Formula 400 Welcome New Guitarist/Vocalist Alex Zambon
Who doesn’t appreciate a low-drama lineup change? One player out, another player in. Nobody’s being cagey about announcements, not trying to sneak in a new bass player or some such — just easy peasy and on to the next thing. Kudos to Formula 400 on applying the sans-bullshit aesthetic that results in the kind of driving heavy rock and roll of their 2023 album, Divination (review here), to the logistical functioning of the group itself. Guitarist/vocalist Ian Holloway bows out, Alex Zambon steps into the band alongside guitarist/vocalist Dan Frick, bassist Kip Page and drummer Lou Voutiritsas, and business proceeds. The four-piece will be at the second annual SoCal Heavy Jam on Sept. 30, sharing the bill with Sasquatch, the reinvigorated Unida, Zed, Salem’s Bend, Whiskey and Knives, Mezzoa, Desert Suns and Lords of Dust.
That’s a single day, by the by, which you should take to mean it’s packed, and it looks like it’ll be a rager to (maybe, maybe not depending on one’s intake) remember. You’ll recall that Kip Page is one of the organizers, along with members of Mezzoa and Desert Suns, and they don’t print it on the flyer or anything, but the vibe I get from last year and this year’s lineups is that it’s as much a party as a festival in a way that, one hopes, is as low-drama as the lineup change bringing Zambon to Formula 400. The band announced that swap thusly on the ol’ social media:
Hey everyone wanted to give you an update on Formula 400!
Just a little while back Ian decided to leave Formula 400 to pursue other projects and Ian was instrumental in Formula 400. We wish him well but the show must go on!
We are excited to announce Alex Zambon to our rocking family. He not only plays a mean guitar but can sing as well. He has played in such SoCal bands as Redrum and Honey Child. His most influential artists are Black Sabbath, Soundgarden and SRV. Good influences we think!!
Please give a warm welcome to Alex Zambon and we can’t wait to play our 1st show together with him!
Dan Frick / Kip Page/ Lou Voutiritsas
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