Lo-Pan Welcome New Guitarist Adrian Zambrano
Following announcements that they’ll take part in next year’s Roadburn festival and the Desertfests in London and Berlin, Ohio heavy rockers Lo-Pan have made it official that Adrian Zambrano will take over the guitarist position previously occupied by Brian Fristoe. The word came quick and to the point from the band, who’ve spent much of the last five years touring hard on a steadily ascending line in terms of audience and their own approach, steadily becoming a wider known, tighter and more accomplished group. They haven’t done anything the easy way.
Zambrano comes to Lo-Pan via space rocking Columbus natives Brujas del Sol, whose airy tones and synth-heavy sound were last brought to bear on 2013’s Moonliner, on which Zambrano also handled vocal duties. No word yet on whether he’ll back up Lo-Pan‘s Jeff Martin singing, but there can be little question that the dynamic in Lo-Pan will shift with a new player introduced into what was one of the country’s highest-grade fuzz units. Regardless of how Zambrano fits in the band, it’s going to be a change. Lo-Pan‘s advantage at this point is that, if you’re a musician who wants to tour and go to Europe and play shows that people come to see, they’re in the process of making all those things happen.
And by the time next Spring rolls around and Lo-Pan head abroad for the first time, Zambrano will be that much more acclimated to being on stage with Martin, drummer Jesse Bartz and bassist Scott Thompson. Really, if they were going to bring someone in, this was the time to do it. Good luck to the band, to Zambrano, and to Fristoe as well.
Here’s the announcement and the Small Stone stream of their latest album, Colossus (review here), in case you haven’t yet had your ass kicked this morning:
Lo-Pan has parted ways with guitarist Brian Fristoe. We wish Brian all the best in his future endeavors. Taking over guitar duties is Adrian Zambrano of Columbus, Ohio. Adrian is a gifted, dynamic musician with an exciting style. Join us in welcoming Adrian to the party.
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http://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/colossus
It’s like lo Pan, but with TWO axes?
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Now with more lo Pan!
Still just one guitar player in Lo-Pan, dude. Read the part where they “have parted ways with (original guitarist) Fristoe.” Adrian is his replacement.