"But now all band stuff aside, above all — Mitch Lucker was an incredible father. He was a true dad

KASC The Blaze 1330 AM ( web site ) conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES on October 30 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona during the band's North American tour with LAMB OF GOD . The chat is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below.
Asked of IN FLAMES is already thinking about writing the follow-up to last year's "Sounds Of A Playground Fading" or if the band will continue touring in support of the latest vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon CD, IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén told PureGrainAudio 's Mitch Lafon in August, "We'll probably continue touring for whole next year, and then we're gonna think about what we're gonna do. I mean, we already have some stuff in our heads, but the actual writing process is something that we do when we get off the road; we need to focus on that. The thing is that you have so much [free] time, really, when you're on the road, but we can't focus; I don't know what it is with us. There's so many distractions around you. I'd rather go out and have good food and good beer than sit by a computer and record. I do have my own stuff with me — I have a Pro Tools rig, I have a small, little keyboard where I can play… I do that. And I write, basically, for myself, just to keep sane. But, actually, IN FLAMES , musically, we need to relax a little bit and then start thinking about it."
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IN FLAMES ' tenth album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading" ( Century Media ), sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart.
IN FLAMES ' previous CD, "A Sense of Purpose" ( Koch ) opened with 20,000 units to land at No. 28. This was slightly less than the opening tally of "Come Clarity" ( Ferret vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon ), which shifted just under 24,000 copies in February 2006 to enter the chart at position No. 58.
"I had the pleasure of working with Mitch as his agent starting in 2005 before SUICIDE SILENCE was signed to a label or had done a real tour and before I started vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon Sumerian Records . From the first time I met him and saw him perform, I knew he would be a frontman vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon people would love. While he was a rock star, he always had a real sense of class and respect, which is something that isn't as common as it should be with band guys.
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"There was a brief moment in time when I was going to hang up the booking gloves and transition from being an agent to a manager. It was during this month that I stopped working with SUICIDE SILENCE . However, the friendship and bond that Mitch and I shared was never altered by our professional relationship changing. Every time we were in the same room together, it was as if nothing had changed since the first day we became friends and on the same team. It takes a truly special person to be able to do that and I am very grateful to have known Mitch in the way that I did.
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"But now all band stuff aside, above all — Mitch Lucker was an incredible father. He was a true dad to his beautiful daughter Kenadee vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon and loved her with all his heart. To me, this is the worst part of his death. I cannot even imagine how it is for her to go through this. It's a loss no one should have to experience.
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The group, which pays tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio ( BLACK SABBATH , RAINBOW , DIO , HEAVEN & HELL ) and is fully supported by Dio 's widow/manager, Wendy , currently consists of the following musicians:
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HELL'S DOMAIN — the Danish thrash metal band featuring former members of HATESPEHERE , KOLDBORN , EXMORTEM and ARTILLERY — has entered Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark with renowned producer Tue Madsen ( THE HAUNTED , KATAKLYSM , SICK OF IT ALL ) to start tracking drums for their as-yet-untitled debut album for a spring 2013 release. Songtitles vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon set to appear on the CD include "Hangman's Fracture" , "Dead Civilization" , "The Walls Come Tumblin' Down" , "In The Trenches..." and "The Needle And The Vein" .
HELL'S DOMAIN was formed by guitarist Bjørn Bihlet (ex- KOLDBORN , BOIL ) and bassist Lars Knudsen (ex- CRIONIC ) in 2007 with the intention of churning out some catchy Bay Area-inspired thrash metal. Soon joined by Anders Gyldenøhr (ex- HATESPHERE , ARTILLERY ) on drums and Alex Clausen ( MONSTAH ) on vocals, vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon the band completed its lineup in 2011 with the addition of former EXMORTEM axeman Andreas Schubert .
A candlelight vigil for late SUICIDE SILENCE vacation rentals palm springs ca cathedral canyon singer Mitch Lucker will be held tonight (Thursday, November 1) at 8 p.m. at Main St. and 12th in Huntington Beach, California. This is open to anyone who would like to stop by and pay their respects.
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Asked what attracted him to motorcycles, Mitch said, "The danger in it. Being a frontman in a band, you get addicted to adrenaline rushes. When you're onstage, there's not more of a rush. When I get home from touring, I need to find something to match that so I don't get my adrenaline withdrawals. Being exposed to every element of danger while you're sitting on a motor — that, to me, is freedom."
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