Atheist – Regroup; Announce Exclusive Festival Appearances
Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have regrouped for a run of exclusive live performances.
Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer has reassembled what is widely considered the bands classic recording lineup (Shaefer, guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Tony Choy, and drummer Steven Flynn) for two exclusive festival performances; Italy’s Evolution Festival and Germany’s Wacken Open Air. Shaefer comments, “We’re very excited to be able to get back on the stage and play these insane tunes again the proper way with Flynn, Burkey, and Choy. It’s going to be very exciting and something not to be missed!”
ATHEIST will take part on Evolution Festival (scheduled for July 16 and 17 in Brescia, Italy) and Wacken Open Air (scheduled for August 3-5 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany). These will be the first in a series of exclusive festival performances announced. Shaefer continues, “We would like to make a great festival run this year and expose as many as possible to the music we lived and died for. Many thanks to the Evolution Festival and Wacken for helping to give many people who never got to see ATHEIST live a chance to see us one last time. This is our chance to make the music we worked so hard to create come alive one last time, and we guarantee that it will not disappoint.”
ATHEIST has recently had it’s wildly-influential catalog (1988’s ‘Piece of Time’, 1993’s ‘Elements’, and the 1991’s legendary ‘Unquestionable Presence’) reissued internationally via Relapse Records. Additionally, “Unquestionable Presence” was recently featured in Decibel magazine as part of its ongoing Hall of Fame feature. The Hall of Fame feature highlights influential and pivotal releases in metal history, and “Unquestionable Presence” will join of ranks of previously profiled classics such as SLAYER’s “Reign In Blood”, SEPULTURA’s “Roots”, and AT THE GATES‘ “Slaughter of the Soul”, among others.
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oh for the love of god, could you please pleaseeeeee come to the states.. i mean your from florida, wtf!
Yeah, they better come to the States, especially Florida since I live here.
also since they are from Florida deathchain. a couple of the members actually live down there in miami.
SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA: 'I'm Just Taking A Break' – Jan. 13, 2006
Igor Cavalera is taking a break from Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA to spend time with his new wife while they await the birth of their first child together, but he has no intentions of leaving the band, the drummer told BLABBERMOUTH.NET Friday night.
Cavalera, who recently remarried after splitting up with his wife of 10 years, Monika, says that he wants to stay at home in Sao Paulo, Brazil before his fourth child is born (he has three kids with his first wife, while his new bride has another child from a previous relationship) and insists that he gave the rest of the band his blessings to seek out a temporary replacement in time for the group's upcoming European tour with IN FLAMES.
Former SOULFLY drummer Roy Mayorga, who played with Igor's brother Max for several years in the late '90s and again in 2001-2003, has been enlisted to do the European tour, with the possibility that he will stick around for further touring activities beyond the spring.
When asked point-blank is he has in fact quit the group or if he has any intentions of leaving the band, Igor told BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "No, man," before explaining that he would rather not tour right now than be in a position where he is forced to go on the road without having his heart in it 100 percent.
at least get to the fucking states,i'll go anywhere here to see ATHEIST!
YES, CHRISTIAN METAL!
First Emperor, then Celtic Frost, now ANOTHER reason to save money to go to Wacken…whose coming with me??
Go reform Neurotica
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