SLAYER - Rausschmiss von Dave Lombardo (auf Zeit?)
Fr., 22.02.2013 - 19:47 Uhr
Diese Nachricht kam wie ein - Achtung - Paukenschlag.
Dave Lombardo wird auf der Australien-Tour nicht hinter dem Drumkit der Thrash Metal-Legende SLAYER sitzen, sondern von Jon Dette ersetzt werden. Das berichtet der www.metal-hammer.de .
Grund für die Auseinandersetzungen sind offenbar vertragliche Ungereimtheiten über finanzielle Aspekte des Unternehmens SLAYER.
Auslöser war folgender Facebook-Post Lombardos:
"I want to personally apologize to all of our fans in Australia who have bought tickets for the tour expecting to see me in my usual place on the drums.
So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I was notified that I would not be drumming for the tour in Australia. I'm saddened, and to be honest I am shocked by the situation.
Last year, I discovered 90% of Slayer's tour income was being deducted as expenses including the professional fees paid to management, costing the band millions of dollars and leaving 10% or less to split amongst the four of us. In my opinion, this is not the way a band's business should operate. I tried rectifying it by letting my band mates know, and Tom and I hired auditors to figure out what happened, but I was denied access to detailed information and the necessary back up documents.
I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays realizing I had toured all over the world in 2012, but yet, had not been paid (except a small advance) or provided a proper accounting for a full year's sweat and blood. On top of this, I was told that I would not be paid until I signed a long form contract which gave me no written assurance of how much or on what basis management would deduct commissions, nor did it provide me access to the financial budgets or records for review. It also forbade me to do interviews or make statements having to do with the band, in effect a gagging order.
Last Monday, I sat down with Kerry and Tom to rehearse for Australia and to propose a new business model that I felt was the best way forward for Slayer to confidently protect itself so we could do what we do best . . . play for the fans. Kerry made it clear he wasn't interested in making changes and said if I wanted to argue the point, he would find another drummer. On Thursday, I arrived at rehearsals at 1 pm as scheduled, but Kerry did not show. Rather, at 6:24 pm I received an email from the lawyers saying I was being replaced for the Australian dates.
I remain hopeful that we can resolve our issues. But once again, I sincerely apologize to all of our fans in Australia who spent their money expecting to see the 3 of us original Slayer members.
I look forward to seeing you in the future.
Sincerely,
Dave Lombardo"
Die verbliebenen Bandmitglieder antworteten mit einem offiziellen Presse-Statement heute:So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I was notified that I would not be drumming for the tour in Australia. I'm saddened, and to be honest I am shocked by the situation.
Last year, I discovered 90% of Slayer's tour income was being deducted as expenses including the professional fees paid to management, costing the band millions of dollars and leaving 10% or less to split amongst the four of us. In my opinion, this is not the way a band's business should operate. I tried rectifying it by letting my band mates know, and Tom and I hired auditors to figure out what happened, but I was denied access to detailed information and the necessary back up documents.
I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays realizing I had toured all over the world in 2012, but yet, had not been paid (except a small advance) or provided a proper accounting for a full year's sweat and blood. On top of this, I was told that I would not be paid until I signed a long form contract which gave me no written assurance of how much or on what basis management would deduct commissions, nor did it provide me access to the financial budgets or records for review. It also forbade me to do interviews or make statements having to do with the band, in effect a gagging order.
Last Monday, I sat down with Kerry and Tom to rehearse for Australia and to propose a new business model that I felt was the best way forward for Slayer to confidently protect itself so we could do what we do best . . . play for the fans. Kerry made it clear he wasn't interested in making changes and said if I wanted to argue the point, he would find another drummer. On Thursday, I arrived at rehearsals at 1 pm as scheduled, but Kerry did not show. Rather, at 6:24 pm I received an email from the lawyers saying I was being replaced for the Australian dates.
I remain hopeful that we can resolve our issues. But once again, I sincerely apologize to all of our fans in Australia who spent their money expecting to see the 3 of us original Slayer members.
I look forward to seeing you in the future.
Sincerely,
Dave Lombardo"
"Slayer bestätigen, dass Jon Dette den Platz hinter dem Schlagzeug auf der Australien-Tour, die diesen Samstag (23.02.2013) in Brisbane startet, einnehmen wird. Was Dave Lombardos Facebook-Post angeht, stimmen Slayer mit den Schilderungen von Herrn Lombardo nur in einem Punkt überein: Herr Lombardo stieß weniger als eine Woche vor der geplanten Abreise nach Australien zur Band, um uns völlig neue Vertragsbedingungen zu präsentieren, die unseren derzeitig vereinbarten Bedingungen widersprachen. Der Band war es in dieser kurzen Zeit unmöglich zu einer Einigung zu kommen.
Hinter dieser Sache steckt weit mehr, als Herr Lombardo preisgegeben hat, aber aus Respekt wird Slayer dies nicht weiter kommentieren. Die Band ist ihren australischen Fans sehr dankbar, dass sie für diesen bedauernswerten Zwischenfall so kurz vor Tourbeginn Verständnis aufbringen und freut sich ihre Fans auf den Shows zu sehen."
Es bleibt nun abzuwarten, ob dieser Split von Dauer sein wird. Hinter dieser Sache steckt weit mehr, als Herr Lombardo preisgegeben hat, aber aus Respekt wird Slayer dies nicht weiter kommentieren. Die Band ist ihren australischen Fans sehr dankbar, dass sie für diesen bedauernswerten Zwischenfall so kurz vor Tourbeginn Verständnis aufbringen und freut sich ihre Fans auf den Shows zu sehen."
