UNEARTH get rid of Mike Justian[views:19920][posts:25]_____________________________________ [May 12,2007 3:23pm - xanonymousx ""] “Last night [Thursday, May 10] marked the end of the line for Mike Justian with UNEARTH. There are many reasons why we decided it was time to move on without him, but we are not in the business of airing dirty laundry. We will say that we grew apart as individuals and as musicians and the split will be best for both the band and Mike. “In true UNEARTH fashion, we will continue on without skipping a beat. We are pleased and honored to say that Gene Hoglan of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD is filling in for the rest of our tour with DIMMU BORGIR, DEVILDRIVER and KATAKLYSM. He will take the stage for the first time with us tonight in Vancouver, B.C. Gene is an unreal musician and has learned a set in extremely short notice. We cannot thank him enough for lending his skills to our band for this tour. “Mike is an amazing drummer and will surely turn up in another band soon. We traveled the world with him, shared some of the best experiences of our lives and can call him a brother forever. It was just time for both parties to split, plain and simple. We wish him the best of luck with all of his future endeavors. “All of our upcoming touring will go on as scheduled.” figures the best thing about this band goes away... |
| ______________________________________ [May 12,2007 3:36pm - the_reverend ""] wow... granted, he was never really "in" the band. |
| __________________________________ [May 12,2007 3:41pm - SteveOTB ""] I'm waiting for one day when some band is like "fuck that asshole, we got rid of him because he was a piece of shit who couldn't play to save his life". |
| ______________________________ [May 12,2007 3:42pm - blue ""] i doubt youll ever hear that, cus he could drum his way out of anything. |
| _____________________________________ [May 12,2007 3:45pm - xanonymousx ""] he was playing well under his potential in unearth. but i don't see Gene Hoglan doing this... [img] |
| ______________________________________ [May 12,2007 3:50pm - urinal turd ""] even stevie wonder could see this one coming. mike was a cocky assfuck. |
| __________________________________ [May 12,2007 3:56pm - Archaeon ""] blue said:i doubt youll ever hear that, cus he could drum his way out of anything. he was referencing to how whenever a band kicks a guy out they always are kind about it rather than calling them a gay fag who sucks. |
| ______________________________________ [May 12,2007 4:10pm - the_reverend ""] he's a beyond technical machine. a monster drummer that had to play sloppier in unearth that in other bands. I really hope he leads a band now. hopefully something local and crazy. the reason he's out is probably $$ and personality. he was never really "in" this band and didn't ever seem to hang out with anyone in the band. talking with other bands that he'd been in, he can be rather difficult to tour with. drummers come in two breeds, messed in the head (but an amazing drummer) or shitty. the only counter point is probably derek roddy. |
| ______________________________________ [May 12,2007 4:16pm - the_reverend ""] some cool studio projects with him and random dudes would be great. either that or he drums for ANb |
| __________________________________ [May 12,2007 4:16pm - cav nli ""] good, he deserves better even if he is a dick head to work with. |
| __________________________________________ [May 12,2007 4:18pm - Dwellingsickness ""] Wonder if he will go with CSDO now .He is their fill in all the time. |
| ______________________________________ [May 12,2007 4:53pm - the_reverend ""] probably not greg suits them perfectly. on another note, drumming one unearth show pays more than any of us make in a week. even you, Wellington Underbite. |
| ________________________________ [May 12,2007 5:13pm - tylerl ""] i always thought he was better in a band like the red chord |
| _________________________________________ [May 12,2007 5:40pm - DreamingInExile ""] Unearth is dumb for parting with Mike. that kid is a phenomenon behind the kit. I've jammed a couple of times with mike a while back, like back when he was with CSDO & TRC full time, and we had a good time just jamming some random tunes. I hope he finds a band that's right for him. he's a machine, and plays as such |
| ___________________________________ [May 16,2007 11:34am - niflheim ""] He was good with Hassan I Sabbah. Unearth is gay. |
| _______________________________________ [May 16,2007 11:35am - the_reverend ""] HIS, yeah! |
| ________________________________________ [May 16,2007 12:02pm - aaron_michael ""] xanonymousx said:he was playing well under his potential in unearth. but i don't see Gene Hoglan doing this... [img] what exactly is happening in this picture? |
| ___________________________________________ [May 16,2007 12:07pm - largefreakatzero ""] aaron_michael said:xanonymousx said:he was playing well under his potential in unearth. but i don't see Gene Hoglan doing this... [img] what exactly is happening in this picture? Duh -- his loafers got so light from being in Unearth, that he literally floated away. |
| _____________________________________________________ [May 16,2007 12:13pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] the_reverend said:drummers come in two breeds, messed in the head (but an amazing drummer) or shitty. I'm like some sort of special hybrid: shitty and mentally defective. |
| _______________________________ [May 16,2007 12:33pm - Yeti ""] wow i cant believe they got Gene Hoglan. that is far behind his ability. |
| ______________________________________ [May 16,2007 12:36pm - xanonymousx ""] i read in an interview that devin is done with strapping young lad [at least for a while] and his own side project to focus on recording/ being a producer. |
| _____________________________ [May 16,2007 1:05pm - mOe ""] so, Unearth needs a drummer eh??? *taps fingertips together and stares sinsterly at them* |
| __________________________________ [May 16,2007 1:07pm - brian_dc ""] don't make me like them again moe. I can't handle it. |
| ________________________________ [May 16,2007 5:07pm - scott ""] I wonder if Mike actually has a different taste in style... I certainly believe he fit perfectly with Unearth... listen to his playing on the last album, in particular Impostors Kingdom and Bled Dry (If not all the songs). The interesting thing is we can see how well they write songs as a group on III: In the Eyes of Fire because that's the only album they truly contributed together in the creation vice how Mike was putting the rest of the puzzle pieces together in The Oncoming Storm... kind of subbing in. Damn... I've seen bands lose a big "play maker" before... it sucks Too bad he wasn't a permanent member! |
| __________________________________ [May 16,2007 5:09pm - brian_dc ""] Mike played drum parts that other members wrote on drum programming software. He had no creative input. I'm sure they'll sound exactly the same next album. |
| ________________________________ [May 16,2007 5:12pm - scott ""] I'm glad I got to see one of the last shows Mike did with Unearth. Can't wait to see them with Gene Hoglan. It's so weird to think about it. |