As previously reported, Vio-lence frontman Sean Killian recently made headlines after claiming that ex-guitarist Phil Demmel tried to get him to shelve the band. Now, Demmel has issued a statement to clarify those comments.
Demmel said the following:
“I asked Sean to end the band with me, then perform the material as solo act as I felt the rapid turnover of the band wasn’t something I wanted to be involved with. When he told me he didn’t want to, I didn’t ask again. It was a request, not a demand.
For my last few years of my time in Vio, Sean was doing the scheduling/ booking, I wasn’t making any band decisions. He’d ask me if I was available to play and I was able to cherry-pick the gigs I wanted/could do until it was time for me to stop. I was in no way ‘controlling’ the band or making unilateral band decisions (except maybe getting [former Fear Factory bassist] Christian [Olde Wolbers] on board to fill in) that I can recall. Sean and I decided on things together.
Vio-lence is forging ahead as am I. Can everyone else?”
[via Blabbermouth]
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