ERRA parting with vocalist 2015-10-29 by iGuter | 25 Comments | Prog-metal band ERRA will be losing their latest vocalist Ian Eubanks who is leaving after their upcoming tour with TesseracT and the Contortionist. The band and Eubanks have both released statements on the issue. It is noted however that the band have finished recording an album which is currently untitled.
ERRA:
"Hey everyone, we're sad to announce that the upcoming tour with Tesseract will be Ian's last tour with the band. He's had issues with hurting his voice, and we're all legitimately concerned about him doing severe long-term damage to it by continuing to scream. This situation has been difficult for all of us, but it is absolutely being handled the correct way even if it isn't the easiest way.
The good news is that we have already recorded our new album in its entirety with our new vocalist and have zero doubt in our minds that you guys will be very stoked about the results (more news on that in the coming months).
It's been a tough year-and-a-half, what with all of the member changes, but I think these circumstances are the ultimate test as to whether or not these kinds of things hurt your band or make you better than before. I don't think we could have possibly bounced out of this dilemma in a better way than we have. Genuinely, this is the most promising the band's future has looked thus far and we are ecstatic for you guys to hear the evidence of that in the new album. We are super proud of it.
Thank you for your support, and please come out to the Tesseract tour to give a proper farewell to Ian in person!
⁃ Jesse, Alex, Sean, & Ian."
https://www.facebook.com/Erra.music/posts/10153819731196614
Eubanks' statement:
"It is with a heavy heart I have to share this news. After this tour, I will no longer be the vocalist for Erra. After many close calls, it finally became clear that my voice could not handle the stress of recording and touring. I've had this burden to keep since August, and it has often manifested in unhealthy negative emotions.
I have lost two friends this year, my place to live and my band. Losing Erra has been the most difficult to deal with, as I had put so much of myself into it. It was my calling, it had started to become my identity and I had finally found what I was put on this earth to do. Losing the physical ability to do so has forced me to reevaluate many things, mainly, what is most important to me.
I can't thank my friends and my family enough for being there in my times of need. I have spent many sleepless nights and shed many tears trying to figure this all out. The only comfort I could find was in the arms of the people I love most.
I feel I am finally getting close to being at peace with this, although I will always miss being out on the road with my brothers, meeting all of the people who supported the band, making friends all across the world and pouring everything I had into performing on stage.
There is a silver lining to this cloud, as I have been making preparations to begin recording a new solo album. I look forward to being behind a guitar and hope to be on stage with the poison kitchen again soon.
I love you guys, come out to a show and give me a hug or take me to your gym!
- Ian Eubanks"
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ah fair enough
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I could tell in their last EP that his vocals were being strained to unreal levels just to get his voice to match their previous vocalist. Seems reasonable to me. I'm interested to see who fills in next.
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prog
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I came here to make a smart-ass comment about the news title, but I'd hate to find myself in the position of not being able to do something I love any more.
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^[23445677]
yea as much as i can make fun of the band, really does suck for the guy
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lol at this band being considered prog.
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Their last ep was the only thing I enjoyed by them. Too bad.
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well, the idiot thought he could scream. Screaming is a tough thing to not overdo. When you're a touring musician you don't take this stuff lightly, and you need to learn how to do it. If I was ever gaining traction like Erra I'd be constantly trying to control my vocals and retraining myself. As a harsh vocalist myself, this scares me.
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Seeing them live in 2 weeks. I hadn't heard of them until I bought tickets. hopefully this guy goes out with a bang
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The end of an erra.
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So they already have a new vocalist and have recorded a new album with him, yet still haven't announced who it is yet? Odd.
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Bring back Garrison 2015
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Band needs to lose the clean vocalist.
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^^^^^
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Nah. Huge part of their identity, never going to happen. And Jesse is awesome. I didn't care for Ian, I feel bad for the guy for sure, but vocally I found him super monotonous and boring compared to Garrison, who was a monster.
So as a listener this is good news to me. Excited to see who they picked up for this album.
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I'm happy about this
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For the best
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Their first vocalist was miles better anyways
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What's Garrison doing nowadays?
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he's probably in Times Square selling fake hats
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garrison's making a ton of fuckin money as a banker, that's why he left
he was a superb lyricist/vocalist though, cant say the same for ian, all respect to him
hope the new guy isnt a rando sumerian clown
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Was definitely not expecting this. Maybe Garrison might make a return? :P
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Drop the cleans.
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nah hes aight
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Why all the clean vocals hate? How can anyone listen to nothing but screaming? Variety is key to keeping me interested in music.
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