former Carcass frontman Jeff Walker to do a Country & Blues Album[views:2418][posts:3]__________________________________________ [Nov 10,2005 10:24am - DreamingInExile ""] http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=44039 Fractured Transmitter Records will be issuing former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker's solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. The CD, entitled "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry", is tentatively scheduled for release in February/March 2006. "What I'm doing is kinda left of center to some extent," Walker told Decibel magazine late last year. "It's really not that original of an idea when you consider that [SOCIAL DISTORTION frontman] Mike Ness has already done a country-hybrid album. But I don't think anyone from a background like mine has done it, and done it with a bit of respect — not turning it into a piss take." "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry" will include contributions from H.I.M. drummer Gas, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo (bass/backing vocals), former CARCASS guitarist/FIREBIRD frontman Bill Steer (lead guitar, harmonica, slide guitar, vocals), AMORPHIS guitarists Esa Holopainen and Tomi Koivusaari (guitars), keyboardist Santeri Kallio (keyboards) and bassist Niclas Etelävuori (bass), ex-FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould, and former CARCASS drummer Ken Owen. "I like the irony of me doing a solo album and being the most untalented person on the album," Walker joked. "I could play the instruments half-assed, but I think it's better to recognize your own failings and get someone else in who could do it better." I actually want this, just because of the lineup |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 10,2005 12:46pm - Beorht-Dana ""] Fucking awesome! I've been waiting for Jeff Walker to re-enter the music scene. Not quite how I had expected it, but cool none the less. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 10,2005 3:09pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] That should be tight. I love weird shit like that. Someone needs to lock that HIM guy in a trunk for a few weeks, though. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 10,2005 5:44pm - Patnomalous ""] The title is call something to the effect of "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry" |