Release party Callenish Circle [Pitch.Black.Effects]

CALLENISH CIRCLE + 5 special guests:

GAIL OF GOD
SUN CAGED
BURIAL
ENGINE OF PAIN
DEATHFALL

* Datum : zondag 04.12
* Locatie : J.C. Fenix in Sittard
* Zaal open : 15.00
* Aanvang : 16.00
* Entree : 8 euro

Timetable:

- Deathfall : 16.00 - 16.30
- Engine of Pain : 16.50 - 17.20
- Burial : 17.40 - 18.10
- Sun Caged : 18.30 - 19.00
- Callenish Circle : 19.30 - 21.00
- Gail of God : 21.30 - 22.30


More info @ www.callenish-circle.com or www.fenix.nl

Callenish Circle supporting Paradise Lost in Mexico.

A few months ago we got an offer to support Paradise Lost on their 3 Mexican dates. An offer we didn’t have to think about twice since Paradise Lost is one of the bands that initially inspired us to start playing this kind of music. As some people still might remember Callenish Circle originally started as a cover band back in the early 90’ies by playing covers of bands like Death, Pestilence, Bolt Thrower and yes… Paradise Lost. So it speaks for itself we were very proud we now (almost 14 years later) got the chance to support one of these bands.

After months of preparations and taking care of loads of paperwork we finally left home on Wednesday 05.30am to catch our first flight in Brussels. The flight from Brussels to Atlanta and from Atlanta to Mexico City went pretty smoothly and at the airport in Mexico City we were already welcomed by promoter Rodrigo (Inferno Productions) and the roadcrew. Soon after that we were picked up by the touring car that would transport us (and fellow countrymen Asrai) during the next 3 days of our trip. During our travel to Monterrey (where the first show was booked) we were first pulled over by the Mexican border patrol who inspected the touring car but not very thoroughly if I may say so. But then, just 2 hours before our arrival in Monterrey, we got a very unpleasant inspection from the national migration service who claimed the paperwork (working visas) were not ok. These f#ckers really gave us a hard time ‘cause we had to drive back for almost an hour to their nice little office to get everything sorted. After more than 2 hours of endless waiting at the migration station and Rodrigo paying them a shitload of ca$h we were finally released so we could continue our trip to Monterrery where we arrived pretty late in the afternoon. All in all we travelled nearly 40 ! hours (by car, plane & bus) to the first show that was scheduled on Thursday-evening in Club Iguana. After a quick meeting with the 2 other bands (Paradise Lost & The Birthday Massacre) and Carlos (the other half of Inferno Productions) we went to the hotel for a few hours of very welcomed sleep.

Despite the exhausting travel our very first show on Mexican ground went pretty well and also the audience seemed to like our stuff a lot as they responded in a very enthusiastic way. Unfortunately the (vocal) monitoring on stage was really bad so I forced my voice a little bit too much but all in all it was a nice show and a good warming up for the 2 other shows still to come. When headliner Paradise Lost entered the stage we were kinda curious how the band would sound in 2005. Most of us hadn’t seen the band for quite a long time but all of us were positively surprised by their tight performance that night. The band played a superb show and also the newer material sounded really great live. Well… maybe a classic like ‘As I Die…’ will never be written again but still the band really caught our full attention and so we decided to watch their entire set even though we were extremely tired of the exhausting travel. After the show the club was quickly transformed into a techno/house club and it looked liked a nice party was going to be started but unfortunately we had to leave early that night as another long trip was waiting for us.

