An unnamed mission that includes Armored Saint frontman John Bush, Overkill/Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner, former Adrenaline Mob guitarist Mike Orlando, and Vio-lence guitarist Phil Demmel is difficult at work on its debut album. And with a roster of proficient musicians like that, let’s simply say we’re just a little excited to see what they provide you with.

Information of the supergroup and the way it got here collectively surfaced throughout a current interview Demmel did with former Exhorder guitarist Marzi Montazeri (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). In line with the guitarist, it began throughout one of many quite a few situations the place he helped out a band by filling in for an absent member.

“I [was] doing a one-off [show], [filling in as the guitar player for] Overkill, and that is excellent after issues are opening up. It’s in Jersey, so we go as much as Dingbatz, or what’s… there’s the bar after which there’s the venue. So regardless of the bar is, we go to the bar. And Orlando comes and meets us, and it’s Corey Pierce from God Forbid. And so we’re there all getting loaded. And at a sure level, it was simply, like, ‘Man, we bought the band proper right here, man. Why don’t we do one thing? Why don’t we write music collectively?’ And we’re all, ‘Yeah, let’s do.’ After which the following day, we’re type of hung over, going, ‘Hey, man, did we imply it? Did we imply that? Yeah, let’s see can occur.’ And I got here again [to the East Coast].”

After getting along with Orlando, Demmel mentioned the 2 simply began “throwing riffs at one another,” which resulted in roughly a dozen making the lower. Demmel described the group’s sound is “As issues began materializing, the previous Machine Head guitarist mentioned just one vocalist got here to thoughts for the mission.

“After which so we’re considering, it’s, like, all proper, nicely, bass participant and vocalists. Vocalists, who would you guys need? Let’s make our checklist. Begin on the high.’ After which bang, bang, bang. All on the high was ‘John Bush’, ‘John Bush’, ‘John Bush’. We’re, like, ‘Hmm.’ I mentioned I do know him from [playing together in] Steel Alliegance. We broed down just a little bit — we talked sports activities and stuff — so I mentioned, I do know him sufficient to name him up and ask him. So I did. And he was tremendous… We have been within the good friend zone for some time — you understand, non-committal. And it’s been little by little by bit.”

Demmel mentioned the band has about 10 songs written, with Bush’s vocals tracked for seven of them. Who is aware of if or after we’ll ever hear this group in particular person. Nonetheless, the lineup is thrilling as hell and we hope to listen to one thing quickly.