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ICED EARTH Horror Of Horrors! 2001/05/03
On the eve of releasing Horror Show, Iced Earth founder/guitarist John Schaffer announced that Steve DiGorgio (bass) was no longer in the band. Just months before, the talented DiGorgio was heralded as the final piece in a seemingly never ending struggle to maintain a solid line-up. Needless to say, the timing has thrown a wrench into the plans! "From the beginning," states the guitarist, "I told him if he didn't want to tour, then I didn't want him on the album. My manager and myself tried to get in touch for three or four weeks, but got nothing back, then we get a fax, from a bogus manager of Steve DiGorgio, saying he couldn't do the tour because of previous commitments. Look at his personal thanks list, the whole thing was self-promotion for him."
In a surprising move, for live dates Schaffer might pick up the bass and have former guitarist, James MacDonough handle guitar! "Jimmy's more than willing to come out and do the touring, but it would be on a temporary basis, until we find a permanent replacement (for DiGorgio). We're supposed to start touring in August, out on the East coast, then Mexico and Europe, three or four months straight. We have some time, but if we do the cover tune album, the re-mixes of the early albums and the tribute would all have to be done before the tour starts. That's a lot of work. We're getting down to the wire here. If Century Media doesn't sign by Friday (May 4th), then I think (the proposed box set) be off. I'm leaving for the European promotional tour next Wednesday and when I get back from that, I have to go to the Indy 500 and then fly down to Morrissound for the remixes of the first three albums. Then the two of us (he and Jim Morris, producer) would fly up to Indiana, to immediately start recording the cover tunes in my house. We'd have to start in early June and be finished by the third week in July, so we'd have to do the entire record here, then start rehearsing to go on the road. It's going to be pretty packed!"
Strange move from John, to play bass. As James used to play bass for them, not guitar.
ICED EARTH Horror Of Horrors! 2001/05/03
On the eve of releasing Horror Show, Iced Earth founder/guitarist John Schaffer announced that Steve DiGorgio (bass) was no longer in the band. Just months before, the talented DiGorgio was heralded as the final piece in a seemingly never ending struggle to maintain a solid line-up. Needless to say, the timing has thrown a wrench into the plans! "From the beginning," states the guitarist, "I told him if he didn't want to tour, then I didn't want him on the album. My manager and myself tried to get in touch for three or four weeks, but got nothing back, then we get a fax, from a bogus manager of Steve DiGorgio, saying he couldn't do the tour because of previous commitments. Look at his personal thanks list, the whole thing was self-promotion for him."
In a surprising move, for live dates Schaffer might pick up the bass and have former guitarist, James MacDonough handle guitar! "Jimmy's more than willing to come out and do the touring, but it would be on a temporary basis, until we find a permanent replacement (for DiGorgio). We're supposed to start touring in August, out on the East coast, then Mexico and Europe, three or four months straight. We have some time, but if we do the cover tune album, the re-mixes of the early albums and the tribute would all have to be done before the tour starts. That's a lot of work. We're getting down to the wire here. If Century Media doesn't sign by Friday (May 4th), then I think (the proposed box set) be off. I'm leaving for the European promotional tour next Wednesday and when I get back from that, I have to go to the Indy 500 and then fly down to Morrissound for the remixes of the first three albums. Then the two of us (he and Jim Morris, producer) would fly up to Indiana, to immediately start recording the cover tunes in my house. We'd have to start in early June and be finished by the third week in July, so we'd have to do the entire record here, then start rehearsing to go on the road. It's going to be pretty packed!"
Strange move from John, to play bass. As James used to play bass for them, not guitar.
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