 | Blog author: Alex Stojanovic Well, it's official. After a year of uncertainty, Lamb Of God has parted ways with Chris Adler. It definitely is surprising news, but in a way, I can't say I'm all that surprised because I'm pretty sure we all saw it coming. It was last July when the band was about to head out on the second North American leg of Slayer's farewell tour that they announced that Chris would be sitting out the tour dates, and they expected him to return soon. However, it wasn't sure why Chris was sitting out, until he shared the news that he was recovering from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in late 2017. It took him some time to get completely healed up, but he has been busy doing some other side projects, like his art exhibit. |
This is the first time that Lamb Of God is making a major change. For 2 decades, the band had its original lineup in tact (not counting Abe Spear from the Burn The Priest lineup). Art Cruz, who was filling in for Chris over the last bunch of tours, is now the band's new drummer. Art also plays with Winds Of Plague, and also played with Prong up until last year. Whether Art will pull double duty in both Lamb Of God and Winds Of Plague remains to be seen. The band posted the following statement on their Facebook page regarding Chris' departure and the addition of Art:
"Dear Lamb Of God fans:
We returned last week from a great European festival run and our final tour with Slayer in North America. We are excited to keep the momentum going and dive into the next record.
We'd like to officially welcome Art Cruz, who has been playing drums with us on tour for the last year, as the new drummer of Lamb Of God. Art will be joining us in the studio as we begin pre-production and recording of a new album.
We're very proud of everything this band has accomplished over the last two decades. We would like to thank Chris Adler for his contributions over the years and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Thank you,
John, Mark, Randy & Willie"
We also wish Chris the best in his future endeavours. He will be playing with the cover band Hail this fall in Russia, but we hope that he finds a new band soon that writes and composes original music. We are curious, but excited to hear what Art will bring to Lamb Of God on their next album. Fear not, because Art is no slouch on the kit. He's a beast.
"Dear Lamb Of God fans:
We returned last week from a great European festival run and our final tour with Slayer in North America. We are excited to keep the momentum going and dive into the next record.
We'd like to officially welcome Art Cruz, who has been playing drums with us on tour for the last year, as the new drummer of Lamb Of God. Art will be joining us in the studio as we begin pre-production and recording of a new album.
We're very proud of everything this band has accomplished over the last two decades. We would like to thank Chris Adler for his contributions over the years and wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Thank you,
John, Mark, Randy & Willie"
We also wish Chris the best in his future endeavours. He will be playing with the cover band Hail this fall in Russia, but we hope that he finds a new band soon that writes and composes original music. We are curious, but excited to hear what Art will bring to Lamb Of God on their next album. Fear not, because Art is no slouch on the kit. He's a beast.
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