Richard Christy leaving Iced Earth.... WTF

RobLoge85 · Post by **RobLoge85** » Wed May 19, 2004 8:52 pm

link:

http://www.apeshit.org/main.php?cat=1&p=1129

its pretty stupid if you ask me... I like his drumming.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Wed May 19, 2004 10:07 pm

Demons and Wizards II!! Woot!

Seems like Jon ALWAYS has something to citisize when a band member leaves though.

Sean_H · Post by **Sean_H** » Wed May 19, 2004 11:14 pm

Christy was too good for Iced Earth if you ask me. He never played anywhere close to his potential when he was with them. Listen to him on Death's 'The Sound of Perseverance' or his other band Burning Inside, and you'll be surprised at the astonishing difference in playing.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:34 am

Doesn't matter now, it would seem, if he's not going to be persuing drumming anymore.

Kai Stromler · Post by **Kai Stromler** » Thu May 20, 2004 7:48 am

nailz1000 wrote:Doesn't matter now, it would seem, if he's not going to be persuing drumming anymore.

This is just Jon lying again. Rich is still in Leash Law, and has not, at least according to the band that hasn't fired him, quit music completely. I haven't heard Leash Law, but if they're on Black Lotus, they must be at least semi-decent.

Ofcourse, this is from Blab, which we all know is an absolute paragon of reliability.

--K

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:51 am

Perhaps he'll have time for the smaller projects. I don't know how TV works, but obviously, you can have time for a music career. Plenty of these fools have done it.. but due to Jons controlling additude, I wouldn't doubt if Christy just didn't want to deal with the 'TV or Iced Earth!' bullshit that I'm sure Jon would have (if he hadn't already) thrown at him.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Thu May 20, 2004 1:41 pm

I'm glad he's leaving IE. Sean's right, Christy is a shitload better than IE lets him be. The drumming with IE has always been pretty simple and, in my opinion, sub-par. If you're going to have drums like that, get a drummer who peaks at that level.

Brsrk · Post by **Brsrk** » Thu May 20, 2004 2:19 pm

I think I see another Megadeth coming... All the drummer changes and such... Yeah...

Time to look for a new drummer and probably another 2-3 years before we see another album...

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu May 20, 2004 2:32 pm

in real metal, they just use kai hansen to fill in for anything needed. Iced earth won't stop.