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EX-DARKEST HOUR GUITARIST KRIS NORRIS TO PURSUE CAREER IN PRODUCING, EVENTUALLY RETURN TO DARKEST HOUR

 Monday, October 20th, 2008 at 2:33pm by

kris norrisAccording to a recent post on SMNnews.com, ex-Darkest Hour guitarist Kris Norris will now be pursuing a career in producing in addition to putting out his recently completed solo album. While we certainly wish him all the best, the realist in me is privy to think that Norris’ career arc as a producer will closely follow that of Peter Wichers’, who left Soilwork in ’05 in favor of the producer’s chair only to rejoin Soilwork last month. Not that it can’t be done — Fear Factory’s Christian Olde Wolbers is someone who comes to mind as an example of a metal musician who’s made the successful switch — it’s just that the paycheck ain’t as reliable as the perpetual cycle of touring, merch and album advances (then again, Darkest Hour are on Victory Records, so all bets are off in the advances department). And it certainly isn’t as much fun!

The idealist in me, however, really hopes Norris succeeds, not just because of the warmth in our collective hearts but because ex-At All Cost guitarist and friend of MetalSucks Michael Carrigan (ex-Throeald) has been tapped as Norris’ replacement in DH, and that motherfucker is a sick guitarist deserving of his call up to the big leagues.

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  • rob

    where does it say he’s rejoinging DH?? i’m a bit confused.

  • dthrasher

    it was a joke

  • AirRichard

    I would like to assume that Metal Sucks is already abreast to this knowledge, but I can’t recall seeing it posted, so I will bring it to light anyways.

    MS favorite At All Cost has recently commented on their status and are in fact still in existence. Their statement is as follows, enjoy:

    At All Cost will be coming out of their hiatus for a few live shows shortly, here’s what they had to say on the matter:
    “Taking you to the end of the year:
    So, in case you haven’t heard. Guitarist Mike Theobald is now playing/writing/performing in Darkest Hour. He is very much deserving of all the credit and rewards from that, and everyone here wishes him the best of luck. That doesn’t mean that we have broken up! With Mike being super busy, we have a very limited amount of windows open for the COST playing, so here’s what its looking like: Were gonna play 3 shows in this remaining year, and then play things by ear. So we definitely advise you to get your fix at one of the 3 shows, or all of them!
    Austin: Nov 8
    Houston: Nov 28
    Corpus C: Nov 29
    New songs will be played, old ones will be shredded, love and hate will erupt through the roof, sounds like fun huh?”