SAGA Drummer Suffers Heart Attack, Bows Out Of European Tour
October 11, 2007, 16 years ago
According to InsideOut Music, SAGA drummer Brian Doerner recently suffered a heart attack and will not be able to participate in the band's upcoming European tour. Chris Sutherland from Kim Mitchell's band will replace him.
Doerner has issued the following statement:
"To the Fans of Saga, I am lucky to be alive and recovering at home with my family today, October 8th, 2007 after suffering a heart attack on Friday, October 5, 2007 and I anticipate a full recovery and look forward to playing drums again in the future. Regrettably, I will not be drumming for the 10,000 Days tour under medical advice. I wish the band the best of luck with this great new CD and I would like to say that working with Saga has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career and I will miss them greatly as friends and as talented musicians."Go to this location for Saga's complete tour schedule.
As previously reported, will release their new album, 10,000 Days, on November 26th in the UK. The album will be released on October 22nd in mainland Europe and the 23rd in North America via InsideOut. The tracklist of the album is as follows: 'Lifeline', 'Book Of Lies', 'Sideways', 'Can't You See Me Now?', 'Corkentellis' (instrumental), 'More Than I Deserve', 'Sound Advice', '10,000 Days', 'It Never Ends'.
Saga played Barrie, Ontario's Random Ranch on October 4th as part of their 30th Anniversary Tour. To view a BW&BK; Photo Gallery visit this location.
