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Solace Broke Up

Solace died as they lived: Drunk.

After releasing the best album I heard in 2010, the long-awaited A.D., my favorite Garden State doom rockers have decided to pack it in. They were slated to share a bill this coming Saturday at the Double Door in Chicago with Buried at Sea, Bible of the Devil and their longtime compatriots in Orange Goblin, but now not only is that off, but the band seems to be officially defunct.

Guitarist Tommy Southard was succinct in confirming the news on the forum this morning. He had this to say:

shitty….

solace has never “broken up” before…. been inactive, yes. it’s been a bumpy ride. no doubt.

thanks to those that supported us over the last 15 years. all others can fuck off…

Likewise, the band’s Thee Facebook page simply stated:

Solace is closed for business. We may or may not re-open…

Thanks for all your support!

In this age of breakups and reunions, that they’d leave the possibility of doing more as Solace open is encouraging (and more honest than most), but even if this is it for the band, their 15-year run speaks for itself. Three quality records in the shape of 2000’s Further, 2003’s 13 and 2010’s A.D., numerous EPs and DVDs and, most importantly, the ability to blow just about everyone they played with right off the stage. I don’t even know how many nights they were the highlight of for me, but yeah, they’ll be missed.

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6 Responses to “Solace Broke Up”

  1. SadGuy says:

    This is sad, sad new for rawk n’ roll! I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Solace in 2010 and seeing them play was beyond inspiring. To me as a musician of the younger generation I will equate it to someone saying the first time they saw “Alice in Chains in 1991” or the first time or “Janes Addiction on the ‘nothing shocking tour’..” That is how good they where! Every riff, every arrangement just made perfect sense. Endless groove, endless fuzz, endless heavy!

    Their last record was phenomenal, however, the cold reality is that being well received by critics or internet bloggers does not equate to a whole lot these days. Sure everyone thinks your great but it doesn’t equal $$$ in your pocket. Being in a band is harder and harder with rising gas costs, people downloading your records for free and just dealing with life in general. So I’m sure whatever reason they had where good reasons to call it quits (at least for now). 15 years doing anything is a very longtime.

    I wish everyone in the band well and hope they work it out, until then I will trip out on “A.D.” until the cows come home!

    Solace rocks. Plain and simple.

  2. JJB says:

    It’s never over…..

  3. ham67 says:

    I doubt that they are 100% over…

  4. The Klepto says:

    Shitty. I just discovered this band within the past year and I loved their older stuff. This was a band I was watching out for. I guess it’s all over for that venue then

  5. PostmanDan says:

    Son of a bitch.

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