Members Of WHITE ZOMBIE, HEAD And Cirque du Soliel To Release 'Black Sunshine' Cover On Halloween; Track Streaming
September 19, 2012, 12 years ago
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of WHITE ZOMBIE’s ground breaking album, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume I, original White Zombie drummer Ivan de Prume along with Scott “SVH” Von Heldt (former guitarist/vocalist for Brian “Head” Welch' LOVE AND DEATH), and Cirque du Soliel violinist Martin St. Pierre are slated to release a cover of the White Zombie classic, 'Black Sunshine', under the moniker of HEALER.
The song was recorded during sessions for an intended EP that was to be the groups follow-up to their debut album, Awakening, which showcased a unique blend of metal and world music.
“We started covering 'Thunderkiss ‘65' and 'Black Sunshine' in our live set and the vibe was very fresh and original because of the violin and world elements we had as a band” stated Von Heldt. “When it came time to work on new material we recorded 'Black Sunshine' just to get a feel for blending that raw Zombie element with our own original twist and in the end I think we ended up with a pretty kick ass version of an already classic metal track!”Healer was formed in 2005 and toured briefly from 2005-2007 which included a stint on the Van’s Warped tour. They disbanded in 2008 with St.Pierre returning to Cirque du Soliel full-time and Von Heldt soon after joining Head (the solo band of the nicknamed former KORN guitarist). In 2011 de Prume and Von Heldt reunited and have been working on material for a new Healer release which they hope will see the light of day by early 2013!
Black Sunshine will be available October 31st via iTunes, Spotify, and other online retailers.
