While their third studio album is almost finished, the Bucharest based group Akral Necrosis reveal the addition of a new drummer in the ranks. Hailing from Bulgaria, the band introduce Philip Philipov (Downfall, DinUmbră).

"A lot has happened lately and it's time to make some important announcements. We have a new line-up. Philip is our new drummer and the first one from Sofia. For several months we have been working together to prepare a live set-list with songs from all three albums. His arrival in the band happened after the drums for the new material were recorded, so on the next opus the percussion credits go to the Polish drummer Krysztof Klingbein, who managed to imprint a new dynamic of the band's sound, just as we wanted," stated by the band.

Akral Necrosis regarding the new album process: "Indeed, the third album is almost here. The recordings came to an end under the command of Andrei 'Oase' Spataru, at Osimetric Productions, our collaboration being a premiere. Oase will also carry out the mix-master further, so we have every reason to expect a solid material.

"In the meantime, we are focused on the album's artwork. In the same spirit of experimentation, we left the entire responsibility to Constantin Bodescu, an artist who convinced us that he could translate the concept of the new music into a complementary visual code."

Source:	loudragemusic.com
Band profile:	Akral Necrosis