RAVAGE - "Our Drummer Was Camping In Maine This Past Weekend And Accidentally Committed A Significant Portion Of His Thumb To The Wilderness Of The Pine Tree State"
August 1, 2011, 12 years ago
Boston, MA-based traditional heavy metal / thrashers RAVAGE have announced that drummer Dan "The Hammer" Kowal has been injured on a recent camping trip. Singer Al Ravage has checked in with the following update:
"I have some unfortunate news to relay to you all. Our drummer Dan was apparently camping in Maine this past weekend and while attempting to chop some fire wood with a hatchet, he accidentally permanently committed a significant portion of his thumb to the wilderness of the Pine Tree State. Dan assures us that he is OK, but that he will not be able to play drums for at least a few weeks while he recovers. A fill-in player will be used for upcoming shows."In addition to drumming for Ravage, Dan is also drummer for the thrash metal band SKULLHAMMER and bassist for the thrash metal band LICH KING.
As previously reported, Ravage recorded their May 5th show at Ralph's Diner in Worester, MA. Select tracks from the show will be featured on the band's forthcoming release, 15 Years Underground, which will be out late this year in a format yet to be determined.
Al Ravage commented on the live show:
"We' like to thank the fantastic crowd and everyone from the Society For World Wide Ravage who ventured out to support us and to support the great five year tradition of Metal Thursdays shows at Ralph's Diner - the longest running and best live underground metal series of shows in the country, and probably the world. Not everything went on without hitches and glitches - it was a typically mad and crazy Ravage show, but we made it through, and despite one unfortunate incident during which a friend of ours almost had his face ripped off in the mosh pit, everyone emerged OK and unscathed for the most part, and had a great time. We look forward to sharing some songs from this night of metal madness with all of you in the near future."The forthcoming collection of recordings will feature some new studio tracks as well as cover songs, live tracks, demos and rarities stretching back to the band's first live gig in 1996. Further details will be released soon.
