Good morning! So much going on! First off Lou Brutus and Paulie Walnuts had the times of their lives at Rock on the Range over the weekend! I’ll be listening to all the interviews in the next few days to reveal what I can! I found some performances and photos online. From AXS-TV, (find it on DirecTV) here’s Breaking Benjamin‘s entire performance! AXS-TV also posted this with Slash and Marilyn Manson. (Thanks Pulse Of Radio.)
And then there’s this! The surprise guest on Saturday was the new supergroup, Saint Asonia–Adam Gontier, Mike Mushok, Corey Lowery and Rich Beddoe. The band formed by former Three Days Grace frontman & Staind guitarist , has released a first single called “Better Place.” As previously speculated, the band also includes Stereomud, Eye Empire & Dark New Day bassist Corey Lowery and ex-Finger Eleven drummer Rich Beddoe.
Asked about calling the band a “supergroup,” Gontier said, “Truth is we’re more like refugees that just really hit it off creatively,” while Mushok added, “I was looking for a project to do while Staind is on hiatus and the opportunity to work with Adam on writing and recording new music was something I just couldn’t pass up.”
The band’s debut disc is currently in its final stages of completion and is expected to arrive this summer. Saint Asonia will also hit the road in the near future, with dates to be revealed shortly. I asked Gontier a while back why he thinks his lyrics connect with fans on a personal level: “I think it’s just the raw, in-the-real-ness in the lyrics. I’ve always written from life experiences, just things that happen, and I think people just tend to relate to that. I mean, they — depending on the song — like, I think they’ll listen to that and, you know, interpret it any way they want to, really, you know. And that’s the cool thing about writing songs and making music, is that people take the lyrics and apply them to their own situations.“
Meanwhile, Jonathan Davis, who never ever stops writing music, posted a snippet of a tune he’s working on for his side project Killbot. Thanks Blabbermouth!
Gotta dash! Got an early appointment this morning! More later!