Divine Heresy: first footage with new touring singer available
Fan-filmed video footage of Divine Heresy's first concert with vocalist Jake Veredika, former lead singer of the Maryland-based metal band Periphery, which took place this past Friday (May 9) at the The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (courtesy of "DeaDlyCorpsE528").As Blabbermouth.Net reported yesterday, Jake Veredika has been recruited as the temporary replacement for former Divine Heresy singer Tommy Cummings, who was dismissed from the group last month.
Veredika came into Assembly Line Studios (Raven, Deceased, Project: Failing Flesh) in Vienna, Virginia this past Wednesday (May 7) to record a demo version of Divine Heresy's "Savior Self" to submit to the group for its consideration. He completed the recording around 3:00 p.m., the demo was e-mailed off, and by 6:00 p.m. he had the gig! Kevin 131 of Assembly Line Studios tells Blabbermouth.Net, "We have known Jake for awhile... he records here from time to time. He shows up with a Divine Heresy demo and gets in a session with Ben [McCall; engineer] in the afternoon. Three hours later, he gets a thumbs-up for the tour! It feels like a 'Ripper' Owens/'Rock Star' moment around here. Ha! We wish Jake the best of luck on the rest of the Divine Heresy tour. Glad to be a part of the process for ya."
While a possibility exists that Veredika will join Divine Heresy as the permanent replacement for Cummings, guitarist Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory) told Blabbermouth.Net that the band won't make that decision until after its current "Tyranny And Bloodshred 2008" North American tour with Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity and Firewind wraps at the end of May.
Tommy Cummings' videotaped statement regarding his departure from Divine Heresy and the response from the remaining members of the group can be found at this location.
Divine Heresy's debut album, "Bleed the Fifth", has sold more than 20,000 copies in the United States since its August 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD was released in Japan with an exclusive bonus track, "Purity Defiled".