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Earlier today, we received a comment on our Negură Bunget breakup post from a mysterious character named “Sol.” Since this is the Internet, and no one would ever misrepresent their identity in this most sacred of realms, I immediately knew that Sol Faur himself had found our epic blog, and wanted to set the record straight on the dissolution of the band. Apparently the “official” statement we referenced was drafted by drummer Negru and presents only his version of the events.

Why won't you look at me?

Today, Sol Faur and Hupogrammos issued their own statement, calling Negru’s actions “selfish and greedy.” Allegedly Negru was to start a new band named “Din Brad” while Sol Faur and Hupogrammos would continue to work together under a new name, to be determined later. Now it appears the Negru will continue to use the Negură Bunget moniker, yet with an entirely new cast. The statement concludes with “We, Sol Faur and Hupogrammos, who have composed nearly all music and written the lyrics of and for Negură Bunget herewith, declare that this band is dead. Any continuation of it just means a sham and a fake in our eyes.” Pretty strong.

Stay tuned for the next exchange of barbs. I for one am hoping this results in some gangsta rap style beef and we get some solid Romanian archaic black metal diss tracks…

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In the biggest lineup deflection in black metal since Gorgoroth cracked, Negură Bunget, the cosmic-folk-dark-ambient and totally badass band of Romanian mystics has all but imploded and left dust in the skies.

Official statement as released by the band:

“This has to be one of the most difficult messages to be written. We are sorry to announce that Hupogrammos [guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, archaic instruments] and Sol Faur [guitar] have ended their journey along Negură Bunget. Our paths are now apart. We wish them all the best on their new endeavors (their new project will be announced at a later time). Meanwhile, a new Negură Bunget lineup is assembled, which will continue the path started almost 15 years ago. Rest assured, we are keen to prove there is more to be said by this band, and we will work to fulfill our spiritual endeavor relentlessly.

[guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, archaic instruments] and

“All Negură Bunget scheduled plans (concerts, festivals, contracts with Aural Music/Code666 Records and Prophecy Productions/Lupus Lounge) will be completed in the new formula. New web site and MySpace page are developed and will soon be online.”

Hupogrammos and Sol Faur have released the following statement regarding their departure from Negură Bunget: “We would like to thank everybody who supported and believed in Negură Bunget and invite you to follow our further musical activities.”

This is especially sad, as it was Hupogrammos who provided much of the psychedelically blackened antediluvian sounds that made the band so unique (2006’s Om is one of my very favorite records).  The band is going to go on with a whole new lineup, but it obviously wont be the same.

We know that these guys are all geniuses in their own right so we’re not worried that we’re going to see a lack of killer music from any of the ex-Negură Bungets, but it is still sad to see such a talented and forward thinking band implode.

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I assume that by now, we’ve all had the (mis)fortune to read all about Sweet Sue’s whole canned chicken. Yeah. Well, I’m not going to go into many details, as the onion av club has already taste tested this disaster. Please put me under and wake me when they start preserving whole cows in oil barrels.

SCHLORP!

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