So immediately after the show we went back to the hotel for a quick shower and right after that we continued our trip to Guadalajara, where we were scheduled to play at the well-known Hardrock Live Club on Friday-evening. After a long bus trip of nearly 12 hours (again without too much sleep) we finally reached Guadalajara and it was a very cool venue with a big stage. When we arrived at the venue the first fans were already waiting outside for signatures, photographs and a friendly chat… a sign of what was still to come later on that night. Right after our show we had some mixed feelings ‘cause we made a couple of big fuck-ups in our set due to the extremely bad sound on stage. For example Gav (drummer) wasn’t able to hear anything of the rest of the band… and that makes playing together pretty difficult I can assure you. On the other hand the fans went completely nuts during our show by screaming out the lyrics, banging their heads like maniacs and going completely crazy in the big slamming pit… hell yeah, that’s the way we like it! After our show we went back into the venue where we autographed tons of cd’s & concert-tickets and got caught on photo-camera by an insane crowd. A lot of fans even told us they just came to see Callenish Circle, which was really a big surprise because upfront we thought Callenish Circle was still pretty much unknown in the Mexican territory… how wrong we were!

On the last (Satur)day we travelled back to Mexico City which was an adventure on its own. Mexico City is a huge (the biggest in the world?) city with not less than 26 million inhabitants. That’s 10 million people more than the whole population over here in The Netherlands. It takes more than 3 hours of (highway) travelling to drive through the entire city. People who have been there know what I am talking about I guess… this city was like a big frightening monster swallowing everything and everybody around. So after almost 2,5 hours cruising through the city we finally arrived at the Gran Forum venue. The venue itself was pretty huge and outside the first fans were already waiting for our arrival. Outside there was also a little metalmarket with all kinds of bootlegged merchandise. Our show went really great again and this time without the major fuck-ups of the day before. The audience went totally crazy once again and even though we were exhausted from the intense travelling we gave our last drop of energy to the insane crowd. What happened after the show I still find hard to believe… as soon as we left the backstage area we were surrounded by an almost hysterical crowd who all wanted autographs, pictures, guitar picks, drumsticks, set lists, even our wet clothing was demanded… maybe they thought we were some kind of popular boy-band… hahaha. But with this show we unfortunately also reached the end of the tour and so it was time to pack our bags and travel back to the airport again. We said goodbye to the lads of Paradise Lost (and their crew) whom all turned out to be very friendly guys after all.

At the airport we also got ripped off for nearly 500 euros by the official money exchange office. So everybody travelling to Mexico City beware of these thieves! After a long and totally exhausting travel we arrived back home on Monday morning… back to normal life ‘cause on Tuesday our regular jobs were waiting again. Looking back I can say this was not just a musical experience but definitely a lifetime experience that we will remember the rest of our lives.

So hereby we want to thank Carlos & Rodrigomo Mejia (Inferno Productions), the rest of the Mejia family and the entire roadcrew for doing a great job and making this all possible for us. And last but not least all the fans for coming out to the shows… be sure we will be back soon!


Muchos gracias amigos !!!


Cheerz, Pat on behalf of Callenish Circle & Crew.


www.callenish-circle.com

www.myspace.com/callenishcircle

Yo wat gaaf!! (buiten dat reis- en geldgezeik dan)

Super gewoon! Eind goed, al goed.

Update Callenish Circle live...

10/03 : Sala Gamma in Murcia (SP)
11/03 : Sala Vietnam in Riudarenes, Girona / Barcelona (SP)
18/03 : LL Metal Fest @ MJ Rouge Brique in Lodelinsart (BEL)
19/03 : Le Factory in Liege (BEL)
08/04 : Magasin 4 in Brussels (BEL)
20/05 : Club Havanna in Reichelsheim (D)
26/05 : Donkey Shot in Heemskerk (NL)
10/06 : Devil Days Festival in Sankt Leonhard am Forst (A)
17/06 : Rotten Metal Festival @ Nighttown Rotterdam (NL)


More info: www.callenish-circle.com

CALLENISH CIRCLE supporting CRADLE OF FILTH


Dutch x-treme metallers Callenish Circle are invited to support Cradle of Filth on their exclusive Benelux club show.

The show will take place on Thursday 1st of June in the main hall of the new Effenaar venue in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Cradle of Filth will embark on a festival tour and this will be their only Benelux club date on which Callenish Circle will play as exclusive support act.

