▁with ▁Oliver ▁Pal ot ai ▁where ▁both ▁parties ▁agreed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁all ▁concerned ▁that ▁they ' d ▁part ▁ways ▁due ▁to ▁schedule ▁problems . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Pe pe ▁Pi ere z . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁started ▁tour ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁God s ▁of ▁Verm in ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁spent ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁tour ing ▁with ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Kam el ot ▁and ▁R age . ▁ ▁Mag nis phy ric on ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁on ▁their ▁My Space ▁and ▁website ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁new ▁album ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 ▁entitled ▁Mag nis phy ric on , ▁and ▁is ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁" not ▁a ▁mere ▁continu ation ▁of ▁[ the ] ▁chosen ▁path , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁bold ▁step ▁into ▁un expl ored ▁musical ▁territ ories ". ▁The ▁album ▁featured ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁from ▁Sim one ▁Sim ons ▁of ▁Ep ica , ▁who ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁God s ▁of ▁Verm in . ▁ ▁Line - up ▁Current ▁members ▁ ▁Oliver ▁Pal ot ai ▁– ▁key boards , ▁guitar ▁( 2 0 0 7 – present ) ▁ ▁Pe pe ▁Pi ere z ▁– ▁guitar ▁( 2 0 0 9 – present ) ▁ ▁J ürgen ▁Stein met z ▁– ▁bass ▁( 2 0 0 7 – present )