The Belgian group Amenra announces the separation with its bassist Tim De Gieter, who leaves the group after seven years of artistic and personal collaboration.
Tim De Gieter leaves Amenra after seven years
On Wednesday January 22, 2025, Belgian doom band Amenra officially announced the departure of their bassist Tim De Gieter, marking the end of a seven-year collaboration. In a statement posted on social media, Amenra expressed his gratitude to Tim for his exceptional investment: “We would like to thank him for his commitment and boundless energy throughout these years spent with us, not only as a bassist, but also as an engineer who recorded and mixed with passion a large part of our Music. We hope that his time with us was a significant chapter in his artistic journey and we wish him the best.”
This announcement follows the recent publication of a photo of the group where the absence of Tim had already raised questions among fans.
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-A carefully considered departure
In a personal message addressed to the public, Tim De Gieter explained the reasons for his departure, citing a divergence in creative and personal trajectories: “Over the last seven years, I have grown enormously alongside my friends Colin, Mathieu, Lennart and Bjorn. With growth also comes change, and while we have become closer than ever, we have also grown further apart in other ways. Today I feel the need to be faithful to my own creative process, which has evolved in a different direction from that of the group.”
Tim also expressed his wish to remain close to Amenra through a different role, notably by continuing to collaborate as a producer and sound engineer: “Producing and mixing with Amenra has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. I hope that my future contribution, in another form, can further enrich the group.”
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