Former DEATH ANGEL Drummer ANDY GALEON Joins SPIRALARMS

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based heavy rock band featuring Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, ex-MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on vocals, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo on bass, Brad Barth on keyboards, and Anthony Traslavina on rhythm guitar, has announced the addition of drummer Andy Galeon (DEATH ANGEL) to the group's ranks.

Andy will make his live debut with SPIRALARMS this Saturday, February 8 at the Milk Bar in San Francisco.

Comments Locicero: "After much deliberation and our European tour, we've decided it is time to part ways with our good friend and brother, Ron Redeen. This was not an easy decision, but it came down to health and personal reasons that Ron must deal with on his own terms.

"Make no mistake about it: this was difficult.

"Ron is a fantastic drummer and a wonderful person who deserves much credit and respect for his playing. We wish him nothing but the best for his future and we love him dearly.

"Now to the present... Andy Galeon, formerly of DEATH ANGEL, is 'the New Guy!'

"When Andy and I got together to play the 'Robb Flynn & Friends' benefit last month, we just clicked. Everything we played together had something special going within our chemistry. This was totally unexpected by both of us and the only times previous to that I'd actually played music with Andy was on old SABBATH songs decades ago. That being said, we've been friends for about 25 years and toured our asses off together in 1990 in Europe and the States. Back then, we were the two youngest kids on the bus! There is a history and pedigree that makes sense.

"When Tim, Cornbread and Brad watched Andy and I play at the benefit, it all became clear. He IS our guy that will help us continue to grow into the heavy rock force we set out to be.

"Our first full practice was tonight and we all got chills at how much we jelled with the power and groove Andy brings to the table.

"Andy's been playing drums his entire life and pretty much grew up in rock and metal school.

"Honestly, I'm so happy to have Andy in a situation were he can get back out there and show his skills in our music.

"We all complement each other with an ease that's difficult to come by.

"It's about time he steps back into the international ring, so to speak.

"Now it's out of the frying pan and into the fire!

"Two rehearsals and we're playing our first show Saturday night in San Francisco! That's what professionals do, and Andy is a pro!"

Added Galeon: "In the recent years, I've recorded and performed with many cool and different projects in the Bay Area. Bands like END THE SUFFERING, THE NERV, HADI DROUBI, FOS ROCK and YEIBICHAI. But I'm really stoked to inform you that I just joined SPIRALARMS. They're a gritty band with high levels of musicianship and songwriting skills.

"I've known Craig since the early FORBIDDEN EVIL days and have known Tim since the TYRANNICIDE/SYSTEMATIC days. Our paths re-crossed for the BLACK SABBATH tribute gig with 'Robb Flynn & Friends'. We jammed and I'm proud to say things naturally progressed into me joining this musically diverse, organically heavy soulful group called SPIRALARMS!

"I'm ecstatic to be a part of these heavy grooves."

SPIRALARMS' second album, "Freedom", was released on October 22, 2013 via Steamhammer/SPV.

SPIRALARMS rose from the ashes of millennial bands SYSTEMATIC, FORBIDDEN and MANMADE GOD.

Friends since the age of 15, Narducci and Locicero bonded over their love of heavy metal and hard rock music. Looking back at that time period, Craig said, "[We were] probably the youngest kids in the East Bay metal scene that were drinking beer out in the parking lot after seeing bands like TESTAMENT and EXODUS play."

Although the two remained friends throughout the years, they both went their separate ways and started bands of their own.

After years of playing with their respective groups, the two friends contacted each other and decided it was time to start playing music together again, and in 2004 SPIRALARMS was born.

"Freedom"'s down-to-earth and very dynamic production deserves a mention. The album oozes a liveliness, which many other bands tend to lose in the studio. "We always work at the studio as a full band," says Locicero. "The basic tracks of the new album were recorded in just about 16 hours, the rest was recorded by and by, but always in the same spirit. From the beginning, we never lost sight of our vision and that special flair which our new songs have."

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