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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Gets DAVE LOMBARDO's Apology

August 22, 2006

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has responded to the remarks made by SLAYER's Dave Lombardo in Canada's Exclaim! magazine in which Dave appeared to imply that Bittner was overrated as a drummer.

When asked by Exclaim! what everyone should shut up about, Lombardo said, "I'm trying to watch my words; this is a hard one. Jason Bittner. SHADOWS FALL. Sorry, I just have two drum magazines here and I guess he's getting a good profile. I've known him for years, ever since he was a little kid. But come on!"

Responding to Lombardo's remarks, Bittner wrote the following in an online post:

"Well, when I first heard about it, I was really taken aback and hurt — no one likes to be dissed by one of their idols!! I hadn't even seen the post; I was informed about it by a few friends of mine who are prominent drummers in the metal field... and no, I will not say who.

"Anyhow, intstead of getting upset, I just figured that whatever was said was being taken out of context... like it always is on the Internet!

"A few days later, my phone rang, it was Dave and he was calling to apologize and explain. As he explained to me, without getting into all of the personal details, Dave says that lately he's been abnormally anxious, tense, and has been lashing out at people for no reason. Unfortunately for me, I was one of these people he decided to lash out at.

"To make a long story short, he was a man, and apologized, so that's really all I care about! There is no Lombardo/Bittner feud, we're still cool with each other... As he said as well, we've known each other for a long time. I still have the same amount of respect for him that I did back in day, and there is no way I would be the drummer that I am today without his influence.

"And I'm sure this will probably be on Blabbermouth before the day's over!!!"

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