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Rampant Rumors

BYZANTINE WILL MAKE A NEW RECORD AFTER ALL!

 Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 at 4:00pm by

byzantineI may be the only journalist still covering Byzantine’s every move, but quite frankly it’s everyone else’s loss. What you all are missing out on is one of 2008′s best albums in Oblivion Beckons.

Guitarist and vocalist Chris “OJ” Ojeda” apparently doesn’t agree with my assessment; according to reader Rob K, who was at the band’s show in Morgantown, WV this past weekend, Ojeda claimed* the band will soon be recording a new record and that they didn’t have fun making Oblivion Beckons. According to Rob, the band does not wish to deal with any record labels this time around and will be perfectly content selling CDs out of their cars.

So apparently Byzantine’s future won’t be limited to sporadic shows in their home state as previously offered, which is great news by me since I plan on going to see them in West Virginia right about never. I can’t say what effect co-founder/guitarist Tony Rohrbough’s departure from the band will have on their material, but the band seems to have settled on a replacement in ex-Split Nixon axeman Brian Henderson.

Naturally you can expect more Byzantine news on MetalSucks as it comes our way.

-VN

*Whether he said this to Rob in person or announced it to the audience isn’t clear.

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  • Driven9

    this seriously just made my day!!! i cant wait to see what those fuckers come up with on the next album.

  • NuMallCore Pwns YoMama

    Very excited for new material!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stacey-Hager/100000884817623 Stacey Hager

    Glad to hear you are covering them. I am from WV and they are awesome!

  • Carnage

    As Lonely Island would say , ” Byzantine will make a new record…..jizz in my pants”.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gabriel-Nott/832588640 Gabriel Nott

    YESSS

  • Rob McGinnis

    I hung out with the dudes at a bar after the show (those fuckers can drink). And yes, they want to write new material this winter and hopefully release something in the spring. No worries about the new guitarist by the way, he can fuckin shred.

  • Jewers

    I was there too, and I can vouch for this…if anyone actually needed it.

  • James M.

    YESSSSSS

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Graham-Mitchell/1663908033 Graham Mitchell

    this news tops Jay Weinberg getting fired from Madball! seriously stoked – ‘Oblivion Beckons’ was incredible

  • Anvil Hammerfall

    Glad to live in West Virginia, these guys are the only band around here worth giving a shit about.

  • Mongorian

    Excellent news this band slays

  • jacob

    YES

  • Doc

    OK, first Agalloch, now this? In one day? I gotta tell you, I may not be able to write any smartassed comments for the next week. Dammit.

    What a great Tuesday!!!!!

  • Sparks

    Thank GOD. This band is definitely one of my all-time favorites, and it’s great to hear that they’ve decided to record more material. Tony will be missed though, his guitar work was nothing short of spectacular.

  • ACoffinShip

    I fucking love these guys. Oblivion Beckons was a fucking sleeper masterpiece. I really hope they come through California at some point, I’ll sell my fucking soul for tickets.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Hunt/100001570445648 Michael Hunt

    Thank f*cking god!!!!! BYZANTINE is the most under promoted band in the country. They are premier metal at it’s finest!!!!!

  • J-Ho

    Yeah, man, keep on covering them. Possibly my favorite metal band from the last decade. Gonna miss Tony, but I’m excited to hear the new guy since everyone says he can play.

    • Jewers

      Yeah he can play, but he wouldn’t show us his titties : (

  • http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xew7gx_byzantine-interview-with-new-guitar_music Lara

    O.J. talks about it in an interview on dailymotion.

  • Chuckles

    Freakin Awesome! Get your asses on the road damnit!

  • Will

    Byzantine fucking rules!!!!!

  • skullession

    Awesome news. Awesome band. Criminally underrated.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Juan-Jimenez/1313838369 Juan Jimenez

      This. I happened to hear about them by pure chance, and they ended up kicking all sorts of ass.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Hopkins/100000274440932 Phil Hopkins

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!