Skeletonwitch Part Ways with Vocalist Chance Garnette?
Could vocalist Chance Garnette — he of “Smoke weed, drink beer, eat pussy, listen to metal!!!” fame — be transitioning from frontman for Skeletonwitch into a full-time manufacturer of spiky armbands?
Garnette, you may recall, left the band mid-tour last October on account of having “some serious personal matters to attend to.” At the time, we all assumed the departure was temporary… but now the band has removed his name from the “About” section of their Facebook page, and announced a tour with another vocalist:
Hails to Andy Horn! This metal maniac will be handling vocal duties on our upcoming Euro tour. We go way back with this…
Posted by Skeletonwitch on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
So while no one has said anything officially yet (which is weird — surely they knew the swap was going to turn into blog fodder), yeah, it’s ain’t looking good for Garnette.
It’s possible this an April Fools’ joke, although it’s worth noting the band posted the message about Horn the evening of March 31.
With all due respect to Horn… Garnette is one of modern metal’s finest frontmen, and it’s boderline-impossible for me to imagine The Witch without him. So, yeah, I’m hoping there’s some perfectly rational explanation for all of this that does not involve Chance leaving the group.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering: yes, as far as we can tell, Chance’s brother, guitarist Nate Garnette, is still in the band. Phew!
Thanks: Zack B.
