THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Black Veil Brides drummer Christian "CC" Coma is stepping away from the rest of the band's European tour to be with his father during his final days ‡. Wade Murff — who just joined Godsmack in May — will handle drums for every show after Rock Am Ring, and Coma returns when the U.S. leg kicks off in late August *‡.
THE DETAILS
- Coma revealed his father is nearing the end of his life and he needs to be present ‡
- Wade Murff made his Godsmack debut May 8 at Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida *
- Murff has also played with Daughtry, Prong, Orgy, and Doyle *§
- The Milan show at Magnolia Summer Club was already cancelled before this announcement ‡§
- European dates continue June 10 in München, then through Greece, France, Netherlands, Finland, and the UK ‡
- North American Vindicatour leg starts August 27 in Phoenix, Arizona and runs through September 27 in Montclair, New Jersey *§
- Black Veil Brides released their seventh album *Vindicate* on May 8 *
SUPPORT
Caskets, Archers, Autumn Kings, and Holy Wars are on the bill for various dates ‡.
WHY IT MATTERS
SKIP IT doesn't apply here — this is a family emergency, not a hype cycle. What's unusual is the timing: Murff literally just started with Godsmack a month ago, and now he's filling in for a different band while his own tour resumes June 12 with no announced replacement *‡.