Of Mice and Men's Vocalist Departs from Band
Of Mice and Men's frontman vocalist Austin Carlile has departed from the band. Find out more details HERE.
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Skeletonwitch Announces New Vocalist
Skeletonwitch have announces Wolvhammer's frontman Adam Clemans as their new vocalist. A new EP feautirng Clemans as vocalist will be out this summer via Prosthetic Records. Find out further details right HERE.
Secret's Frontman Leaves Band
Secrets have posted a statement in response to frontman Xander Bourgeois no longer being in the band. You can read that below, followed by Bourgeois' statement and original video explanation of him leaving HERE. The group released their debut studio album just last year, the Ascent. A replacement vocalist will be announced in the near future.
"As you have probably heard by now, Xander will no longer be in secrets but will always be a brother to us. We are really excited to see him take the time to clean himself up and can't wait to see what his new musical endeavors churn out. To clear up a few things, we ended the Silverstein tour and had about a week off and went directly into finishing writing the new album and recording and in a few weeks will begin working on everything for warped. After warped we will be touring non stop the rest of the year. It would have been nearly impossible for xander to continue with the band and truly work on getting clean at the same time. We're sure the decision to pursue his sobriety over the band was extremely difficult but were very proud of him for making it.
As far as the new album, well...it's done! We will be announcing our new screamer and putting out a studio update in the next week and who knows, maybe even some new song clips! New album has a fair amount more singing than on the ascent and ALSO has the heaviest songs we've ever written. Were extremely proud of it and cannot wait to release it this summer!"
-Secrets
"Hey everyone, its Xander here.
as we know, all good things come to an end, BUT this is definitely not the end for neither myself nor Secrets, but I have made the decision to quit Secrets in order to maintain my sobriety and also make a new band for myself. I love everyone in this band and wish Secrets the best, I hope all of you can understand where I am coming from, I love you guys so much and thank you for the abundance in support throughout the past two years. see you soon.
here is a video I made in order to further explain my decision.
-Xander Bourgeois"
Suicide Silence's Mitch Lucker Dies
Suicide Silence vocalist Mitch Lucker reportedly passed away this morning after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle crash. May he rest in peace. Read further details about the incident HERE.
DROWNING POOL ANNOUNCE JASEN MORENO AS NEW SINGER
All-American anthemic rockers Drowning Pool have confirmed, after much speculation, that fellow Texan Jasen Moreno is their new lead singer. Moreno, who is currently on tour with the band, joined Drowning Pool early this Spring, following the departure of their former lead singer. In an exclusive interview in the September 2012 issue of Guitar World magazine, guitarist C.J. Pierce explains, "Jasen came up in the same Dallas scene as us... We brought him in to sing, and he nailed it."
Moreno said, "I am extremely happy and very grateful to be a part of the Drowning Pool family. Everyone's been so welcoming, especially the fans. I can't praise them enough. They've made me feel right at home. This first run of live shows couldn't have gone any better!"
Pierce adds, "It's been a pleasure working with Jasen. He's everything we hoped for in a singer and he jumped right in, stepped up to the plate and got straight to work. Jasen has brought not only a new voice but a new fire to the Drowning Pool sound and we can't wait to share the new music with everyone."
Drowning Pool turned the world into believers with their breakthrough single "Bodies" in 2001. Ten years, four singers and four albums later, they're giving fans a new reason to believe. "Feel Like I Do," the lead single from their self-titled fourth studio release [Eleven Seven Music], became the band's biggest radio hit to date, reaching No. 2 at Active Rock Radio, and remaining in the Top 5 for 12-weeks. With 2009's "37 Stitches" off of Full Circle reaching #4 at Active Rock and "Feel Like I Do," the band had 2 consecutive Top 5 Active Rock smashes and cemented their place as one of the top hard rock acts today. The band's sophomore album, Desensitized with second singer Jason Jones spawned a Top 10 hit with "Step Up." Recent successes have paved the way for unique opportunities such as presenting the Lane Evans Mental Health Care Reform to then-senator Barack Obama on Capitol Hill, performing for our troops all over the world and partnering with organizations like The Wounded Warrior Project and the G.I. Film Festival.
Drowning Pool's fifth album and their first with Moreno is due out early 2013. The band teamed up with producer Kato Khandwalla at House of Loud Studios in New Jersey earlier this year, and will be finishing the album in Dallas.
Drowning pool is C.J. Pierce - guitar/ vocals, Stevie Benton - bass/vocals, Mike Luce - drums/vocals and Jasen Moreno/vocals.
Deadlock Parts Ways with Vocalist
Prem had this to say, "After over 15 years of heavy music and being one of the founding members of DEADLOCK, it is time to start a new chapter in my life.
It was not an easy decision for me to split ways with my longtime friends but as life goes on, everybody has to learn where to set his priorities. Having a great job and a perfect little family, there is simply not enough time to give DEADLOCK the attention and time it deserves.
So it is time to say a big thank you to all the people I met during that time and to all those friends that will always be part of my life. DEADLOCK, to me, always was so much more than just music, it was all about a strong message, a lifestyle and being on the road and party with friends, but times are changing and so I will search for new ways to give my thoughts and emotions a voice.
It was a great time to be on the road with best friends, sharing so many funny moments we will laugh about for the rest of our lifes (Tobi and Gert know what I talk about), having a musical genius that gave my lyrics the base (thanks for that, Sebastian), having a beautiful voice on my side, that became more and more to the DEADLOCK trademark (thanks, Sabine). And thanks to all the people that worked for or with us troughout those years.
All the best to the new DEADLOCK team. I will never forget those years."