sumassouls
from darrin kobetich:
This is the closest thing to a Hammer Witch reunion there ever will be. Wayne Abney [bassist/vocalist], founder of said band, as well as bands Null And Void and Mother Thumb (post HW) still has a lot to say after a near fatal motorcycle accident in August of 2006. In October, 2007, he teamed up with blast-master drummer, Ed (Guapo) Valez, to pound out some ideas. Wayne called Darrin Kobetich [who was guitarist for HW, 1989-1994-when the band split, and went on to form Amillion Pounds soon afterward, and is currently playing solo acoustic guitar . . . and in a bluegrass band, The Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang]. They jammed. The chemistry is still there. They've all known each other since the late 80s, when the Dallas/Fort Worth thrash scene was in its hay-day. Ed was in a band called Malignancy [as well as later bands, Comatose and Asphyxia], who practiced next door to Hammer Witch. He currently plays with When Life Has Ceased and Violent Intentions. He and Darrin always hit it off, stirring up a whirlwind attack of improvised riff mania. All three have jammed together in various projects over the years, but never in this current line-up. The name, SUMASSOULS {pronounced, "Some Assholes"} was just a joke [when asked what the name of the band would be, Wayne replied, "I don't know - Some Assholes - We're going to some shit hole to see Some Assholes, brah! AHAHAHAHA!"], to begin with, but ended up being a keeper, when suggested by a certain lovely lass within the camp, to alter the spelling and also further stating that the band members are often referred to as "assholes". The band certainly did not want a cookie-cutter metal name with a ridiculously unreadable logo. You have to admit it does look pretty cool, spelled out like that. I'm sure it might confuse some neo-hippy-dippies though, thinking it looks like a jam band name. Should be interesting to see the reponse. They are working on fresh material and it's highly possible that Hammer Witch songs will be performed at future shows. The best way to describe the new sound is a blending of stoner rock riffs with blast beats. Stay tuned...
This is the closest thing to a Hammer Witch reunion there ever will be. Wayne Abney [bassist/vocalist], founder of said band, as well as bands Null And Void and Mother Thumb (post HW) still has a lot to say after a near fatal motorcycle accident in August of 2006. In October, 2007, he teamed up with blast-master drummer, Ed (Guapo) Valez, to pound out some ideas. Wayne called Darrin Kobetich [who was guitarist for HW, 1989-1994-when the band split, and went on to form Amillion Pounds soon afterward, and is currently playing solo acoustic guitar . . . and in a bluegrass band, The Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang]. They jammed. The chemistry is still there. They've all known each other since the late 80s, when the Dallas/Fort Worth thrash scene was in its hay-day. Ed was in a band called Malignancy [as well as later bands, Comatose and Asphyxia], who practiced next door to Hammer Witch. He currently plays with When Life Has Ceased and Violent Intentions. He and Darrin always hit it off, stirring up a whirlwind attack of improvised riff mania. All three have jammed together in various projects over the years, but never in this current line-up. The name, SUMASSOULS {pronounced, "Some Assholes"} was just a joke [when asked what the name of the band would be, Wayne replied, "I don't know - Some Assholes - We're going to some shit hole to see Some Assholes, brah! AHAHAHAHA!"], to begin with, but ended up being a keeper, when suggested by a certain lovely lass within the camp, to alter the spelling and also further stating that the band members are often referred to as "assholes". The band certainly did not want a cookie-cutter metal name with a ridiculously unreadable logo. You have to admit it does look pretty cool, spelled out like that. I'm sure it might confuse some neo-hippy-dippies though, thinking it looks like a jam band name. Should be interesting to see the reponse. They are working on fresh material and it's highly possible that Hammer Witch songs will be performed at future shows. The best way to describe the new sound is a blending of stoner rock riffs with blast beats. Stay tuned...
posted by stashdauber at 4:17 AM
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bass my fuckin face off.
luv ya d-
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