After learning that having Asmodeus as a front-man was really one of Creidhne's tricks that
Coy fell for, John and the Troll had a very serious meeting in secret. In this meeting it was
decided that the future of Clad in Darkness would be safer if founding member Coy was let
go. Finding a replacement for Coy would be difficult, but the band eventually found one in
Coy's twin brother, Koi. Koi was superior to Coy in every possible way, and even agreed to
help the band out by providing vocals. Koi might not have the best singing while playing guitar
talents, but he didn't torment cats or have a demonic rock living in his skull, which more than
made up for it.
Many people were oblivious to the change in line up since most fans thought Coy's name was
Koi anyway and the few that did notice didn't really care about the change. Andrew the
Skullsplitter had his own plans for the future of Clad in Darkness. He felt resentful because he
was the drummer and he doesn't matter at all and had no say in bringing Koi into the band.
One could argue he does matter and that it's just an unfortunate stereotype that everyone hates
the drummer, but the truth is, well, no one cares about him. He's the drummer. He should get
over it and be thankful they don't just replace him with an Alesis SR-16.
Anyway, the Skullsplitter and Koi knew that the troll has a hot twin sister named Kris. Well, I
don't know if she's really hot. She does like to perform though. Before she was recruited for
this band she was a carnival bearded lady. She really just looks like the troll but with hair just
like Britney Spears, but supposedly metal guys really go for troll chicks and decided that she
should play bass to increase the band's sex appeal. I'm not sure why Koi and Andrew want to
have sex appeal to their male fans. Perhaps they felt that the power metal audience was a good
untapped source of money. It was also felt that John was no longer was true enough in the
company of Koi, Kris, and the Skullsplitter. As luck would have it, a very true monster, the
Grendel, happened to be a metal guitarist and looked enough like John that most people
wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
Koi and the Skullsplitter enlisted the aid of Kris and the Grendel, and John and the troll were
ejected from the band. Andrew the Skullsplitter, being the only original member, now felt that
he had power, or at least more power. Since these people joined his band, his ego grew to hair
metal star proportions. He felt accomplished, respected, and important. The fool. He was only
allowed to remain because none of the new members could afford a replacement drum
machine... for now.
Having finalized the new line up, Clad in Darkness went into the studio. They were assisted by
session musicians Lars Scottberg and Lars Whitfield. Both were experienced in the recording
process, and had mastered the art of looping 2 or 3 notes into a complete song. This sped up
recording time significantly, because by the second day Koi's sanity had left him after he spent
the night locked in a small box. This descent into madness would ultimately have its price, as
it was Koi's duty to update the website about the change in line up. The responsibility would
be on the Skullsplitter, but that would mean someone would have had to give him the account
info necessary to update the page. Since drummers aren't real musicians and therefore not real
members, he isn't allowed to update the site or make official statements. Besides, he is highly
suspected of being illiterate. Andrew is all sorts of Shades of Dumb.
And so is Koi, who did a very piss poor job in updating the site. He neglected the band
biography, as well as updating the photo page. Creidhne is really tired of all the crap this band
keeps pulling in spite of how much help he has tried to provide, so he decided to visit the
studio and punish Koi for his laziness. As fate would have it, Creidhne was not the only one
planning on visiting Koi that night. Coy was angered at his brother for replacing him in his
own band, and figured he could reclaim his spot in the line up if he took Koi out of
commission. Coy snuck into the studio on the second night when everyone was asleep, armed
with a true Norwegian broadsword (such desperation... you know what it means when you
leave your house with your sword. That's right, gay power metal fan. Doesn't matter that it's
a true Norwegian broadsword. The rule still applies).