Dave Lombardo Kicked Off Tour
2013-02-21 by RedTravis713 | 83 Replies | 3435 Views |
Surprising news in the metal world, Slayer's longtime drummer Dave Lombardo has released a surprising statement regarding the band's upcoming tour. It seems that the drummer has been fired from their Australian tour.
Full statement from Dave Lombardo: ''I want to personally apologize to all of our fans in Australia who have bought tickets for the tour expecting to see me in my usual place on the drums. So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I was notified that I would not be drumming for the tour in Australia. I'm saddened, and to be honest I am shocked by the situation.
Last year, I discovered 90% of Slayer's tour income was being deducted as expenses including the professional fees paid to management, costing the band millions of dollars and leaving 10% or less to split amongst the four of us. In my opinion, this is not the way a band's business should operate. I tried rectifying it by letting my band mates know, and Tom and I hired auditors to figure out what happened, but I was denied access to detailed information and the necessary back up documents.
I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays realizing I had toured all over the world in 2012, but yet, had not been paid (except a small advance) or provided a proper accounting for a full year's sweat and blood. On top of this, I was told that I would not be paid until I signed a long form contract which gave me no written assurance of how much or on what basis management would deduct commissions, nor did it provide me access to the financial budgets or records for review. It also forbade me to do interviews or make statements having to do with the band, in effect a gagging order.
Last Monday, I sat down with Kerry and Tom to rehearse for Australia and to propose a new business model that I felt was the best way forward for Slayer to confidently protect itself so we could do what we do best... play for the fans. Kerry made it clear he wasn't interested in making changes and said if I wanted to argue the point, he would find another drummer. On Thursday, I arrived at rehearsals at 1 pm as scheduled, but Kerry did not show. Rather, at 6:24 pm I received an email from the lawyers saying I was being replaced for the Australian dates.
I remain hopeful that we can resolve our issues. But once again, I sincerely apologize to all of our fans in Australia who spent their money expecting to see the 3 of us original Slayer members. I look forward to seeing you in the future. Sincerely, Dave Lombardo."
The band has yet to release an official statement about this matter and some reports indicate that Jon Dette will be filling in for Dave in Australia.
Lombardo made the announcement here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dave-Lombardo/124433877627819
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RIP Slayer
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slayer's sucked for years now anyway and kerry king is a giant turd
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I fucking hate seeing the business side of the music industry totally shit on musicians.
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That really, really sucks for him. Basically what MO said.
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Cool.
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♫ Moneyy, it's gas...♫
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Kerry King is a horrible guitarist, why does he get to push Dave around?
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Bummer
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Kerry is a kunt.
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without kerry and his cool head tat, pocket chains, and unique beard nobody would care about this band
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rock stars turn 40 and turn into businessmen
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@Yankee what bullshit, that is if you are being serious.
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"expecting to see the 3 of us original Slayer members"
But there are four of them..
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thats fucked up. Fuck Kerry King, and their bullshit.
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Kerry wasn't an original member was he? He was in Megadeth in the early years.
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All I've had to do is look up on wikipedia to see hat Kerry King co-founded Slayer in 1981 and was in
Megadeth for a very short time after that c. 1984
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They are all original members according to Wikipedia. Kerry and Lombardo being the founding members
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So Dave has fucked up on that one haha
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"Kerry wasn't an original member was he? He was in Megadeth in the early years."
You gotta be kidding.
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Sorry, I wasn't born in 1981.
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Money Talks.
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Sounds like Dave is getting screwed over hard.
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basically if you were planning on seeing this show wait for the next Australian tour
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Another soap opera....
@TheBigLebowski
Kerry was an original member. He was hired by Dave after.
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That statement on the 3rd and 4th paragraph suck, I feel bad for him. It's a shame that bands can be taken advantage of like that.
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got to meet him on the last mayhem tour... cool dude
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Well, he's certainly one of the most articulate metalheads I've come across. Very cool response without any "fuck the music industry!!!" statements.
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i couldnt imagine seeing slayer without lombardo and hanneman
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Fuck that sucks shit, by the sounds of things the band are getting fucked and just going along with it.
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band sucks
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This is simply preposterous.
Imho, Dave's best bet is indeed to quit Slayer, reform Grip Inc. and run it along with Philm or other side projects.
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Sucks, and Kerry sounds like just as much of a dickless scumbag as the industry.
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well, that's that then
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So...the two best members of Slayer aren't in the band for this tour?
