Ex-MANTAS Bassist/Singer Tony Dolan Comments On ‘Zero Tolerance’ Clip
July 11, 2005, 18 years ago
ATOMKRAFT singer/bassist Tony Dolan (ex-VENOM, MANTAS) has had his website (www.tonydolan.net) updated with the following message from his webmaster:
“I have been asked to state the following by the man himself in regards to MANTAS and the ‘Zero Tolerance’ video!The 30 second promo clip featuring Tony and Cherisse Osei was shown on the official Mantas site way back when they were still in the band and he feels there is no need to see it again, especially now with the band having shot their new version.
That I am afraid is my mistake, I misunderstood and as such apologise to Tony and to Mantas, the band.
However Tony has said that the point to be made was about the record company and how they threatened the none release of the initial album if Tony did not leave and refused to release the original full length video if he was not (along with Cherisse) fully edited out, it was NOT initially anyone's, except the label managers and owners, decisions to threaten both releases. Their mugs were more than happy to have remained in place!
May I also say, that after reading a comment in regards to the previous statement I made, the individual who seems to have commented about this being old news as he has seen the new video for the track and also the full Earthshaker video is telling somewhat tall stories, as the Earthshaker festival footage of Mantas 2004, featuring Tony and Cherisse, has not been made available to the band or label so it is impossible!
OK apology and corrections amended!”
