Dog eats hard drive, album release moved
Posted on July 11th, 2008 by Nadja
This was the headline last week on Maj Karma’s website. Previously the band was expecting to release their 9th studio album this August, but drummer Janne Savolainen’s dog Brutus destroyed the hard drive containing the bass and drum tracks. Some of the material was salvageable, but enough was lost that the band chose to delay the release. They are now expecting the album to be ready for March 28, 2009 with a single in January, but they are continuing with their summer tour plans. (Unfortunately for me, all dates are in their native Finland.) Some samples of works-in-progress are available in their “Studio Journal” (see section Studiopäiväkirjaa).
Maj Karma, formerly known as Maj Karman kauniit kuvat (Maj Karma’s pretty pictures), play punk-, industrial- and metal-infused hard rock with Finnish lyrics. Their 8th album, Ukkonen, was certified gold in Finland.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:47 am
That’s got to be one of the funniest bits of news I’ve ever heard from a band.
I bet they were rather angry at the dog…
July 12th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Yeah, I get that impression.
But they seem to have a sense of humor about it at least.