Vanden Plas Offers Details of New Album

Vanden Plas has been hard at work on the band's next album, which will hopefully be ready before the end of 2009. 12 songs have already been composed. Here's the official statement from vocalist Andy Kuntz.

"The new Vanden Plas CD will once again be a concept album. It is also planned to bring it on the theatre stage one day. The working title is ‚The Journey of the Watchman’ and The story unfolds in Rome in three different time periods. It is about the watchmaker ‚Tao’ who, under strange circumstances, takes possession of a magic chronograph. This clock enables him to ‚stab’ a hole in time. It was once filled with 2000 years but there are only a few grains left. To dive deeper into my science fiction story which should be based on well researched historical facts, similar to ‘Abydos’, I traveled to Rome and stayed at a monastery for a couple of days. Close to the roots of our Christian history at the ‘Santa Croce de Gerusalemme’ where some holy relics of Saint Helena are still kept, I was able to gain a lot of inspiration. Based on Stephan’s songs I already started to work on some vocal lines. I guess it will take until June to finish the songs. Then let’s enter the studio and release the album!"

Sounds great so far! We've got a long wait ahead of us, but I'll let everyone know of any more details as they surface.