Andy Larocque out, Gus G in

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Kind of odd so late in King's career.
I guess Andy forming that band full of ex King Diamond people did it
Still, half of King's career now has been album- less. At least I got to see them many times back to the 90's.
Never heard Gus G, who knows maybe the album will see the light of day

 

[thegame]

I knew there was something brewing in the KD camp when Andy recently said he had “no idea” when the next KD album was coming out. This album has been “almost done” for close to a decade!

 

[napalmdeath]

Saw that today. I guess Andy lost his patience, and King finally decided to get on the stick.

I found the Lex Legion album kinda mediocre.

 

[stratjacket]

Kind of odd so late in King's career.
I guess Andy forming that band full of ex King Diamond people did it
Still, half of King's career now has been album- less. At least I got to see them many times back to the 90's.
Never heard Gus G, who knows maybe the album will see the light of day

Gus G has been around a ton of bands. Ozzy, Dream Evil, Firewind and solo albums if you’d like to check him out.

 

[Techdeth]

Gus G was Izzy’s guitarist for like 6 years
Now I will question entering you say forever lol

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Gus G has been around a ton of bands. Ozzy, Dream Evil, Firewind and solo albums if you’d like to check him out.

No thanks
A sad end to a great band
They'll probably do a few tours for some retirement cash and call it a day

 

[midnightlaundry]

Whoa..

 

[midnightlaundry]

Dudes ain't gettin any younger. AL wants to get out there..

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Gus G was Izzy’s guitarist for like 6 years
Now I will question entering you say forever lol

I've heard the guys name OG
Never listened to his bands.
I commented on IG and asked him if Sharon was cheap and he just laughed

 

[angelspade]

Gus is probably capable of playing Andy's parts...But he's certainly not capable of writing them.

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

Gus G is a monster. I posted a couple days ago where there was a new album of his out. Killer stuff.

 

[DanTravis62]

Gus is probably capable of playing Andy's parts...But he's certainly not capable of writing them.

This

Gus is a monster player

Not so much as a writer

 

[Metalhex]

Isn't it so that King wrote most of Andy's parts anyway or at least gave him direction?

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

Isn't it so that King wrote most of Andy's parts anyway or at least gave him direction?

King probably wrote 70%ish of everything from the get go

 

[Beyond Black]

I can’t imagine KD was pleased that the Lex Legion album sounds exactly like a stripped down Abigail/Them with a different singer.

 

[boogieman1187]

Gus is probably capable of playing Andy's parts...But he's certainly not capable of writing them.

Well said.

 

[lespaul6]

I got the impression in some interviews that Andy is liking doing his own thing with lex these days

 

[Kagami]

I knew there was something brewing in the KD camp when Andy recently said he had “no idea” when the next KD album was coming out. This album has been “almost done” for close to a decade!

sounds like Yoshiki with X Japan...album is "done" for like years now...

 

[napalmdeath]

Gus G is a monster. I posted a couple days ago where there was a new album of his out. Killer stuff.

He's definitely more than capable. I have alot of his stuff.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Gus is a stud and fantastic player but King is fooling himself if he doesn't realize that Andy is as much the KD sound and vibe as he is. Andy's phrasing was unique and his rythm writing was fantastic. I can't see Gus doing that unless he just straight up copies the style ( which he likely could easily do) king has been sitting on a few new songs for over a decade now, how do you blame Andy for moving on? Some of the lex legion stuff was probably written for King and he sat on it.