Uh, I'll take my Pig Destroyer without any low-end, thankyouverymuch!
Just kidding!
But in all honestly, I was a bit shocked to get the press release earlier this morning about my favorite grindcore band now having a bassist. Isn't that like a crime against grindcore?
The band is "keeping it in the family" so to speak as the bassist, John Jarvis is the cousin of recently acquired human-drum-machine Adam Jarvis. He will make his live debut this weekend at the Housecore Horror Fest. John commented:
"It's an honor to be a part of Pig Destroyer. I'm looking forward to making new music with the guys, as well as adding some "low end" to the older material live. After being able to see every incarnation of the band live in the past, I can honestly say that the guys are at the top of their game. See you at Big Phil's Housecore Horror Fest!!!"
I know what you're thinking…but why?!? Why add a bass player?! Founder Scott Hull elaborates:
"Having John come into the band adds the ability to expand musically into new territories that we haven't explored yet. For many years we haven't had a bass player or second guitarist because, as JR once put it; "mo people, mo problems". But a band is a living organism. Change is good. New blood. New energy. We've had great experiences adding Blake before Phantom Limb and Adam before Book Burner. Both additions to the family have had huge positive impacts on the band. We'd thought about adding a bassist for some time, but it always seemed like it would be more of a hassle than anything else. John has come in like a soldier and has mastered everything we've thrown his way. We're excited for you guys to hear how the older material sounds with an expanded low end and can't wait to get to work on new material."
Honestly, I am really interested to hear just how much more massive the band would sound with a bass player. Damn it, maybe I need to drive down to Texas this weekend.
