Callenish Circle

Callenish Circle was an extreme metal band from the Netherlands. They recorded three of their albums for Metal Blade Records, and broke up in February 2007. In the early 2000s things were going well for the band. In 2002 they toured with God Dethroned, played at the Dutch version of Ozzfest and the German Party San Open Air, and opened for Dimmu Borgir. Their fourth album was released by Metal Blade in 2003; to support it they played that year's Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze festivals in Germany,[1] and in October they were part of the Bonded By Metal Over Europe-tour, headlined by Exodus, Nuclear Assault, and Agent Steel. In 2006 they toured Mexico (cited by the band as the high point of their career), before they decided to break up in 2007.[2]

Not to be confused with Callanish Stones, a setting of standing stones in Scotland.
Callenish Circle
OriginHoltum-Born, Limburg, Netherlands
GenresMelodic death metal, blackened death metal
Years active1992–2007
LabelsMetal Blade
MembersPatrick Savelkoul
Remy Dieteren
Gavin Harte
Wim Vossen
Ronny Tijssen
Past membersJos Evers
Maurice Wagemans
John Gorissen
Roland Schuschke
René Rokx

A part of their song “Suffer My Disbelief” is used as an outro in the online review show Angry Joe Show.

Discography
  • Lovelorn (Demo, 1995)
  • Drift of Empathy (Album, Hammerheart, 1996)
  • Escape (EP, Polar Bear, 1998)
  • Graceful... Yet Forbidding (Album, DSFA (Benelux)/Edgerunner, 1999/2001)
  • Flesh Power Dominion (Album, Metal Blade, 2002)
  • My Passion // Your Pain (Album, Metal Blade, 2003)
  • Forbidden Empathy (2CD, Karmageddon Media, 2005)
  • [Pitch.Black.Effects] (Album, Metal Blade, 2005/2006)

Members

Final line-up
  • Wim Vossen − bass
  • Remy Dieteren − guitar
  • Gavin Harte − drums
  • Ronny Tijssen − guitar
  • Patrick Savelkoul − vocals

Past members
  • Jos Evers − guitar (1992–1998)
  • Maurice Wagemans − bass (1992–1995)
  • John Gorissen − bass (1995–1997)
  • Roland Schuschke − bass (1997–2002)
  • René Rokx − bass (2002–2005)

References
  1. Metalfan.nl Interview: Callenish Circle
  2. Callenish Circle (1992 - 2007) on Muziekcentrum Nederland Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
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