God Of Atheists Comments On New Album Delays

Every couple of aeons a trickle of info flows out about the pipe dream that is the God Of Atheists project, and now the latest aeon has passed and it's time for another update on how we're not getting that album any time soon. Asgeir Mickelson comments:

"Yes, this takes forever, but here’s kind of good news. Carl August Tidemann has been struggling for a long time with so called 'tennis elbow' (a form of tendinitis) and has been forced to not play guitar while in treatment.

"However, he just started playing (carefully) again and it looks like he'll have his chops back soon and able to record the last few solos (which also happen to be the most shredding parts). Lars K. Norberg is still busy studying music and jumped straight from finishing his master degree to working on a doctor degree in metal studies. How cool is that? A doctor’s degree in metal! I’ll gladly let Dr. Metal play bass on my album!

"Why am I waiting for these guys to finish? Why don’t I just get someone else or do it myself? Simply because I have all the time in the world to make this sound the way I want it, and my playing abilities are not even close to what these guys are capable of. I do know how to riff on a guitar, but trust me, you don’t want to hear me play solos… I also want ONE line-up on the album.

"When you hear (for example) a solo you should not have to check the booklet to see who’s playing on that particular song. Plus, I asked these guys to join because I like the way they play. So, sorry for yet another delay but when this thing is released it will be forever. Hopefully it will be worth the wait."

This project - featuring keyboards from Ihsahn and vocals from Vibeke Stene - was voted our most anticipated album of the year.... back in 2013.