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band from the

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. They recorded three of their albums for

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, and broke up in February 2007. In the early 2000s things were going well for the band. In 2002 they toured with

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Discography

* ''Lovelorn'' (Demo, 1995) * '' Drift of Empathy'' (Album, Hammerheart, 1996) * ''Escape'' (EP, Polar Bear, 1998) * '' Graceful... Yet Forbidding'' (Album, DSFA (Benelux)/Edgerunner, 1999/2001) * '' Flesh Power Dominion'' (Album, Metal Blade, 2002) * '' My Passion // Your Pain'' (Album, Metal Blade, 2003) * '' Forbidden Empathy'' (2CD, 2005) * '' itch.Black.Effects' (Album, Metal Blade, 2005/2006)

Members

Final line-up

* Wim Vossen −

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* Remy Dieteren −

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* Gavin Harte −

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* Ronny Tijssen − guitar * Patrick Savelkoul −

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Past members

* Jos Evers − guitar (1992–1998) * Maurice Wagemans − bass (1992–1995) * John Gorissen − bass (1995–1997) * Roland Schuschke − bass (1997–2002) * René Rokx − bass (2002–2005)

References

External links

Callenish Circle official website

Callenish Circle
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