Paul Bostaph drummer op nieuw Testament-album
Geen opnames met Nick Barker door visaproblemen
Artist news 13-10-2007 16:14
Paul Bostaph (onder andere ex-drummer bij Exodus en Slayer) is Testaments nieuwe drummer. Bostaph vervangt Nick Barker, die door gezeur met de Amerikaanse Homeland Security zonder geldig werkvisum van de geplande opnames moet afzien. Testament - frontman Chuck Billy, gitaristen Alex Skolnick en Eric Peterson, en bassist Greg Christian - wil de studio in voor een nieuwe cd.
"I am with great disappointment and deep-filled sadness no longer involved in the making of the much-anticipated, eagerly awaited new Testament album (...).. In July of this year, after returning back to the US from a very enjoyable and successful appearance at [W�ldrock Festival in Holland] I was refused entry into the United States (in Minneapolis en route to San Francisco) due to not having the appropriate visa required by an international artist/entertainer like myself which enables me to enter the country and do my thing, which, of course, in this case was to make music and perform on American soil."
Omdat Barker de VS niet in mocht, kon hij ook al niet deelnemen aan de serie optreden aan de oostkust, waaronder de Sounds Of The Underground. Hierop vroeg Testament Paul Bostaph om hulp. Er is geen kwaad bloed tussen de twee drummers. Nick Barker begrijpt de keuze van de groep en wenst zijn opvolger het beste:
"Due to the expense and processing/turn-around time required for such a visa under these circumstances, it is with regret simply impossible for me to be where I need to be right now (in California) with the Testament guys putting the finishing touches to the album/songs/drums and preparing to record. So it makes perfect sense all round to utilize the incredible services of drumming powerhouse Paul Bostaph who is already in the Bay Area, done time with Testament and is a longtime friend of the band. Paul is a phenomenal drummer and will absolutely deliver the goods ten-fold when it comes to the new record."
Paul Bostaph is endorser van Sonor-drums, Remo-drumvellen, Vater-sticks en Paiste-bekkens.
