During a recent interview with Skratch N Sniff, System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian explained why Seven Hours After Violet’s debut album didn’t feature expected cameos from Jonathan Davis (Korn), Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), and Serj Tankian (System Of A Down). According to him, the decision to cut the special guests was related to a desire to perform the material live.
Odadjian says Seven Hours After Violet started out as the “DJ Khaled of rock” with multiple guests. However, it eventually turned into a full band:
“What happened was the music became really interesting and I started wanting to play this live. I was, like, ‘We should play this live,’ and at that point having just features on the record wouldn’t work out because then how do you play live?”
He went on to say that they tried to cut down Davis’ part so they could use it, but it didn’t work out:
“[The changed version] wasn’t as good as it should be, because I think Jonathan is amazing. I even spoke to him [and] we decided if we ever do [another collaboration], we’ll write together, not use something that he already had [recorded] under another rhythm.”
Despite this, Howard Jones may still appear on Seven Hours After Violet’s next album.
[via Blabbermouth]
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