Gilles Demolder — known for his guitar playing in dark metallers Oathbreaker and death dealers Wiegedood— has been quietly working on a new sound and a new way of expressing himself for the last three years. After some trial and error, throwing away song after song and a lot of endless nights of recording, Siem Reap arose. Now, Demolder is preparing to release his debut album Now What? on November 12th via Berlin’s Isolation Records.
Over the past 3 years, Gilles Demolder — known for his guitar playing in dark metallers Oathbreaker and death dealers Wiegedood— has been silently working on finding a new sound and a new way of
expressing himself. After what seemed like a lifetime of trial and error, throwing away song after song and a lot of endless nights of recording, Siem Reap arose.
Wearing his heart on his sleeve, Gilles sings about daily life, thoughts about expectational masculinity, friendship, family and relationships, with substance (ab)use as a thread throughout his
songs. His debut album Now What? deals with loneliness, loving and feeling loved, but most of all it is an honest experiment and a gateway into Gilles’ thoughts.
Recorded, written and performed by Gilles Demolder himself from home and his practice space, Now What? will surface on November 12th and the album is available for pre-order here. The live
segment of Siem Reap will be accompanied by Wim Coppers (Wiegedood), Jasper Hollevoet (Sunflower, Ventilateur) & Filip Brans (Dogpeople) and the band will announce more European shows for
December soon.
12 December Hannover, DE @ Cafe Glocksee
13 December Groningen, NL @ Vera
