\n\u201cSam\u2019s on board now full-time, and he\u2019s gonna be the new player from this point forward. And the drummer that we chose, his name is Wade Murff. He\u2019s worked with Daughtry and some other acts. A fairly under-the-radar kind of guy. A strong player. A great dude. Really good with attention to details, as Sam is.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have complete confidence in this, although we start rehearsals next week. I\u2019m just really confident that this is gonna be just as good, if not better than ever, because these guys came in with the right attitude. They honored the catalog, they honored the playing. They didn\u2019t try to reinvent it. And as you know, a guitar can sound like a guitar, a drum can sound like a drum. Until you replace the vocalist, that\u2019s when the sound really changes. So I really feel that the fans will be able to come and enjoy the music as they have always known it, because it won\u2019t sound foreign to them, like there\u2019s a new singer singing Godsmack stuff. And plus their showmanship even elevates it a little bit more. I mean, Shannon\u2019s hard to replace. He\u2019s the GOAT [Greatest Of All Time]. If you see that dude play, he\u2019s a tough cookie to replicate or replace live visually. But this guy, Wade, he\u2019s strong. He\u2019s got some great chops, and he\u2019s really playing the stuff solid. I\u2019m very happy to take them on tour and introduce them. And this is gonna start the next chapter in our life here, Godsmack 2.0.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Honestly, Murff is a clutch score for the band. He\u2019s apparently been playing drums since he was a wee lil 4-year-old lad, crediting John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Alex Van Halen as initial drumming inspiration, though Pantera\u2019s Vinnie Paul and Slayer\u2019s Dave Lombardo really fueled that fired for him. He\u2019s got quite a bit on his resume too, having worked with Sebastian Bach, Doyle (Misfits), Orgy, and more.<\/p>\n
Murff had this to say when he asked about his playing style:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, I appreciate technique and precision, but I love seeing drummers that hit hard and play with a lot of heart and physicality. Live, I always want to play on the edge between control and chaos; something could break at any moment, someone might get hurt\u2026 especially me. [Laughs] Seriously though, I\u2019m committed to delivering that type of show every night, no excuses.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
It\u2019s kind of weird to think of Godsmack transitioning into a band where the new-to-original ratio of the members favors the former, but I guess it happens to every band at some point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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