Afscheid Goddess of Desire
By the end of 2009 Goddess of Desire (the band) will stop its activities.
There are several reasons for this. Read the below statements from the band members.
Count August:
I want to stop with the band because it doesn't satisfy me anymore, and I like to put my energy into my wife, 2 kids & my merchandise business.
Over the last years it became harder and harder to bring our Heavy Metal the way it should be: with a show. Since I lost my pyro-certification and insurance we haven't been able to use pyro on stage. In addition, we had trouble keeping our female dancers in the band. Since Delilah (my wife) left in 2005 because of the birth of our daughter, it's never been the same for me anymore.
The prospect of a 5th album was fading because we didn't get any reaction on a demo we made in 2008. I don't want to put private money into a new record like I did with the previous ones, because I still need to earn back the money I spent on the recordings for Awaken Pagan Gods from the sales of that record.
The writing of new material went very slow over the last 2 years because the rehearsal sessions were cancelled many times. All in all, these are reasons which have made me decide to quit.
I think that one of the good things we achieved was that we inspired many other bands to do something special on stage, which didn't happen a lot back when we just started out.
I like to thank all Goddess fans, many of whom I've had the pleasure to meet personally.
C-ya around!
Lord Arydon:
Ever since I joined the band around 10 years ago, I had the best time ever doing our live shows. Being able to inspire and entertain so many fans has been a great honor. Having fans sing along to the music we made ourselves is undescribable.
So that's why I want to thank all the fans, in particular the ones I have met in person.
It's a shame we ended the band and too bad we didn't ever do a world tour, but I'll cherish the great times we had for the rest of my life.
The Bastard:
I joined the band in the beginning of 2003. It was a great experience from that moment on. I loved the way the band did their show and most of all that I was a part of it. It was really a dream come true. We did a lot of shows, traveled to many places where we met a lot of fans. We had great parties and lots of fun. But when you have a good time, inevitbaly there has to be an end.
About 2 years ago the signs that this would happen began to show. Personally I had a hard time dealing with this, because I think Goddess of Desire is a dream come true and I'd very much like to continue the journey we're on. But that can only be with these guys and in the way a Goddess show should be. Unfortunately that's not possible any longer.
I want to thank the fans, the bands we met, the people we partied with, the members who joined us on this journey with the band and the people who helped us over the years. The only words left to for me say are: METAL TO THE METALS AND SCREAM FOR METAL: METAL IS FOREVER!!!
Cape Fear:
I was asked to join Goddess of Desire at the end of 2004. The image of the band very much appealed to me and it was a chance for me to play gigs in different countries. For a while all went well, 2005 and 2006 were definitely great years for me.
Then gradually the first problems came to the surface. We had trouble finding female dancers, more and more often we weren't allowed to use pyro, and we didn't write much new material anymore either, which for me is very important (the creative process and all that).
Over the last two years it became obvious the motivation just wasn't there anymore. Personally, I think it's best to stop at a point where the fans still remember the band at its greatest, with the pyros and the girls, instead of being remembered in a few years as 'that band that used to have a great show'.
It's been a hell of a ride and I'm truly proud to have been a part of this great band. I thank you, Goddess fans all around the world, and I thank my fellow band members for all the great times we had!
Sinds de oprichting als funband midden jaren 90 heeft Goddess of Desire een spoor van verwoesting getrokken door het Nederlandse Metallandschap. Goddess is Heavy Metal en heeft elke cliché die bij die muziekstijl hoort uitvergroot en tot cultsymbool gemaakt: Gekleed als woeste barbaren betreden de leden het podium, verlicht door fakkels en omringt door schedels. Hevig geïnspireerd door de gloriedagen van de Metal doet G.O.D. denken aan bands als Venom, Motörhead en Black Sabbath. Maar na 4 albums, video’s, ep’s, succesvolle tours, als headliner en in support van bands als Gwar, Destruction, Rockbitch, Sodom, Tankard komt er een moment om de zwaarden in de wilgen te hangen, de spijkerbanden af te doen en de fakkels te doven. Goddess of Desire zal in Nederland nog 1x knallen, met de show waar ze bekend om werden. Nog 1x is het Metal to the Metals, op het Meesterlijk Metaal in Almere op 21 november. Goddess of Desire is een vuurwerk dat je niet mag missen!
Zaterdag 21 November 2009 , Podium De Meester, Almere