Saris

Saris founded back in 1981 and toured extensively in Germany until 1983.

For various reasons, there was disagreement about the new musical direction and an upcoming album. So, the band went on the back burner for a few years. In 1992, a new line-up was in place and the band released Dead End Street in 1993. A subsequent tour followed and at the end of this, more personnel changes were in the offing.

By 1998, recording sessions took place with highly promising results that all band members were exceedingly pleased with. Sadly though, personal issues saw to it that the band split up again.

In 2006, original members Derk Akkermann, Achim Schmidt and Lutz Günther decided to give the band another go and with the addition of Anja Günther (vocals) and Thomas Hackmann (vocals), new recordings were planned and in 2009 a finished album saw the light of day – Curse of Time. Then, disaster struck again.

Derk Akkermann decided to continue Saris as a project with various musicians contributing to future releases.