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Burnt By The Sun Lose Singer And Drummer

posted Sep 17, 2004 at 7:07 AM by deathbringer.  (5 Comments)

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The future of Burnt By The Sun is in doubt as frontman Mike Olender and drummer Dave Witte have now left the group. Remaining members Teddy Patterson and John Adubato may or may not continue under the same name. Here's what Mike Olender said about the split:

"The decision was amicable and there are no ill feelings between any of us. This core line-up was really exciting, satisfying, and rewarding for me to take part in and I'm honored to have shared the last 4 years with Dave, Ted, and John. We wrote music that we loved and tried to convey a message that made people think."

Olender will do a few more shows with For The Love Of, before focusing on his website The O Report. Witte will continue on with various other projects. Adubato and his wife are expecting another child in November.

UPDATE: Teddy writes on the band's site:

Things are looking up at Camp BBTS today. Johnny & I are talking about future plans, they are not as bleak as they seemed last week, we'll keep this a secret for a while...

Source: Lambgoat

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5 Comments on "Burnt By The Sun Lose Singer And Drummer"

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1. satan writes:

Great! Another boss band down the toilet! Thanks!

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2. mike writes:

Yeah, this sh** sucks when bands like Linkin f***ing Park stay together but real bands like BBTS gotta split the f*** up!!

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3. brad writes:

dude this wasnt a real band

they blew hardcore

# Sep 25, 2004 @ 2:49 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. mike writes:

Ouch man. Check out some of their Hell Fest clips and maybe you'll have a little change of heart. I know they're no DEP, but hell who can be.

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5. Brian writes:

yeah, they are better than DEP. That's for damn sure.

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