AXEMASTER new & rebuilt lineup
As
some of you may have seen on social media recently, AXEMASTER now has
an almost entirely new lineup; we are now taking this opportunity to
officially announce and introduce the new band. Remaining from the
lineup that recorded "Crawling Chaos" is vocalist Geoff McGraw and
guitarist Joe Sims; joining them in this new version of Axemaster is
guitarist Edwin Ortiz, drummer Jason "Coz" Causley, and bassist Jimmy
Newcomb.
Edwin
is the band's newest edition. He is a guitarist extraordinaire
originally from Puerto Rico who has been influenced by some of the
greatest shredders around, including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Alex
Skolnick, and James Murphy; his ability and style definitely reflect
those influences. Edwin is also a skilled producer who has his own
personal studio. This, along with Joe Sims and his studio, gives the
band extra options when recording a new album.
Jason
is a very aggressive and energetic drummer whose intense style is just
what Axemaster needed; his playing fits with the material perfectly, to
the point of actually improving some of the tunes. His influences
include Tim Alexander, Dave Lombardo, Neil Peart, Gene Holgan, Matt
Cameron, John Bonham, and Bill Ward. An interesting side note is that
Jason studied music at a local college while attending tech school where
he earned a degree in multimedia.
Jimmy
joining the band is a unique situation because he played with Joe Sims
from 1987 until 1995 in both Axemaster and The Awakening. He was part of
recording the Axemaster releases "Death Before Dishonor" and "5
Demons", as well as "Invictus" from The Awakening. Jimmy is a very
skilled player who can play just about anything from a variety of
musical genres. He cites his main influences to be Geezer Butler and
John Paul Jones.
As
previously advertised on the Axemaster Facebook page, the "new" band
did recently play one show with an incomplete lineup (supporting NMOBHM
legends Cloven Hoof); Edwin had not been with the band long enough to be
ready to play a show. However, the band isn't going to play any more
shows until Edwin can be included and the band can be at full strength.
We hope that all will check on http://www. axemasterofficial.com/ and/or https://www.facebook.com/ axemasterofficial for
updates and future shows; this new version of Axemaster has the
potential to be the best ever, will DEFINITELY be worth checking out!
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