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69 Faces Of Rock: How did Sy [Keeler] end up leaving the band, and how was Steve Grimmett [GRIM REAPER] brought in?

Rockett: We basically recorded a whole album, and we were in mixing stages. And this was the first time the whole label came down to listen to it. And basically, they didn't like what they were hearing, or they were expecting something completely different, I really don't know. You could tell, I was watching their faces when they were listening, and you could tell something wasn't right. At the end, they said, "This isn't what we want. We were expecting to hear something else." They said, "We want to look at the vocal situation." They didn't say anything to me, but the next day the management tells me that Steve Grimmett's name was thrown into the bag. We said, "No, Sy is our singer." It went around, and they were like, "You do what we say, or we should put the band on ice for the length of your contract. You'll release no albums in that time. Basically, you got to play ball with what we want." So that's what happened.

69 Faces Of Rock: What there any chemistry with Steve Grimmett? I mean, as good as a singer as he is, he walked into a new band that already had a style and a history.

Rockett: No, not at all. There was never a chemistry with him in the band. There certainly wasn't a chemistry with the fans, that's for sure. I mean, he came in, he was forced upon us. He is a nice guy, Steve, but not an ONSLAUGHT singer. And it just always that feeling of a mercenary, I guess; that's how I look back at it. The guy left the band within a year of joining. There was no commitment there. I think GRIM REAPER had been long gone and buried, and I think Steve was looking for a way back into the music industry, you know.

69 Faces Of Rock: Looking back at that time, what should you have done?

Rockett: Signed with a different label. In the end, it came down to two labels. It was A&M Records, and London/Polygram. The two guys from A&M were absolutely fanatical about the band. But what swayed it to Polygram was that they were a much bigger company, and they had a lot of big metal bands in the U.S. And obviously what they just did with SLAYER and FAITH NO MORE, so I guess that sort of swung us in that direction. A&M didn't have much metal on their roster at the time. I guess we were kind of looking at it that way, but obviously hindsight is a wonderful thing.

kingdavid666 a écrit :carrement !
mais je crois qu'il existe un cd regroupant toutes les demos (officiel ?)

British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT are recording a new version of their classic song "Metal Forces", to be included as a bonus track on the upcoming re-release of the band's 1986 album, "The Force", due later in the year via AFM Records later this year. There will also be revised artwork and some sleeve notes written by ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett.

ONSLAUGHT will perform "The Force" in its entirety on their upcoming European headlining tour in September and October. Main support on the trek will be shared by Dutch metal outfit IZEGRIM, who are still promoting the critically acclaimed "Code Of Consequence" CD from 2011, and German thrashers CRIPPER who will release their new album, "Antagonist", on June 22. Both bands will be rotating positions during the entire tour.

Commented Rockett: "It's been what the fans have been asking for from ONSLAUGHT for so long now, so that's exactly what we're gonna give them! AFM are re-releasing 'The Force' album in September, so it seemed quite appropriate to take this show on the road. We're gonna play the whole album in running order, as well as all the favorites from the other four releases. I think it's gonna be a whole lot of messy fun!"