Sacred Mother Tongue have confirmed the recruitment of former soldier, Craig Daws, as their new bassist who will make his debut performance as four string executioner opening the main stage at the UK’s largest metal festival, Download on Sunday June 16th at Donnington Park.
Mr Daws made a statement upon joining the band: “I’m really excited to be asked to join Sacred Mother Tongue and can’t believe my first show with them is going to be main stage at Download! I saw that Josh had left and they were looking for a replacement from a post on Facebook. I thought I would give it a shot as the music is killer and with the latest release the band are certainly set to go places. I can’t wait to be a part of that ride! I will be bringing my own fingerstyle bass grooves to the mix to complement SMT’s bad ass riffs and melodies.”
While front- man Darrin South also released a statement upon Craig joining his band as their new bassist: “We had a lot of auditions, many of them really good players and it was a tough decision. Craig’s name kept coming up in our talks right from the start as we’d seen something special in him. He submitted a video play through of ‘Bleeding Out’ and it just blew us away. He’s such a dominant player, stands his ground and holds a really fat groove that’s bursting with tone and feel, and he’s jaw- droppingly tight! There’s a lot to be said for a musician that’s completely in control of his instrument and he’s exactly what we needed. Furthermore Craig is an awesome guy and we get on great- it’s really important for our new bass player to become our brother. He’s a welcome addition to the family and I’m sure people will love him. We’re really excited to get on stage with him and present the new sacred lineup in full force.”
After the band play Download they have two scheduled UK shows as part of their European tour with P.O.D and Hellyeah. Check out the dates below.
June
17- LONDON, Camden Underworld
18- SOUTHAMPTON, The Cellars
