Former DevilDriver guitarist Neal Tiemann has officially joined San Diego, CA-based deathcore unit Carnifex. Tiemann, who has previously toured with the outfit, has now officially replaced Jordan Lockrey in the group on lead guitar duties.
Scott Ian Lewis, who fronts Carnifex, appeared recently on Hatebreed, etc. vocalist Jamey Jasta‘s ‘The Jasta Show‘, confirming Tiemann‘s new role:
“Neal Tiemann is going to be playing guitar for us. He’s a member of the band, which is… he’s really an awesome guy and he’s just a riff factory. Like, dude can just write all day, any metal genre you want. Riffs just come out of his hands and that’s, you know that’s the ultimate [guitarist]… Obviously [drummer and keyboardist Shawn Cameron is] still writing a bunch, [guitarist Cory Arford] writing a bunch and I’ve always got my… I’m always in there like ‘no, move this here, move that there.’ It’s fun because it’s more to play with, because [Neal is] really just pumping out material in a way that we kind of never… I guess we’re just not riff factories like that, you know what I mean?”
According to Lewis, the group intend to head into the studio in February of next year to record their next studio album with Jason Suecof (Trivium, All That Remains) producing. Ahead of that you can find the band out down under with Thy Art Is Murder, Malevolence and I AM:
09/08 Adelaide, AUS – Lion Arts Factory
09/09 Melbourne, AUS – Northcote Theatre
09/10 Sydney, AUS – Manning Bar
09/11 Brisbane, AUS – Princess Theatre
Following that, they will be headlining a 15th anniversary U.S. tour for their 2007 debut album “Dead In My Arms“. Spite, Oceano, Left To Suffer and Crown Magnetar will also be out on that trek:
09/23 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
09/24 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Club
09/25 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
09/26 Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
09/28 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
09/29 Denver, CO – Summit
09/30 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
10/01 Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove
10/02 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Saloon
10/04 Joliet, IL – The Forge
10/05 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
10/06 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
10/07 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
10/08 Cleveland, OH – The Beachland Ballroom
10/10 Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
10/11 Syracuse, NY – THE LOST HORIZON
10/12 Manchester, NH – Jewel Nightclub
10/13 Worcester, MA – Palladium (Upstairs)
10/14 Atlantic City, NJ – Anchor Rock Club
10/15 Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s
10/16 Richmond, VA – The National
10/18 Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
10/19 Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
10/20 Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Live
10/21 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
10/22 Oklahoma City, OK – Whiskey Nights
10/23 Wichita, KS – TempleLive
10/25 Dallas, TX – Southside Music Hall
10/26 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
10/27 El Paso, TX – Rockhouse
10/28 Tucson, AZ – Encore
10/29 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
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