spring 2001 the band entered producer Andy Classens Stage One Studio for three weeks in November of thesame year. The band’s debut album IMBALANCE was mastered in the well-known Finnvox Studios in Finland and to round it properly, theartwork was created by Niklas Sundin, graphic designer and guitarist of Dark Tranquillity. IMBALANCE was released 2002 and contained tensongs. More than five years later the band finally managed to release their second album INNER EXILE and there is more to come!
So far MOURNING CARESS have played with bands such as Tankard, Naglfar, Grave, God Dethroned, Mercenary, The Forsaken, Dew-Scented, Night In Gales,Burden Of Grief to name a few. Festival appearances include: Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 in Abtsgmünd, Rock Station Festival 2003 inAnkara/ Turkey, Westfalen Festival 2003 in Dortmund and Zillo Festival 2004 in St. Goarshausen. In 2005 the band played at Rock RepublicOpen Air in Istanbul/ Turkey with Slayer headlining the festival. Stay put for more shows, festival appearances and songs!
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Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Website: mourningcaress.com
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Influences: All kinds of M.E.T.A.L.
Sounds Like: Metal combined with fine melodies, despair and a healthy dose of aggressions

Record Label: Restrain Records
Type of Label: Indie

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Looking for Gigs!!!

Like a wild animal being caught in a cage longing for freedom, we are in search for gigs. We need to get out of here, we need to kick ass on stage! Promoters! Bookers! Get in contact with us at conta...
Posted by MOURNING CARESS [Looking for Gigs!!!] on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:11:00 PST

New album "Inner Exile" out NOW!!!

Let´s start with some good news: Our new album "Inner Exile" is officially released! Bad news: You probably won´t find the album in the shops that easy due to several so called "problems" with the dis...
Posted by MOURNING CARESS [Looking for Gigs!!!] on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:47:00 PST

New album

Hello people,we are very proud to announce that our second album "Inner Exile" will be hitting the stores Feb 25th 08 (in Germany, Austria, Switzerland & the BeNeLux it will be released Feb 22nd 0...
Posted by MOURNING CARESS [Looking for Gigs!!!] on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:11:00 PST

Deal with Restrain Records

Münster (Germany) based Melodic Death Metal/Rock act MOURNING CARESS inked a deal with Restrain Records. The new album entitled "Inner Exile", recorded and mixed at Soundlodge Studio, Germany and mast...
Posted by MOURNING CARESS [Looking for Gigs!!!] on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:17:00 PST