Alright, alright, enough already, Brand New Sin. First you got rid of Brian “Slider” Azzoto and that was a total mistake because, as everyone knows, your band is never gonna get anywhere if you’ve got a 300 pound guitarist and then you get rid of him. It’s band law, look it up.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, vocalist Joe Altier (no slouch in the beer-gut department himself), who had what might still be the best “Yeeeeaaaaahhhh!!!” in all of heavy metal — we’re talking Howard Dean-esque intensity — was sent packing and replaced with… Joe Sweet? Really?

And now he’s gone too? Well guys, I finally get the point. All you had to do was ask. Yes, I will drive six hours up to Buffalo and come sing for you. I will be your Brand New Sin-ger.

[Cleverness quota: Met.]

In his defense, Mr. Sweet is headed for a second round of fatherhood and has — gasp! — a real job. Can’t hold that against him. What led guitarist Kenny Dunham to also quit is anyone’s guess. According to Blabbermouth, it’s the age-old pursuit of “Other interests.” Interests like not being in Brand New Sin. Maybe he just got a new HDTV and wants to catch up on Law and Order: SVU. I can respect that.

Oh wait, your guitarist, Kris Wiechmann, is taking over lead vocals. Missed my chance, again. You know, since there’s only two founding members left in Brand New Sin, and since we’re about seven years removed from when that self-titled disc came out on Now or Never and nothing since has quite matched up, maybe I don’t want to take that ride Upstate anyway. Maybe it’s time you got yourselves a new name and did the “Featuring Former Members” thing. Then call me.

Or hell, get that dude from Greatdayforup. He’s not busy, and he’d only have to drive five hours.

Tags: Bands who just won't quit, Brand New Sin, Buffalo

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