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Days of Rona: Cornelius Althammer of Ahab

The statistics of COVID-19 change with every news cycle, and with growing numbers, stay-at-home isolation and a near-universal disruption to society on a global scale, it is ever more important to consider the human aspect of this coronavirus. Amid the sad surrealism of living through social distancing, quarantines and bans on gatherings of groups of any size, creative professionals — artists, musicians, promoters, club owners, techs, producers, and more — are seeing an effect like nothing witnessed in the last century, and as humanity as a whole deals with this calamity, some perspective on who, what, where, when and how we’re all getting through is a needed reminder of why we’re doing so in the first place.

Thus, Days of Rona, in some attempt to help document the state of things as they are now, both so help can be asked for and given where needed, and so that when this is over it can be remembered.

Thanks to all who participate. To read all the Days of Rona coverage, click here. — JJ Koczan

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Days of Rona: Cornelius Althammer of Ahab (Jena, Germany)

How are you dealing with this crisis as a band? Have you had to rework plans at all? How is everyone’s health so far?

Everyone in the band is fine, so far. As well, as our families and friends. Luckily we don´t have to rework plans, for we had decided to take a break from playing shows until fall. The initial reason for this was to focus on writing our next album and to get the release of our first live album done. The latter works really well, we will release “Live Prey” via Napalm Records on June 26th. A special tape edition will be released via Low Fidelity Assaults.

The only good thing about this is that I have plenty of time to play drums for several hours each day.

What are the quarantine/isolation rules where you are?

We are allowed to leave houses, but we cannot meet. For us as a band it´s super annoying that we cannot rehearse. But compared to other countries we are quite lucky, I guess. In the first place I am no virologist, so I listen to those who know better.

How have you seen the virus affecting the community around you and in music?

I haven´t seen any affects on my musician friends, luckily. For sure I read the reports about Death Angel or Testament members, but I don´t know them in person.

What is the one thing you want people to know about your situation, either as a band, or personally, or anything?

We are in this together. Everybody on this planet, no matter of which sex, origin, colour of skin, faith, anything. Please do me a favour and learn from this. Don´t go back to normal after this. Maybe this goddamn virus is the very last warning earth can give us before we´ll have irrecoverably destroyed it. Peace.

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