The Curse of Grant Goodmorrow

04/16/08

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The Curse of Grant Goodmorrow

 

The Curse of Grant Goodmorrow

 

 So, here I am announcing a page in which I talk about the "effect" that my mentioning of a band has towards their longevity.  It's been rather stunning so far, but we'll continue to track things as they progress.  Keep in mind that these are only the bands who have suffered misfortune as a result of my promotion.  Here we go:

 

Five Pointe O: Lost singer Daniel Struble and guitar player Sharon Grzelinski.  Went on to form the sub-par The Renaissance and The Burning Down.  Five Pointe O has since disbanded.

 

Norma Jean: Lost singer Josh Scogin and bassist Joshua Doolittle.  Scogin went on to form The Chariot, but neither band has really been the same.

 

The Postman Syndrome: Lost guitarist/singer Matt Lupo.  Went on to form the awful Day Without Dawn (with a guest appearance by Lupo, nonetheless), an abhorration of the former band.  The Postman Syndrome has since disbanded.

 

Underoath:  Lost singer Dallas Taylor and promptly went downhill.  Oddly, Taylor left to focus on his "family life" but quickly formed Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.

 

Do As Infinity:  Lost singer/idol Van Tomiko, who went on to perform a very unspectacular solo album.  DAI has since disbanded.

 

The Devin Townsend Band:  Really to no one's surprise, The Dev finally said "The hell with it" and gave up writing commercial music.  He's still producing albums, but probably won't perform on anything for a long time now.

 

Nightrage:  Lost singer Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates) and drummer Per Jensen (The Haunted) after the recording of their debut album.  Their next two albums didn't do so well.

 

Saosin: Lost singer Anthony Green, drummer Pat McGrath and bassist Zach Kennedy.  As they have lost their rhythm section and their singer, their heart has been forever removed.

 

Nightwish:  Fired their super-hot singer Tarja Turunen after she started hinting that she wanted to pursue a solo career.

 

Adema:  Six months after recording the excellent Planets, singer Luke Caraccioli left the band for no apparent reason.

 

Vio System Divide:  In spite of continued contact with the band from me, their new album has been pushed back for at least a year due to scheduling conflicts and a complete rewrite of the material.

 

Bleed The Sky:  Had most of their gear stolen while on tour and then, to add insult to injury, guitarist Wayne Miller nearly died from a spinal infection.

 

The Agony Scene:  Lost drummer Brent Masters, who, in my opinion, backboned The Darkest Red.

 

 

 

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