Poor Australia
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Sucks. I second whoever said that the business side of the industry is getting out of hand.
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Great. Now both of my favorite members of Slayer aren't playing in the band anymore, one of them can't headbang because he's a fossil, and the other one is a tribal-tattooed jerkoff. RIP Slayer?
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I think he said 3 original members because Jeff is still sick. Anyways, this is absolute bullshit
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Great. Now both of my favorite members of Slayer aren't playing in the band anymore, one of them can't headbang because he's a fossil, and the other one is a tribal-tattooed jerkoff
hahaha, this is the sad truth though.
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Everything for money.
If the band had any integrity they'd put the tour on the shelf.
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who cares
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Kerry is a piece of shit
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wow, so Slayer is run by lawyers?? that's kinda sad and doesn't elp in their aim of being fear inducingly evil...
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Kerry King still being a faggot I see.
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Bullshit
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oooh dear
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Fuck, why has this gotta happen just when I get confirmation that I'm gonna see them in the summer?
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So in other words, he noticed they weren't making any real money and tried to offer a reasonable solution. And instead of listening to him, his neanderthal bandmates just grunted and told him to go home? Brilliant.
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SLAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!
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Slayer last excellent album was Seasons after that they lost me somehow ''Christ Illusion and Divine Intervention'' are ok though.hmmm
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What I don't get is why Kerry would vehemently be against a new business model where they all make more money; something fishy going on here.
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What about the music mang.
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Why the hell has being in a band become so complicated? I feel sorry for the man.
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"I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays realizing I had toured all over the world in 2012, but yet, had not been paid (except a small advance) or provided a proper accounting for a full year's sweat and blood."
hoooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww?
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It was the adrenaline
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lol, my first question on payday, mind you, this means i've kept track of payday, is 'where the fuck is my money'?
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"What I don't get is why Kerry would vehemently be against a new business model where they all make more money; something fishy going on here."
To me it sounds like Dave was the main one getting shafted, and he didn't realize his bandmates are making bank while he's getting fucked. So when he confronted them about it, they got defensive and told him to fuck off. Didn't Sabbath just do the same fucking thing to Bill Ward?
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kerry king is such a faggot
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poor Dave
kerry king is such a faggot[2]
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fuck man
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kerry is obviously in on it.
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Kerry is quite the douche.
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What a bunch of bullshit.
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Slayer should have ended after Christ Illusion, gone out on a high note cause the last album was a stinker. And if this is true, fuck Slayer and Kerry King.
Imho, Dave's best bet is indeed to quit Slayer, reform Grip Inc. and run it along with Philm or other side projects.
And then I notice this from one of the best users on this site ; ). Philm rules and I would love to see him persue them instead of Slayer any day.
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^ya
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One of the most legendary rock/metal drummers of all time, and they kicked him the hell out. Wow.
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wow...been in the band for what, 30 years? Only to get kicked out via E-mail...You're a giant fucking pansy Kerry King, those tattoo's ain't fooling anyone.
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Hopefully Slayer fans will choose not to attend the shows, but that's very unlikely. Somebody should start a petition
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Not the first time he's been kicked out/left. Kerry is a giant fucktard
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Lombardo deserves to do what he wants. I say fuck Slayer and start a new band. What talent wouldn't want to play with Lombardo?
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Slayer had a good run.
Looking forward to The Lombardos.
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He should do something worthwhile, talent has been going to waste for quite a while. Kerry King is a douche
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Fantomas reunion, anyone?
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^ that
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holy shit that sucks....but slayer has sucked for years now. lombardo is the man, kerry king truly does seem like a huge piece of shit (all the songs he writes suck ass too, hanneman ftw), and the biggest tragedy is that ill never see them live now :'(
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Honestly it would be just the best if he quit Slayer, decks Kerry King and rejoins Testament if the position became open.
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Shitty that has happened, Money fucks over everything in the end, But new fantomas or grip inc or whatever dave will do will most likely be better then the slayer, whatever that will be..........
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SUHHHHLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHGGGGHH
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* the new slayer for you grammar police.
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But, HSThomas, Testament have Gene Hoglan atm. No way they'll ditch the Atomic Clock.
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lol fired.
edit: not as funny without the avatar.
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He should join Testament. Jury adjourned.
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BUT GENE HOGLAN
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First Slayer concert with the altered line up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXaLXr5dDfU&feature=player_embedded
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