METAL CHURCH Cancels 2024 Tour Dates Due To KURDT VANDERHOOF's 'Ongoing Back Issue'
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METAL CHURCH has canceled its previously announced 2024 tour dates due to "an ongoing back issue" suffered by guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof.
Earlier today (Monday, January 21),Vanderhoof released the following statement via METAL CHURCH's social media: "Dear Friends (Kurdt here). As some of you may have recently noticed during our live performances, I frequently will disappear to the side of the stage during a set and continue playing while sitting on a chair. This is due to an ongoing back issue that I've needed to deal with for a while now. I kept putting it off and it's finally caught up with me, so I'm going to get this taken care of so I can continue performing live in the future.
"That being said, sadly we will be canceling all upcoming show dates for 2024. I apologize for this but I need to get this taken care of.
"Check with your local venues for any refunds.
"Thank you for your continued support and I'm looking forward to seeing you in the future!"
In a recent interview with Metal Wani, METAL CHURCH singer Marc Lopes was asked if he and his bandmates will be doing any touring in 2024. He responded: "Oh God, tons. Oh, it'll be from March all the way to October, November of [2024]; we're gonna be touring all year. And then the plan is right now to go and do the next record at the end of the year. It's something that we've already been talking about. I've got a list of titles and concepts and stuff. We're already ahead of the curve. Me and Kurdt have been toying with some fun stuff to hopefully put together for the spring tour, to kind of push that along, if time permits. It'll be really cool. I'm hoping it happens, 'cause it's gonna be fun. It's definitely a cool thing — definitely something we're gonna throw a loop at you on, but a lot of fun."
Asked how he takes care of his singing voice, Marc said: "I work out all the time. I eat good. I rest as much as I can. It's a mindset too. And just try to stay mentally healthy too, 'cause that's probably one of the biggest parts of the battle; a lot of people don't understand. I know, 'cause I know at the beginning of this METAL CHURCH stuff, I was a mess — the stress and the amount of anxiety I had. I mean, the first batch of shows, I could barely get notes out, there was so much stress. I felt like everybody was just weighing on my chest. And now [I feel] just a lot more comfortable in my footing and having a lot more fun."
METAL CHURCH made its live debut with Lopes on June 3, 2023 at the Legions Of Metal festival at Reggies in Chicago, Illinois.
Lopes joined METAL CHURCH in the summer of 2022 as the replacement for Mike Howe, who tragically passed away in July of 2021. The band's current lineup is rounded out by founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bassist Steve Unger and drummer Stet Howland.
Lopes's first studio album with METAL CHURCH, "Congregation Of Annihilation" came out on May 26, 2023 via Rat Pak Records (America) and Reaper Entertainment (Europe). The LP was produced by Vanderhoof.
Source: www.blabbermouth.net
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