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City: Vancouver
State: B.C.
Country: CA
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Friday, March 13, 2009 


Hi Friends,

Chris made for himself, through sheer will and determination, a good life, and he battled hard through all that opposed him. You've read about him being in the band, and I made mention of his other talents. Below is a link to the Victoria Times Colonist, the big newspaper in Victoria, BC, our hometown. They did a nice write-up for Chris and I think you would be interested to read it.
JS

http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Artist+musician+short+eventful+life/1385042/story.html


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Saturday, February 14, 2009 



Friends,

I don't know where or how to start...other than to say we are all deeply saddened at the loss of one of our own, Chris Stanley.

Chris is a Zimmers Hole alumni, he played guitar for us during the Legion Of Flames era, and more zany moments occurred when he was around than I care to try and remember.

He has had a long battle with the many complications, and the day-to-day life battles with Cystic Fibrosis, Pneumonia(many times), a double lung transplant and the myriad of issues that arise with that. He has battled back so many times, and it just crushes our hearts that he couldn't pull through this time.

Here are some words from me...I know the other guys will agree with me on all this stuff. They may want to write their own thoughts in the coming days.

With unbelievable sadness, we've lost another soldier.

Chris Stanley, fuck...as I type this it all seems too unreal to me, but I know better. It's going to hurt even more, soon.

Chris has been a friend to me for over 20 years. He's been a  friend, a mentor, and a peer. He was one talented motherfucker, that's for sure.
Add to that, funny--that guy could get a crowd onto a frenzy of laughter...a certain moment from the Dynamo festival and Chris acting a little too retarded comes to mind.
Add to that, whipcrackin' smart...he KNEW shit.

What he has left is a legacy of music, laughter, artwork and special effects, movie props, funny pictures, not funny pictures, nuns running scared everywhere, and more stuff than I could ever get into here. But it's all in my head, and it will all never be forgotten. I MISS YOU SO MUCH ALREADY CHRIS.

To Scarlet, his wife, and to all of his family, my condolences...I know how much he meant to me, I can't begin to imagine how much he meant to you. All my love.

My trusty old Gibson flying V has your flames on it...they will always be there bro...and every time I look at that guitar(as I am right now), or pick it up and hammer the fuck out of it, you are with me Chris.

With Horns Higher than I've ever Held them, I love ya man.
We all fuckin love ya man.
Wherever you go from here brother, I know that you will raise the bar, and a few eyebrows...heavenly or otherwise.

Simon






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Tuesday, December 09, 2008 
Metal Friends,

It is with great pleasure and pride that the '20 year overdue' Armoros album 'Pieces' is now available through Marquee records. Many thanks to them for doing this. Horns WAY Up.
Check it out, then pick it up!  www.marquee.com.br/english/principal.asp

For those of you that don't know, Armoros was my first 'real' band. We were together from 85 through 90. We did a bunch of demos and one album. That album, 'Pieces', was never released...until now.
The label we were on at the time folded before the album could come out, and it was a devastating blow to a young band. We never really recovered.
But, we were fucking good at what we did, and as testament to that, the good folks at Marquee have finally issued our debut album from 1988. 20 years late, but that's ok...I'm extremely happy to finally hold this in my hands. And very proud. This is my first brotherhood, and it still stands strong today. The music is just as visceral now as it was then.

So if you like it fast and furious, this is for you. For those of you who collect, this is definitely for you.
A great package covering our entire lifespan. All the demos, a bunch of live shows, the debut album 'Pieces', photo's, flyers, a sticker, liner notes written by us with our thoughts on the songs and the state of the band at that time...all wrapped up nice in a beautiful digi-pack.

After all these years man, it's a great feeling. Long Live Metal.

JS

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Sunday, October 26, 2008 
hey everyone...
this was supposed to be posted a couple days ago, sorry for the delay.
read on...
js

ZIMMERS HOLE HAS DROPPED OFF OF THE UPCOMING EUROPEAN TOUR WITH SOILWORK.

