GREAT WHITE Parts Ways With Singer MITCH MALLOY, Recruits LAST IN LINE's ANDREW FREEMAN
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GREAT WHITE has parted ways with singer Mitch Malloy and has replaced him with Andrew Freeman (LAST IN LINE). Malloy had been in GREAT WHITE for nearly four years, having joined the group in 2018 following the departure of Terry Ilous.
GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall commented: "Andrew brings another vocal perspective, a different grit in his delivery.
"We're so proud of our past. We're humbled that our fans have stood by us for all these years. Andrew being here now is the next chapter. We couldn't be more excited for fans to hear him sing the hits and help us continue to forge ahead."
Added Freeman: "I'm absolutely honored to contribute to the GREAT WHITE legacy. I'm fully aware of the history of this band and its brotherhood. Let's rock."
In a separate statement on his social media, Mitch said: "Since I have the best fans ever, I want you to be the first to know that I have moved on from GREAT WHITE. We have been headed in different directions over the past year, but our brotherhood will always be there. I will see you all on the road SOON — I'm excited about new adventures ahead, especially with the Mitch Malloy VH Experience and my Acoustic Storytellers show."
GREAT WHITE's current lineup is rounded out by Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards),Audie Desbrow (drums) and Scott Snyder (bass).
A year ago, Kendall praised Malloy, saying his addition to GREAT WHITE made the songwriting process easier.
"With Mitch, I just send him music and he comes back with a song, which is really inspiring that he can do that," he told the "Nothing Shocking" podcast. "'Cause I think nobody can do that until they hear my brilliant idea, right? But Mitch is a songwriter — he has, like, 10 solo albums — so he's written plenty of songs. He understands song structure and all of that, so he can handle it. And, obviously, if I hear a vocal line that I think should be changed or something, that can always happen too. But it takes a lot of workload off me that I don't have to show singers every line or whatever."
The Ilous-led GREAT WHITE released two albums, 2012's "Elation" and 2017's "Full Circle", before Terry was dismissed from the group.This version of GREAT WHITE is not to be confused with JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, which features original GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell alongside Robby Lochner (FIGHT) on guitar, Dan McNay on bass, Tony Montana on guitar and Dicki Fliszar on drums.
