Members
Tom
Occupation in the band:guitar
Joined Departure on date:founding member
Gear: guitars:jackson rr3, ibanez rg570
Amps:lab series l5 amps
Effects / Pre-amp:line6 pod xt live
Other bands (current & previous): nothing worth mentioning
Favorite metal musicians:adrian smith, glenn tipton, pat o´brien, devin townsend
Favorite non-metal musicians:david gilmour,jimmy page
Favorite bands:iron maiden, my dying bride, SYL, slayer, pink floyd
Quintessential albums:the wall(pink floyd), somewhere in time(iron maiden), the dreadful hours(my dying bride)
Movies:everything by kevin smith, the star wars trilogies
Books:helter skelter by Charles Manson, Lord of the Rings
Quote:Well shave my legs and call me grandma
Mathieu
Occupation in the band: Rythm / Lead guitar
Joined Departure on date: December 2006
Gear: Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Gothic, Epiphone Explorer Gothic.
Amps: ENGL 930/60 Poweramp with 31 band Samson EQ
Effects / Pre-amp: Line6PodXT Live
Pics: Dunlop .88 (The green ones)
Current bands:Carnal Leftovers, Grindbashers
Former bands:Sinned, The Unknown, Sfear, Compulsive Habbits, Ol’Deezer, Sniper, and a lot of projects that didn’t work out all to well
Favorite metal musicians: Devin Townsend, James Hetfield (for the old Metallica songs), Tommi Iommi, Steve Harris, John Tardy, Mike Patton.
Favorite non-metal musicians:Anneke van Giersbergen, Duncan Patterson, Jimi Hendrix, Roger Waters, Johnny Cash, David Gilmour, Rene Rutten, Mick Moss.
Favorite bands: Devin Townsend Band, The Gathering, Anathema, Strapping Young Lad, My Dying Bride, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Death, Obituary, Pink Floyd, Morbid Angel, Metallica (old), Opeth, Cult of Luna, Isis, Massive Assault, Therapy?, Antimatter.
Quintessential albums:Terria - Devin Townsend,Judgement - Anathema, If_Then_Else - The Gathering, Alien - Strapping Young Lad….And Justice for All - Metallica, The Dreadfull Hours - My Dying Bride, Human - Death, South of Heaven - Slayer, Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden, Rust in Peace - Megadeth, Promised Land - Queensrÿche, Black Water Park - Opeth, The Real Thing - Faith No More, Francis The Mute - The Mars Volta, The Final Cut - Pink Floyd
Movies: Horror, especially Zombie (…0f the Dead!) movies.
Books: Terry Pratchett and Stephen King are my favorites.
Quote: Gewoon.
Clemens
Occupation in the band: drums
Joined Departure on date: march 2007
Gear: Pearl ELX drums and pedals, and Paiste cymbals
Other bands (current & previous): ex-Bodyrot, ex-Void of Sense, Aggro
Favorite metal musicians: Derek Roddy, Dimebag Darrell, Michael Akerfeldt, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Gene Hoglan, Devin Townsend
Favorite non-metal musicians: Freddy Mercurie, Virgil Donati, Mike Patton, Gavin Harrisson, Sting
Favorite bands: Opeth, Fear Factory, Aborted, The Police, Hate Eternal, Pantera, Strapping Young Lad
Quintessential albums: All stuff from Pantera, Fear Factory and Strapping Young Lad
Movies: Borat, Platoon, The thin red line, Stalingrad
Books: Het zijn net mensen, In alles staten, The road to Arnhem, and other history or socialscience books
Quote: “A REAL CLOWN DOES NEVER LAUGH AT HIS OWN JOKES ! LOL!!!”
Erik
Occupation in the band: Bass guitar
Joined Departure on date: January 2008
Gear: Warwick Rock Bass 5-string Fretless, Warwick Rock Bass 4-string
Amps: Hartke 7000 amp, Behringer 4×10’’ speakers
Other current bands: Seraphique
Previous bands: Chriztliar, Disrelaxed Verkankerment
Favorite metal musicians: Steve DiGiorgio, Chuck Schuldiner, Trey Azagtoth
Favorite non-metal musicians: Frank Zappa, Boudewijn de Groot, Roger Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Philip Glass, Wild Man Fischer
Favorite bands: Death, Morbid Angel, Iron Maiden, Slayer, The Mothers Of Invention, Pink Floyd, Cynic, Bolt-Thrower, Carcass
Quintessential albums: Death – Individual Thought Patterns, Morbid Angel – Blessed Are The Sick, Frank Zappa – We’re Only In It For The Money, Iron Maiden – 7th Son Of A 7th Son
Movies: 2001: A Space Odyssee, A Clockwork Orange, Children Of Men, The Sensuous World Of Aria Giovanni
Books: Baudolino, De Ontdekking Van De Hemel, De Valse Dageraad, Cloud Atlas, Multatuli’s Ideeën
Quote: “My life needs a rewind/erase button…and volume control” – Calvin & Hobbes
Olivier
Occupation in the band: Vocals
Joined Departure on date: December 2006
Gear: Shure SM58
Other bands (current & previous): ex- Judgement Day ex- Obliterator
Favorite metal musicians: King diamond, Bruce Dickinson, George Fisher, Frank Mullen, Rob Halford
Favorite non-metal musicians: Freddy Mercury, Beethoven, Angelo Badalamenti, Johnny Dowd, messiah marcolin
Favorite bands: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Suffocation, Immolation, Dragonforce, Dissection, Emperor, Candlemass, Orphanage, Cannibal Corpse
Quintessential albums: Candlemass - Nightfall, Immolation - Close to a world below, Judas Priest - Painkiller, King Diamond - Abigail, Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind
Movies: All David Lynch stuff, zombie horror, Thrillers etc.
Books: Foucault’s pendulum, Monaldi & Sorti books, Terry Pratchet books
Quote:I’m not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?