FORMER members of Metal Church have taken shots at band principle Kurdt Vanderhoof, who has offered a measured response
It started when former singer Marc Lopes – sacked from Metal Church – described Vanderhoof’s guardianship of the band as a “shitshow”.
“In a nutshell, now we’ve come out to where we are now, it’s basically no integrity,” he told the Big Truth podcast.
“The cowardice of not confronting any of the issues, whether good or bad, it didn’t matter, in my book, that doesn’t work… That doesn’t fly.
“If there’s an issue, no matter what it is, either you freaking take it out in the school yard, so to say, or you have that discussion and each person goes ‘fuck you’ and that’s the end of it.
“But when that doesn’t even happen, that’s a tough nail to bite. And then, obviously, the conclusion of it is to find out everything on the internet. That was the ultimate ‘fuck you’. And that does not bide well with me personally, which will be addressed in another time.
“They announced a whole new lineup, new single, new album. Oh yeah, That’s all done.
Then ex-Metal Church drummer Stet Howland said on his social media: “… in short, Marc was 100 percent accurate. Thoug he barely shared the tip of the iceberg of the bullshit, and he was much more kind than I’m going to be.
“There’s truths that need to be told and facts that need to be shared. I’ll be as kind as I can, but I’ll be dissecting and explaining a shitshow. Hang tight, you’ll see it right here very soon.”
Guitarist Vanderhoof did provide a response of sorts, saying: “As with any band, sometimes things just stop working and you have to move-on, no matter what the cost and no matter what people are going to say or think about you, including former band-mates. It’s just that simple.
“I am continuing to do what I’ve been doing since I formed Metal Church 46 years ago: writing albums and releasing music. If you love that, great, if not, that’s OK too. If you love any of the former band members, that’s also great, then go support their musical endeavours and be thankful for new music.
“I personally have nothing negative to say about them, I wish them all the luck.
“I’m just happy to be where I am at now, with great musicians that I respect and I look forward to performing live with. That’s all I have to say about it.”
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