Slough Feg Welcome New Drummer Addison Filipczyk
It seems worth pointing out that, at 25 years old, new Slough Feg drummer Addison Filipczyk was likely born around the same time the band was first getting together and putting out early demo material in 1990. One could blather about the San Francisco troupe’s metal longevity, but frankly, if you don’t get it, the point’s lost. Former drummer Harry Cantwell played with the band following the release of Hardworlder in 2007 and could most recently be heard on last year’s Digital Resistance (review here), Slough Feg‘s ninth full-length and debut on Metal Blade Records.
What Filipczyk‘s contributions might bring to the band remains to be seen since he hasn’t yet played his first show with them — April 16 in San Fran; info’s below — but there’s reportedly a European tour currently being booked for May and June, so it doesn’t seem like it’ll be that long until we find out. As Scalzi notes, he’s down for upholding the prime directive, and that’s always a good start.
To the PR wire, friends:
Metal Blade Recording Artist Slough Feg Announce New Drummer
Now Booking European Tour Dates For May/June 2015
Slough Feg is proud to announce the arrival of new drummer, Addison Filipczyk. Filipczyk, 25, will have big shoes to fill following in the wake of Harry Cantwell’s departure, but after several months of rehearsal the group is confident that they are in capable hands and feet.
Bassist Adrian Maestas comments, “After trying out drummers for a few months we think we’ve found the right guy. Welcome aboard, Addison!”
Singer/Guitarist Mike Scalzi gave only a short list of the new Drummer’s vital statistics:
-Loyal Slough Feg fan since 2007
-Sharp wit / keen philosophical / linguistic intellect
-Corrective lenses necessary when drumming / viewing oversized metal chicks’ asses
-Huge heavy metal fan, with tastes ranging from early Maiden and Priest to Budgie and Beethoven
-Corporate spirit with liberal incentives towards Slough Feg’s prime directive
Guitarist Angelo Tringali couldn’t be reached for comment, but his answering machine informed us that he was out in search of “a different lime and whiskey cola.”
Addison will make his debut with Slough Feg on April 16th, 2015, at the Eagle S.F. in San Francisco. ONWARD!!!
“Digital Resistance” was recorded with Justin Weis (who produced the album with vocalist/guitarist Mike Scalzi) at Trakworx in South San Francisco from January-October 2013 and marks the band’s first new studio album since 2010’s “The Animal Spirits.” Order your copy at metalblade.com/sloughfeg. The album is available digitally, on CD, and on vinyl. The opaque purple vinyl with grey haze is still available in limited quantities at indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords.
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