VIMIC Recruits REVOCATION Drummer ASH PEARSON For Reunion Show Honoring JOEY JORDISON
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VIMIC has recruited Ash Pearson (3 INCHES OF BLOOD, REVOCATION, ZIMMERS HOLE) to sit behind the kit for the upcoming event reuniting the surviving members of the band and honoring Joey Jordison. Taking place in Los Angeles on October 3 at Teragram Ballroom, the Joey Jordison Charitable Fund-presented concert will not only honor Jordison's memory but also celebrate the release of the long-awaited VIMIC album. VIMIC will be supported by Wednesday 13 (who worked with Jordison in MURDERDOLLS) along with some very special guests.
VIMIC said: "We're bringing the heat for our album release show — and it doesn’t get heavier than this. Joining us behind the kit as the main drummer is none other than Ash Pearson — the beast behind the drums for 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, REVOCATION, and ZIMMERS HOLE. Ash brings the kind of intensity that levels stages — and we're stoked to have him bring it to VIMIC for this special night. Don't miss it. This one's going to be brutal."
Ash, who started playing drums at the age of 12, stated about Joey's influence on his playing: "Joey Jordison first came to my attention in 1999. I had been drumming for about a year and was at that impressionable age where I was collecting my heavy metal drumming heroes and crafting my musical identity. Joey quickly became one of my earliest drumming influences. I would listen to SLIPKNOT in class while doing my school work, constantly, and give my headphones to some of my classmates and show them, 'Listen to this crazy band I just discovered!' I learned so much from listening to his drumming. In that way, he was my earliest and most significant teacher."
Regarding his involvement in the VIMIC concert, Ash said: "Joey got us on a bunch of SLIPKNOT shows as openers after that and we also toured together on Mayhem fest while he was drumming for ROB ZOMBIE. I was fortunate to have lots of time to be around him and yet it still didn't seem like enough. I feel grateful to be part of this concert in celebrating one of the most influential metal drummers to ever live. Thank you VIMIC, thank you Joey and the Jordison family."
VIMIC previously announced that Luana Dametto (CRYPTA) will also sit behind the kit for the Teragram Ballroom event.
Funds raised from VIMIC's very successful Kickstarter campaign are being utilized to release "Open Your Omen" on CD/double LP, market the album, print merch that Joey Jordison was involved with designing years ago, and produce the reunion event in October. Proceeds from the event will be focused on the Joey Jordison Charitable Fund's partnership with Broken Strings. Broken Strings is a non-profit in Iowa (where Joey and his family are from) that gives out guitars to kids in each school district. The family would like to be able to do the same thing, but with drums.
Asked what it means for him and the rest of VIMIC to finally get the band's album released about an overwhelmingly positive response to the Kickstarter campaign, VIMIC singer Kalen Chase told Loaded Radio: "We were thrilled. But it was a shock for all of us. I can speak for myself… But for myself, I had let it go. When Joey passed, it was more about healing from that. And when this came up and the opportunity came, it was so shocking and surprising and wonderful, and then it was, like, 'Oh, wow. You haven't really done all your healing yet.' So there's been this mix of catharsis and bittersweet stuff, but at the end of the day, we are thrilled and excited mostly to give the fans what they want."
Regarding what fans can expect at the Teragram concert, Chase said: "After all the incredible help we got on the Kickstarter and booking the show, now we're in logistics mode. So there's not a lot I can say and not a lot I wanna say other than we are gonna do our very best, thanks to our amazing fanbase, to put on the best show that we can and make it a memorable night."
Asked if VIMIC will continue as a band after this event, Kalen said: "We are making no plans. The only focus that the family and the five of us have right now is to get the record out and to play this show and to honor Joey with that. There are no plans for future stuff. We're not even broaching it. We're not talking about it. It was kind of an unspoken agreement, like, 'Guys, this show, this record.' And if that's the period at the end of the sentence and we get to satisfy [fans who want us to pay tribute to Joey and perform these songs live], it'll be a beautiful way of getting that last piece out and giving it back. So next time I'm posting something about a food recipe or a silly joke I did, or something completely unrelated, I won't have 10 wonderful questions from wonderful people asking about the VIMIC record that I couldn't answer for so long. So I'm very excited about that. But that's all we're kind of focusing on right now."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
