KREATOR Drummer To Sit Out Tour; Marco Minnemann Secured As Replacement
September 2, 2009, 15 years ago
German thrasher KREATOR have issued the following update:
"Hey everyone...A quick update for you from the Kreator camp. (Drummer) Ventor will be sitting out of some of the upcoming tour dates that we have, due to some personal issues. Not to worry, Ventor is fine and will be playing live again soon.
For the time being, we have recruited Marco Minnemann, a world class drummer that has graciously stepped in to help us out. Marco is best known for his stints in NECROPHAGIST, ILLOGICIST and EPHEL DUATH.
You can check him out by going to his MySpace page at this location and you can also see a couple of outstanding videos of him below.
Here are the affected dates:
Russia
September
11 - Moscow12 - St. Petersburg
13 - Karsnodar
14 - Rostov
Asia
September
17 - Osaka, Japan18 - Nagoya, Japan
19 - Kawasaki, Japan
20 - Kawasaki, Japan
21 - Beijing, China
Australia
September
23 - Melbourne24 - Sydney
25 - Brisbane
27 - Adelaide
29 - Perth
South America
October
3 - Mexico City, Mexico4 - Guatemala City, Guatemala
5 - San Salvador, El Salvador
8 - Quito, Ecuador
10 - Medellin, Colombia
11 - Bogota, Colombia
13 - Maracay, Venezuela
15 - Lima, Peru
17 - Santiago, Chile
20 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
22 - Montevideo, Uruguay
24 - Curitiba, Brazil
26 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
29 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
31 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Please note that there are still a few venues and dates in South America to be announced, so keep checking back regularly.
On other tour notes, Kreator is also playing Rock Hard festival in Germany next year! As well, Kreator as also going ahead with their gig in Beijing, even though Exodus will no longer be playing.
Thrash you soon!"
