Savatage drummer Jeff Plate has a message for all the Sava fans:
My new band, Machines Of Grace, have released our debut cd. It is available through these
locations:
Buy Direct from Band
with Paypal:
www. machinesofgrace.net/mgmusic/music.html
CD Baby
FYE.com
Digital Download at Amazon
It's also available at iTunes.
Please check into the website for updates:
Machines of Grace Web Site
Machines of Grace MySpace
Jeff Plate
Jeff's MySpace
Jeff has also posted an announcement about the dissolution of Metal Church.
***
To all of our fans and friends...
We regretfully announce that Metal Church is calling it quits.
The performance at Rocklahoma will be our last show. We have had to cancel the shows scheduled for August and that, among other things, has led us to have to make this decision.
There has been far too much frustration and disappointment in trying to keep moving forward. The collapse of our record company, SPV, has made it next to impossible for us continue in any kind of professional manner due to lack of tour support. This decision was not made lightly.
We do have unfinished business in the studio, and with any luck we will have something that will be of interest to Metal Church fans in the near future.
We would like to thank all the fans that have stuck with Metal Church through all these years, the line-up changes and the ups and downs. We can't tell you how much your support has meant to us, we appreciate each and every one of you.
It's been a great ride... thanks for being a part of it.
Metal Church
***
This announcement was posted last week before our Rocklahoma show. Of course we all regret this, but this explains itself quite well.
I want to thank Kurdt for having me as his drummer for the past several years, and for having the opportunity to play some of the best classic metal music ever written.
Replacing Kirk Arrington was no walk in the park. Honoring his drumming, while incorporating my own style into this music, was a challenge, and hopefully I accomplished that.
I have become a huge fan of Kurdt's songwriting, and the two albums that I recorded, A Light In The Dark and This Present Wasteland, are proud moments in my recording career.
Ronnie Monroe, Steve Unger, Rick VanZandt and Jay Reynolds have all been great bandmates and friends. Despite all of the technical difficulties and related problems on tour, that hour- and- a- half on stage was always a blast and we took pride in the fact that we kicked ass every night! On top of that, these are some of the funniest guys I've ever been around. Best of luck to all of them.
Of course, thank you to the fans for the support. It has been an awesome experience.