Doors open at 19.30 and the programme starts at 20.00.


For more info & tickets :

www.effenaar.nl
www.callenish-circle.com
www.cradleoffilth.com
www.cradleoffilth.nl


[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Hoolie99 op 15-05-2006 13:17]

Wo! Lekkere exposure is dat, goed voor elkaar!

Last minute news...

Callenish Circle bevestigd voor Graspop!

Dutch melodic x-treme metal formation Callenish Circle is confirmed for Graspop Metal Meeting 2006. The festival takes place between 23/06 and 25/06 in Dessel, Belgium. Callenish Circle will play on Friday 23/06 in the Metal Dome between 18.20 - 19.00. So make sure all you thrashing maniacs are present to witness our deadly cocktail of intense and groovy Death/Thrash on LSD.


For more info & tickets: www.graspop.com / www.callenish-circle.com


Some more confirmed Callenish Circle tourdates:

• Friday 26/05 @ Donkey Shot in Heemskerk (NL)

• Thursday 01/06 @ Effenaar in Eindhoven (NL) + CRADLE OF FILTH

• Friday 02/06 @ Het Podium in Hoogeveen (NL)

• Wednesday 14/06 @ De Bosuil in Weert (NL) + EXODUS

• Friday 23/06 @ Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel (BEL)

• Saturday 15/07 @ Bloodstock Open Air in Catton Park, South Derbyshire (UK)

• Saturday 30/09 @ Sleutelrock @ De Peuk in Valkenburg (NL)

• Friday 13/10 @ Hedon in Zwolle (NL)

Showtime Callenish Circle @ Graspop Metal Meeting:

Vrijdag : 18.20 - 19.00 (METALDOME)

Update Callenish Circle live...

Za 30.09 - Sleutelrock @ De Peuk in Valkenburg(ZH)
Sinister
Callenish Circle
Detonation
Pleurisy
Sphere of Souls

Vr 13.10 - Hedon in Zwolle
+ supports : Bloodsessions + My Great Devastator

Vr 27.10 - Innocent in Hengelo
+ supports: Perzonal War (D) + After All (BEL)

Vr 28.10 - Het Kasteel in Alphen a/d Rijn
+ supports: Perzonal War (D) + After All (BEL)

Za 18.11 : Unitas in Wageningen
+ support: Perzonal War (D)

Za 01.12 : Satanklaas Festival @ Estrado in Harderwijk
Callenish Circle
Sengir
Thronar
Portall


More info: www.callenish-circle.com

Komend weekend:

Vr 27.10 - Innocent in Hengelo
+ supports: Perzonal War (D) + After All (BEL)
+ zaal open: 20.00
+ aanvang: 21.00

Za 28.10 - Het Kasteel in Alphen a/d Rijn
+ supports: Perzonal War (D) + After All (BEL)
+ zaal open: 20.00
+ aanvang: 21.00

Zo 29.10 - Goudvishal in Arnhem (Arnhem Metal Meeting Pre-Party)
+ supports: Pulverizer + Why She Kills + Mortal Form
+ zaal open: 16.00
+ aanvang: 16.30

En 10 maart de laatste show helaas, BE THERE!

Thursday, February 22, 2007

CALLENISH CIRCLE CALLS IT QUITS !!!


"After nearly 15 years we've decided to lay our precious CALLENISH CIRCLE to rest. We'll play our last show on Saturday the 10th of March at De Azijnfabriek in Roermond, The Netherlands. This wasn't the easiest decision to make, but in the end, we all agree that CALLENISH CIRCLE has now run its course. We've accomplished everything that we set out to do and even more but now the time has come to move on. We're all very proud of our latest album [Pitch.Black.Effects] and feel that now is a good time to call it a day."