OCT 22/08

AS OF TODAY ZIMMERS HOLE IS NO LONGER A PART OF THE UPCOMING EUROPEAN TOUR WITH SOILWORK.

DRUMMER GENE HOGLAN HAS SUFFERED A DEATH IN HIS FAMILY.
FROM OUR HEARTS, WE SEND GENE AND THE ENTIRE HOGLAN FAMILY ALL OF OUR LOVE, AND DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
THE HOGLAN FAMILY IS THE 'FIRST FAMILY OF METAL', AND WE ARE ALL DEEPLY SADDENED.

ALSO, BASSIST BYRON STROUD IS NURSING A BROKEN HAND.
BYRON IS NOT ONLY OUR BASSIST, HIS DUTIES ALSO INCLUDE BAND MANAGER, AND ROAD MANAGER. HE IS VITAL TO US.

WHILE BYRON'S INJURY WAS UNTIMELY, HE FELT HE COULD BE READY IN TIME FOR THE TOUR.
WITH THE SAD NEWS FROM THE HOGLAN FAMILY, THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD DO THIS AND BE FOCUSSED IN ANY WAY.

APOLOGIES GO OUT TO ALL OF OUR EUROPEAN FANS AND AGENTS. WE'LL MISS YOU.
WE ASK FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AT A VERY TOUGH TIME FOR ALL OF US.

WITH LOVE

ZH
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Sunday, September 28, 2008 
Friends,

Just a quick update from the roads of the Frozen North.

A few shows into the Canadian trek now and I have to say that you crazy fans from the first few shows have set the bar for the rest! Great shows, great people, good times indeed.
Aside from the occasional blackout due to the high power requirements of our light show, things have been rolling smoothly.
The Heathen is, well, The Heathen...big, red, and definitely from another planet. We like to call him 'The Heat-Hen', HAHA!
Jed, Gene and Byron are keeping it tight on stage and getting the crowds pumped up! They are a rhythm machine! Hmmm...I wonder why? :)
'Little Sake'(as in the drink Sake from Japan) is getting it done on the keyboards...you gotta keep your eyes peeled for him...he's a sneaky Kamikaze and will swoop down on you unexpectedly with his wicked dive bomb samples.
So be ready, folks of the Great White North...we'll see you soon.
And for those in Europe...put your thrashing hats on, we'll be storming your castles soon enough!

Cheers from The Gang.

ZH
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Monday, September 22, 2008 
ZIMMERS HOLE – Launch exclusive Old Man's Child Coversong @ MySpace; on European tour with Soilwork in Nov./Dec. 2008
With their wicked sense of humor and an undying love for metal ZIMMERS HOLE have secured a slot on the 20th anniversary compilation of Century Media Records entitled "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which is available throughout Europe now! It contains 32 mostly exclusive recordings where CM artists cover songs from other acts within the label's repertoire and the result is a fascinating journey through the label's impressive musical spectrum.

Until the end of the year, Century Media will share some of these tracks with you in weekly turns at http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope and you can now check out the ZIMMERS HOLE version of "Doommaker", a song by Norwegian black metal outfit OLD MAN'S CHILD which was originally released on the "The Pagan Prosperity" album in '97.

Furthermore Lord Satan's favourite brethren, ZIMMERS HOLE are going to hit Europe and UK as direct support of Swedish metallers Soilwork. This extensive tour kicks off in early November and is the band's first European run for their current album "When You Were Shouting At The Devil…We Were In League With Satan"!

Here are the dates:

