Hour of 13 Pay Homage to Jason McCash with Final Recorded Song
Though they’ve been effectively defunct since their final full-length, 2012’s 333, and will remain that way, North Carolina’s Hour of 13 has been resurrected in the form of a one-off single called “Upon Black Wings We Die.” The track is a trad metal homage to The Gates of Slumber bassist Jason McCash, who passed away this weekend, and finds band founder Chad Davis (also of Romannis Mötte, Tasha-Yar, etc.) playing all the instruments, adding the vocals and recording himself in a true one-man-band production.
Davis offers his own words of tribute to McCash even as he closes the book on Hour of 13, so I won’t delay further except to note that tribute shows for McCash are starting to come together in Baltimore and Boston, and those links as well as the link to the fund to help Jason McCash‘s family with their finances can be found below.
Enjoy:
Hour of 13, “Upon Black Wings We Die”
Cosmic dust. We all return to it from our birthplace. And a long journey it is to make that return. An act so simple brings forth the beginning of that journey, regardless of proper timing…
Upon hearing the news of Jason McCash’s passing, it left me extremely awestruck. The late night conversations we had, discussing the mysteries of the universe, the state of modern day Heavy Metal, and the amazing basslines that solidified all of Christian Death’s music. All now a thing of the past. And so it brings forth this:
Last night I wrote a song for Jason, a farewell to his unquestionable legacy as one of the most solid bass players in the US Heavy Metal scene. A farewell to his kind and supportive nature. A farewell to the ideas we had tossed around of doing a project in the future.
And with this memoriam brings forth the demise of Hour Of 13.
This is the last and final document of HO13. A document that proves US Heavy Metal is still alive and strong. With many great bands around to continue to carry that flame, there is no better time to let go and begin my own personal journey. Mentally I cannot foresee any other reason to remain active, as all of the bands that mattered in the resurrection of Traditional Heavy Metal have all suffered loss, it only brings about confusion and disdain. This feeling became apparent witht the passing of my celestial brother Selim Lemouchi, and now solidified with the passing of Jason. And so it begins….
Sleep well brothers, and may the experiences you both now have unlock all of the answers to the questions we had always asked.
Regards,
Chad Davis – Hour Of 13
Baltimore Jason McCash tribute event page
Boston Jason McCash tribute event page
Tags: Chad Davis, Granite Falls, Hour of 13, Jason McCash, North Carolina
This is absolutely breathtaking…thank you for taking the time to write this and produce it so quickly. It is perfect. We are making a DVD for a future memorial show for Jason and we would love to put this song on it if it’s okay. His wife, kids and all his friends from Indy thank you from the bottom of our wounded hearts.
Chad, this song is killer! Jason would dig the hell out of it.