After eight years together as a band, almost a thousand gigs in Europe and the US, two albums, an EP and seven videos, Span has split up.
This has nothing to do with the four guys growing up and being sensible about things. The band started pulling in different directions musically, and before they dilluted what Span had become, they chose to move on. Compromise is the opposite of rock, so it was all for the best.
Fred, Joff and Kim has formed a new band called Dog Almighty. They have joined forces with Sindri who used to be in a band called Farout Fishing. The result is a creative whirlwind that you owe yourself to check out.
2004 turned out to be a few notches busier than Span could have imagined. After releasing and touring the album Mass Distraction early spring, Jarle Bernhoft, Joff Nilsen, Kim Nordbaek and Fred Wallumrod can look back at album sales gone gold, over 100 gigs in stuffed venues, and a new album packed, shining and ready to go. vs. Time was self-produced, with the exception of two tracks done by Gil Norton.
In the spring of 2005 Span released the EP, Cut Like Diamonds. This was followed by the album Vs. Time two months later. During the spring and the summer of 2005 they toured this album, and in August 2005 came the final decision to split up.
They had a sold-out farewell gig in Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, in October 2005. This was an emotional, hard-hitting, two and a half hour rock tribute to the band and the fans. This was all caught on tape, and a dvd release is expected in the spring of 2007. The band has edited the video and mixed the audio themselves to make it as close to the actual experience as possible.
They have promised us all that it will be available all over the world, so even where the albums are unobtainable, this testament will be. Thanks to old and new fans. You are the ones that made all this possible.
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Hi, I have a couple of new songs from my upcoming release Disarm & Let Go! Please pop by and check it out...! THANKS! -ropo PS! THE ALBUM WILL BE OUT ON AUGUST 24!
Some news about the long-awaited SPAN dvd or the future of Dog Almighty... or anything (!) would be much appreciated, thanks, and would make a nice change from posts that have nothing whatsoever to do with this band!
Hi & thanks for being part of my circle on MySpace, I would like to personally invite you to preview my latest release & to find out why the critics are hailing TRAINING DAY as a pure adrenaline rush.
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Best Friends! New song up! Crank it! Deville has been nominated to play at the Sonisphere Festival in july in Sweden! Hurry up and vote so we can set that stage on fire!
We have just released 3 songs from our debut album on our MySpace page. It would be awesome if you could listen to them and let us know what you think...
Hej! Hvis du har lyst og tid, så har vi lavet vores myspace side helt om i forbindelse med 4 nye numre der er uploadede. Kom endelig ind giv det et lyt i de nye omgivelser! Mvh. Lisa
Hi there! Please visit our site and listen to 4 completely new songs!