"After all those years the inspiration to keep CALLENISH CIRCLE going was slowly fading away. We always aimed to deliver the goods with the highest quality possible and we simply do not want to continue a band that can't give the essential blood, sweat & tears anymore. We prefer to burn out on a high note now, rather than just slowly fade into obscurity. Some bands linger on for years past their expiration date but CALLENISH CIRCLE will definitely not become one of those bands."


"Over the past 15 years, CALLENISH CIRCLE have left their mark on the worldwide metal scene with 5 albums released, toured with many great bands and played lots of great shows & festivals. It was definitely an interesting journey for all of us, and we look back at our past with absolutely no regrets, only with pride. When we started this band in the early '90-ies we were just a bunch of kids who thought it would be fun to play some cover tunes of our favourite bands at the time, just think of influential bands like Death, Pestilence, (old) Paradise Lost & Bolt Thrower. Back then we never could have imagined that, almost 15 years later, we would have released 5 full-length albums of which the last 3 released worldwide on the highly acclaimed Metal Blade Records and that we would have played over 200 shows & festivals all over the world, being our Mexican Tour 2006 one of the definite highlights in our career."


"So many of you from all around the world have gotten into our music, and for us musicians playing in a band, that's really what it's all about. Having people from all over the world tell you that they've genuinely been moved by your music is definitely a great thing. We're very pleased that you enjoyed what we created. Those words were always an inspiration to us and we can truly walk away from CALLENISH CIRCLE with our heads held high at this point, no doubt about that."


"But as always... all good things come to an end and we'd like to thank every one of our fans across the globe for their never ending support. You are the main reason why we stuck around for so long. Thank YOU! And ofcourse thanks to everyone else that had a role in making CALLENISH CIRCLE what it is today. You all know who you are."

"Not much more really needs to be said. We hope to see some of you at our last show in Roermond on the 10th of March. Dutch fellow thrashers Engine of Pain will release their debut album that night and the opening slot is filled by State:Chaos (the new band of former CALLENISH CIRCLE bassplayer Rocco)."

Kut, erg jammer
Had nog een optreden in Heerlen in m'n agenda staan, maar dat gaat ook niet meer door blijkbaar.

FINAL SHOW CALLENISH CIRCLE... THE DETAILS !!!


Howdy folks,

As you probably already heard Callenish Circle will play its last and final show on Saturday the 10th of March at the Azijnfabriek in Roermond, The Netherlands.

For this special event we will play an extra long set including a few golden oldies that we haven't played live for a very long time. So for the ones who still hesitate make sure you are there to witness this unique event.


Here some more detailed information:

Doors open: 20.30

Showtimes:

- State:Chaos : 20.50 - 21.20

- Engine of Pain : 21.40 - 22.40

- Callenish Circle : 23.00 - 00.15

Damage: 5 EUR (presale) or 7 EUR (doors)

Reservations: reservations@azijnfabriek.nl

Presales: www.azijnfabriek.nl

Venue-address:

De Azijnfabriek

Zwartbroekstraat 17

6041 JL Roermond #

The Netherlands

# Roermond is situated pretty close to the German & Belgium border !



Hope to see a lot of you guys (& girls ofcourse!) at our last show.

This will definitely become a night to remember!



Wim, Muuk, Gav, Ron & Pat / Callenish Circle.

drift of empathy en Callenish Circle (gelijknamige cd), hun twee eerste zeker? zeijn bij mij te koop

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Op 10 juni 2007 12:51 schreef Hypnos het volgende:
drift of empathy en Callenish Circle (gelijknamige cd), hun twee eerste zeker? zeijn bij mij te koop

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Bekijk het doosje van die tweede eens wat beter... Die heet Escape.

Hehehehehe, lijkt er op dat Hypnos al net als Metaltuuplimburg is....alles massaal inkopen om meteen daarna weer massaal te verkopen

crêpe

allebei gelijk

Hier voor de liefhebbers nog een leuk filmpje van onze Mexicaanse tour met Paradise Lost.

Mexican Madness Tour 2006


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESU8l-yyKRE