Soilwork
ZIMMERS HOLE
One-Way Mirror
European Tour - Fall/Winter 2008
Nov. 6 - Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
Nov. 7 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
Nov. 8 - Dordrecht, Netherlands - Biebelot
Nov. 10 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
Nov. 11 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
Nov. 12 - Oxford, UK - Zodiac
Nov. 13 - Newport, UK - TJ's
Nov. 14 - Exeter, UK - Lemongrove
Nov. 15 - Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
Nov. 16 - Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
Nov. 18 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Nov. 19 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
Nov. 20 - London, UK - Islington Academy
Nov. 21 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
Nov. 22 - Paris, France - Trabendo
Nov. 23 - Strasbourg, France - Laiterie
Nov. 25 - Bilbao, Spain - Cafe Antzokia
Nov. 26 - Madrid, Spain, Sala Live
Nov. 27 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
Nov. 28 - Lyon, France -Transbordeur
Nov. 29 - Basel, Switzerland - Z7
Nov. 30 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Dec. 2 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
Dec. 3 - Budapest, Hungary - A38
Dec. 4 - Prague, Czech Republic - Futurum
Dec. 5 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
Dec. 6 - 2008 - Munich, Germany - Metropolis
Dec. 7 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
Dec. 8, 2008 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
Dec. 10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
Dec. 11 - Goteborg, Sweden - Bewhouse
Dec. 12 - Malmo, Sweden - KB

Visit THE HOLE online:
www.legionofflames.com
www.myspace.com/zimmershole

Also visit:
www.centurymedia.com
www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope

Travel With The Devil! @ www.rock-voyager.com
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Monday, September 15, 2008 
Hey Fiends,

Just letting you all know that on the Western Canada dates from Sept 23 though Oct 6th, we will be sharing the stage with those sick fucks from parts unknown 'The Golers'.

If you like it fast, loud, and ikky, then The Golers are your cup of fuck.
I promise.

Now I have to figure out where we are going to hide our beer and knives.

Welcome Golers!

ZH
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Friday, September 05, 2008 
Greetings all,

Most of you know already about our upcoming European tour with Soilwork, we have put up the dates now, and we hope to see all of our Euro friends at the shows!

It's been a few years since ZH was in Europe, and last time was a memorable occasion for us. Let's take it all the way this time and have a full-on, headbanging, hair-whipping, metal meltdown every night alright!? Fuck yeah!

We're stoked, it's going to be a great tour. We know the Soilwork gang pretty darn well so there is going to be plenty of good times for all. They are first class people and we are looking forward to seeing, and working, with them again.

We're still feeling the burn from the US tour cancellation, but this will help ease the pain. Our US fans are still hurting though, and we promise that we'll see you soon.
We'll bring the fire, you bring the smokies.

Right now we are gearing up for the 2 1/2 week Canadian jaunt...I promise that The Heathen will be wearing his finest beaver pelts, Jed and Byron will be sharing cheeseburgers with you, and Gene will be throwing drumsticks, Ninja-style. Should be a good time, haha! We'll see you in a couple weeks eh?

Until next we bang,

JS


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Thursday, August 28, 2008 
Metal Friends,

Crappy news for our US fans and promoters today.

It is with deep regret and totally un-metal sorrow that we must cancel our upcoming US tour with Sigh.
Events beyond our control have made this impossible for us to do.
Immigration issues are at the crux of the matter, and as we're sure you'll understand, no further explanation is really needed there...apart from our sincerest apologies to the people who have been waiting for us to finally come to the USA.
We WILL be honoring our western Canadian dates, beginning September 23 in Winnipeg, and continuing through October 6th in Kamloops.

All is not lost though, there are other US tour plans in the works at this moment, we hope to have an announcement for you in the very near future.

Our thanks to the fans for your patience, to the promoters/clubs for all your hard work, and to Finny for going the extra 10 miles for us. Thank You.

To Sigh and Unexpect...and their respective crews, our love and respect. We'll miss you out there...have a good one!

Also, our Vancouver show that was scheduled for tomorrow night (29 Aug @ Cheers ) has also been cancelled...fear not though, we'll see you on October 2nd at The Plaza!!!

With love, respect, and sagging metal spikes,

Zimmers Hole
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Monday, August 11, 2008 

The Zimmers Hole family would like to extend our Happy Birthday wishes to one of our own, The Heathen.

Like a fine Munster, or perhaps a greasy slice of process cheese, The Heathen brings us yet another year of silly rubber suits, silly rubber cocks, and 'not so silly' burning rubber events down at Heathen Choppers.

Happy Birthday Heathen!

No Love from The Hole.

:)

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