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| Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - Gotthard Confirm Intention To Continue | After the tragic accident of their friend and singer Steve Lee, who died in the United States on 5th of October 2010, the musicians of the Swiss rock band Gotthard withdrew from the public towards the end of the year in order to take a break. Now they are back with plans for the future and to tackle a difficult task.
Quote from Leo Leoni: "After the very emotional days following Steve's death, it was important for all of us to come to terms with the pain, let the incident sink in and find ourselves again. So we got together at the beginning of the year and started considering the new situation ... it was clear to all of us quite quickly, that it has to go on - GOTTHARD is not a job - GOTTHARD IS OUR LIFE"
Quote from Hena Habegger: "Of course we can only continue if we are lucky enough to find the right man. For us, it is not just a voice that can bring our songs back to life... more precisely we are looking for a singer whose personality also matches ours - the Gotthard Family!"
Freddy Scherer: "For all of us it's a big challenge and it will not be easy at all. But we have good faith and we do what we do best - make music!"
Marc Lynn: "A big thank you to all the fans. Your concern, cards, e-mails and entries in the guestbook have given us the supporting power to deal with what has happened better and to gather new courage for the future"
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| Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - Statment On Gotthard Singers Death Released | Gotthard's record label, Nuclear Blast Records, has released the following statement regarding the death of the band's singer, Steve Lee:
"The world has lost one of its greatest rock singers: Gotthard frontman Steve Lee was killed accidentally during a motorcycle trip in the USA on Interstate 15 between Mesquite and Las Vegas and died at the scene.
The Gotthard singer had flown to the U.S. with some biker friends just this weekend to fulfil a long-cherished dream for which he'd never had the time due to his heavy touring schedule for many years. It was to be two weeks through the States on a Harley-Davidson.
The 21 Swiss bikers started their journey on Sunday on a total of 12 motorcycles. On Tuesday, October 5, about 50 miles from Las Vegas, the group had stopped at the roadside to put on their rain gear as it had started to rain. On the slippery road, the trailer of a passing truck began to skid. The driver attempted evasive action but his trailer clipped five of the motorcycles parked at the roadside; one of them hit Steve Lee. Rescue services attempted resuscitation but efforts were stopped after 20 minutes. At 16:13 local time, Steve Lee was pronounced dead.
Among the passengers were Gotthard bassist Marc Lynn and Lee's girlfriend Brigitte Voss Balzarini.
All other fellow riders were unharmed.
Steve Lee was 48 years old.
With Steve Lee, we not only lose one of the world's best rock voices but also an extraordinary personality.
Despite his enormous success, the Ticino singer had retained a very subtle eye for detail and often impressed the people around him with his sensitive observation. Due to his personality, he had a serious outlook, without losing his sense of humour and lust for life.
Steve Lee met his environment with respect but always had, in his gentle way, a very simple, personal touch. He understood like no one else how to enjoy without going too far - to him, alcohol and parties were things he met with level-headedness.
The singer sold several million albums throughout his career with Gotthard, several of them reaching platinum, double or triple platinum status. And yet all this bears no relation to the human greatness of Steve Lee on a daily basis."
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| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - Gotthard album news | Swiss multi platinum rockband Gotthard have prolonged the exclusive agency deal with M&S Promotion for another 2 years . The deal includes the territories Europe, Asia and South America. Gotthard just started the recordings for the new album (release already scheduled for April 27th, 2007 via Nuclear Blast). They touring activities will start with a clubtour through Scandinavia, followed by the summer festivals and a big indoor tour starting October 2007, which will take them on the road for at least 5 months.
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