Avenged Sevenfoldin M. Shadows: ”Brooks Wackerman on soittanut kanssamme jo kahden vuoden ajan”
Yhdysvaltalainen metalliyhtye Avenged Sevenfold soitti hiljattain ensimmäisen keikkansa uuden rumpalinsa Brooks Wackermanin kanssa. Yhtyeen laulaja M. Shadows on antanut hiljattain haastattelun Rod Ryan Show:lle, jossa on paljastanut Brooksin olleen mukana yhtyeen toiminnassa jo muutaman vuoden ajan. Hän kertoi rumpalin löytymisestä seuraavaa:
”We weren’t really searching for a new drummer. You know, Arin did a great job, but we just felt we weren’t really firing on all cylinders. And I don’t think it was necessarily him; I think it was just our personalities and how we all work together. I think he’s doing great in ISLANDER right now, and he’s perfect for that band, but I don’t think he was perfect for AVENGED SEVENFOLD.”
”It wasn’t that we were searching for a drummer. I basically said we’ve known Brooks for a long time. Brooks has always been one of our favorite drummers in terms of with the INFECTIOUS GROOVES stuff and the SUICIDAL TENDENCIES stuff. And we knew he was in BAD RELIGION, and we just thought we’d throw a feeler out there and see where he was at in his life and if he wanted to maybe jam with us. And not necessarily be in the band, but just jam with us and see how it all went. And he was really open to that and wanted to come hang out. Like I said, we’ve known him since the Warped Tour days, and we’ve been following him before that, ’cause [late AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer] The Rev had shown us Brooks Wackerman stuff when we were much younger. So we basically started jamming and we just said, ’Man, this feels so good.’ He agreed. And so we asked him to join the band, and it just felt like we were firing on all cylinders again in terms of musicality and also in terms of personality.”
Kysyttäessä M. Shadowsilta onko Brooks Wackerman ollut mukana kirjoittamassa materiaalia yhtyeen seuraavalle albumille kertoi M. Shadows seuraavaa:
”We’ve been writing with Brooks for the last couple of years. Like I said, the first session we had with him was throwing riffs around. Because we weren’t really interested in how he could play the old stuff, because if you’re a great drummer, you can play the old stuff. It’s not about learning old stuff, it’s about being able to create your own stuff. So he has been involved in every step since the last two years, so, yes, he’s involved.”