Vocalist KAM LEE, Drummer CURTIS BEESON Quit DENIAL FIEND

January 10, 2009

Vocalist Kam Lee (MASSACRE, DEATH, MANTAS) and drummer Curtis Beeson (LOWBROW, FESTER, NASTY SAVAGE) have left Tampa, Florida's DENIAL FIEND.

Commented Kam Lee: "I have decided to leave the band DENIAL FIEND, but it's NOT anything that should be looked at as me leaving 'on bad terms.' I will admit in some recent interviews I painted a pretty bleak picture that may have appeared to be all one-sided, but the truth is it's just simple 'band politics' — that's all. I have heard that DENIAL FIEND will continue on without my involvement, and I really do wish them the best of luck with it.

"I still feel that the album 'They Rise' is a fantastic great album... we had a lot of fun creating it, but for me, personally, somewhere later on that fun began to fade. So it is for the best that I just leave the band... Once more, I wish the band and its members good luck for the future. I will however keep pushing forwards with my 'new' death metal band — BONE GNAWER! We have our full-length debut about to be release sometime soon."

According to a posting on the band's MySpace page, DENIAL FIEND is "not breaking up and plans to start work on a new full-length shortly."

DENIAL FIEND's sole remaining members are bassist Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-MASSACRE, DEATH) and guitarist Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, PSEUDO HEROES).

DENIAL FIEND released its debut album, "They Rise", in October 2007 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD, which was recorded at GL Studios in Brandon, Florida, retails with a bonus DVD called "Undead Vision", which is a short documentary/interview disc covering the history of the band members and the Tampa death metal scene, as well as offering more information on the origins of DENIAL FIEND.

DENIAL FIEND's "Dead Awakening" 7" EP was released in May 2007 through Ibex Moon Records. The EP consists of two alternate versions of the tracks "They Rise" and "Cover Me in Blood", which appear on the band's full-length. The pressing is limited to a mere 500 copies.

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