DevilDriver Discuss Line Up Changes

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    DevilDriver/Coal ChamberfrontmanDez Fafara recently spoke withFull Metal Jackie about the line up changes inDevilDriver and how he manages to balance two bands. Check it out below!

    DevilDriver just announced Austin DAmond as its new drummer. What makes him the right drummer for the band and whats the timeline for new music from that band?

    The timeline is were definitely going to write this year and probably record this year and drop it in 2016. What made him the right guy is hes more than capable. You can understand when members leave a band and Jeff [Kendrick] the guitar player left because he just didnt want to tour anymore and I totally understood that after the schedule we kept for almost 13 years. John [Boecklin] wanted to try and do some stuff on his own and it was more than OK with me after that length of time. So, when you do replacement members you want to get people who are more than capable or more capable than who you had.

    I definitely am looking forward to playing with Austin, hes a great guy and a great drummer. Hes got an incredible stage presence and when he came in for the audition he absolutely just smoked it. Hes just an incredible guy and you get a real good vibe from him, which is another thing. Were going to tour a lot so youre going to have to have that. The guitar player is also weve also got a new guitar player but were going to wait on the announcement on that. Its nice, I just got back yesterday from Los Angeles, from Mikes house meeting with the whole band. Its looking like its on track to record mid this year.

    What benefits are you experiencing that you never expected to come from being active in two bands?

    Most of the time when youre recording and you put a record out youve got a tour for a certain amount of time then take time away from the marketplace with that certain band. So when I decided after a long time touring with DevilDriver to actually take time off, I didnt want to sit around for a year and a half, thats for sure. The benefits are I got to do music, which is what I love to do. I got to also keep touring and do something different. Coal Chamber is definitely different from DevilDriver in every single facet of the band. Touring, stage presence, everything. The benefit is just having two killer bands in your pocket, working them both and knowing how to not overwork them as well. So when one takes downtime, the other picks back up.



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DevilDriver/Coal ChamberfrontmanDez Fafara recently spoke withFull Metal Jackie about the line up changes inDevilDriver and how he manages to balance two bands. Check it out below!

DevilDriver just announced Austin DAmond as its new drummer. What makes him the right drummer for the band and whats the timeline for new music from that band?

The timeline is were definitely going to write this year and probably record this year and drop it in 2016. What made him the right guy is hes more than capable. You can understand when members leave a band and Jeff [Kendrick] the guitar player left because he just didnt want to tour anymore and I totally understood that after the schedule we kept for almost 13 years. John [Boecklin] wanted to try and do some stuff on his own and it was more than OK with me after that length of time. So, when you do replacement members you want to get people who are more than capable or more capable than who you had.

I definitely am looking forward to playing with Austin, hes a great guy and a great drummer. Hes got an incredible stage presence and when he came in for the audition he absolutely just smoked it. Hes just an incredible guy and you get a real good vibe from him, which is another thing. Were going to tour a lot so youre going to have to have that. The guitar player is also weve also got a new guitar player but were going to wait on the announcement on that. Its nice, I just got back yesterday from Los Angeles, from Mikes house meeting with the whole band. Its looking like its on track to record mid this year.

What benefits are you experiencing that you never expected to come from being active in two bands?

Most of the time when youre recording and you put a record out youve got a tour for a certain amount of time then take time away from the marketplace with that certain band. So when I decided after a long time touring with DevilDriver to actually take time off, I didnt want to sit around for a year and a half, thats for sure. The benefits are I got to do music, which is what I love to do. I got to also keep touring and do something different. Coal Chamber is definitely different from DevilDriver in every single facet of the band. Touring, stage presence, everything. The benefit is just having two killer bands in your pocket, working them both and knowing how to not overwork them as well. So when one takes downtime, the other picks back up.



Check out the rest of the interview at Loudwire


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