Continua l'odissea di Mark Greening. In un recente comunicato, il batterista, dopo l'ormai nota vicenda riguardante il suo brevissimo rientro nelle file degli Electric Wizard, ha annunciato che è stato escluso dai With the Dead per ragioni non meglio precisate. Riportiamo qui integralmente il suo comunicato:
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I am writing this to inform you that unfortunately I will
not be performing in With The Dead with Lee and Tim at the upcoming
shows that have been booked, including Roadburn 2016.
I should
explain that the above isn't news to me. I have been excluded from
dealings with the band and its label, Rise Above Records, since October
2015 and despite several letters and attempts to address the issues as
well as a personal apology on my part over the previous months, I did
not receive any response until late last week.
It is massively disappointing as I want to be there to perform the
tracks that we have written and recorded together as With The Dead, and
whilst I have not left the band, it is clear that I am to be excluded
from its activities for the foreseeable future.
With regards to
the dispute, I'll start by saying 'shit happens', it has been an
extremely stressful couple of years; ending Ramesses, rejoining one of
my earliest bands Electric Wizard, giving up my role in the then newly
formed 11 Paranoias and starting work on With The Dead. It may or may
not have been my fault for blowing my lid or just being difficult to
work with, who knows, hell I am a 38 year old musician with an expertise
in doom and extreme music, I have been making music for longer than I
care to recall and what you see is what you get.
Unfortunately,
last week I received a letter from the corporate law firm instructed to
represent Lee, Tim and Rise Above Records and whilst I have been
expressly informed that I cannot share the correspondence, it has been
made abundantly clear that my exclusion is to continue. It is
disappointing as those involved are adults and professional musicians
but most importantly, they were my friends, so I thought that we would
reach a resolution and that it would blow over. Whilst I had held out
hope, I don't have the funds or patience to argue with an ensemble of
lawyers about playing drums.
Ultimately, I am there to bash the
kit and make the music that I also grew up listening to, it doesn't
ever seem to pay too well, despite having contributed to some records
that I am extremely proud of, but you know what, I will not let this get
me down and I will continue making music that I hope to share with you.
Apologies to anyone who has quizzed me about With The Dead in recent months. On a more positive note, I hope to see you soon.
Ancora nessun commento dalla band o dalla stessa etichetta. Sia come sia, dopo tutte le vicessitudini legate alla sua figura, alla Rise Above e agli EW, sembra ci sia del marcio nella scena Doom d'Albione.
N.d.A. Sviluppi successivi alla scrittura di questa news ci hanno rivelato che il marcio in questione, con tutta probabilità, è lo stesso Greening.
