Visceral Bleeding parts ways with guitarist, announces replacement
Swedish technical death metallers Visceral Bleeding have parted ways with guitarist Peter Persson and have replaced him with Benny Bats (Prostitute Disfigurement).Comments Peter: "I have decided to leave Visceral Bleeding to pursue and focus on other challenges in life.
"There is not really that much to say about it, Visceral Bleeding took up all of our time for a lot years (10 fucking years, to be exact) and we got to do some amazing tours and shows and meet great people all over Europe. But now it's time for me to focus on family and other personal stuff. Absolutely no hard feelings involved in this decision; I just feel I have other priorities in life and don't want to be a burden to the band."
Regarding Peter's replacement, the remaining members of Visceral Bleeding say, "We've known Benny since we did our first tour together as opening acts for Deicide back in 2005. Us and all the guys in Prostitute Disfigurement hit it off right away and we've been close friends ever since. We know that Benny will fit this band perfectly and it's gonna be really exciting to start working on the new stuff together."
Visceral Bleeding is still looking for a new lead guitarist following the departure of Martin "Germ" Bermheden in 2008. The band says, "We've tried out a couple of guys for the spot already, but for various reasons it hasn't worked out. Since Benny lives in Holland, we would really need the other guitarist to live nearby Malmö so we can rehearse on a regular basis."
Visceral Bleeding's third full-length album, "Absorbing the Disarray", was released in 2007 via Neurotic Records.
Visceral Bleeding live in Portugal, 2007: