Fuckin' drummers man

can ya blame him? I'm an APC fan, but the last record they put out was in 2005, and that was mostly covers. They played a couple shows in the last 2 years, and no plans for a new record on the horizon (as far as I'm aware.) Why would anyone waste their time in that kind of project?

Not to mention, they suck.

Excellent, versatile drummer.

Won't be hurting for work.

Agree. This guy is a beast.

The good thing, for him, about being in APC is that all the time off allowed him to do all of the studio and live fill-in work that he's known for.

Jeff Friedl is a good replacement for him though. He plays with both Puscifer and Ashes Divide, and sounded great on the old material during the last tour they did.

Get "Herb".. he's a good friend of Maynard.

Hell, I forgot that Tim "Herb" Alexander was the drummer on the APC demos, and they took the demo for The Hollow and put it on Mer de Noms.

Herb is way too good for this kind of rubbish. He's better off staying "retired."

is that a Twitter picture or a boarding school yearbook photo?

Should keep Josh busy enough. Plus the 16 other bands he tends to float in and out of.

Must be nice to get to pick and choose your work like that.

I wish I were so lucky.

He must have realized Chinese Democracy is NOW.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Freese_discography

This guy worked with Slash and a bunch others.

He drummed for Juliana Hatfield, the indie-rock babe with depth and the cute face to slice through your heart for her "Only Everything" record.

In other words, he's one lucky motha!!

more time for the Vandals? one can hope

Let us not forget his work with Infectious Grooves.

I really tried with APC, as I like everyone in the band. But man, outside of track one on album number two, this band is pretty uninteresting. Very bland.

What, did Axl call?

Great drummer, don't blame him one bit for leaving. Having to wait years for Maynard to make new music again.

Josh decided enough is enough. 13 years of that shit! No apology necessary, Josh.

Jeff Friedl replaced him in APC too? I just saw Devo and Jeff was playing for them too. The replacement drummer for career replacement drummers...

Why? Probably going to blow someone in an alley for crack...thats a cool part time job dude.

I saw him play an apc show with a broke leg, fuckin animal.

From the Evanescence album which sold 15 million worldwide I'm sure.

He tells his fans during shows that he would rather be somewhere else making wine or whatever he does now. Then go do it and shut the fuck up. Your cult following is full of mindless worship. A king of fools. Good for you!

is a very prolific musician. he has recorded and toured with goddamn everyone (Offspring, NIN, APC, Weezer, Devo, Paramore, Seether and so on) in addition to recording his own solo projects. Point is, the guy likes to stay busy. Maynard on the other hand has given up on the artistry of music and is content to release a new Tool album only once their label absolutely forces them to and even then it will be purely motivated by profit. Maynard will NEVER want to do another APC release, again, he just wants to kick back, rake in the royalties (which he complains are not enough) and occasionally tour in order to make a buck in between wine seasons. Bottom line, Freese is a legitimate, working man in the music business stifled by inactivity. Maynard is a lazy hack past his prime and is just holding everyone around him back at this point.

I doubt Freese is collecting royalties on Evanesence or any of the stuff he tracks on. He would have to have a pretty special contract that says he gets those points for any project he partakes in, which he very well might have being a performer of his caliber. Traditionally though, royalties are only paid to the songwriters. If he got royalties from ALL the projects he did, the guy would be a billionaire.