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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist: 'I've Accepted My Life In Music And The Crazy Path That I'm On'

December 19, 2009

Jon Matsumoto of San Jose Mercury News recently conducted an interview with guitarist Rob Cavestany of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

On the band's recently revamped lineup:

"Everyone in the band is beyond happy. I've accepted my life in music and the crazy path that I'm on. The two new members (bassist Damien Sisson and drummer Will Carroll) are so fresh and excited. We really feed off of their energy.

"They're so glad to be a part of it. They're early for rehearsal. They stay late."

On his interactions with his recently departed bandmates:

"Unfortunately, we don't really talk these days. The music was always the glue between us even as kids. Once that went out of the picture there was nothing left to talk about. It's so uncomfortable. It's like trying to hang out with your ex-wife after you have a new partner.

"And it really sucks for our kids because they should be hanging out together like we did when we were kids."

On the major bus accident DEATH ANGEL was involved in while on tour in which drummer Andy Galeon was seriously hurt with a head injury and other damages that would require reconstructive surgery:

"That's one of those very painful, bittersweet memories. But you can't live your life thinking about what-ifs. Everyone's got a million what-ifs. I don't want to beat myself up about that."

On DEATH ANGEL's decision to reunite permanently following a club date and a festival show in Eindhoven, Holland:

"There were like 1,000 people at this club in Eindhoven and guys were singing every word to every song. It was one of the most memorable gigs we've ever done. People were coming up to us and hugging us. We saw a lot of old faces.

"That show convinced us that we had to keep on going."

Read the entire interview from San Jose Mercury News.

Video footage of DEATH ANGEL performing the song "Buried Alive" on December 17, 2009 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California can be viewed below (courtesy of Capital Chaos).

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