"My previous records, generally, have been a summary of things I had already been through- experiences I had observed and reflected upon, reporting back from some amount of distance. But this record is different," writes Wasner. "It is an attempt to report from inside of a process that is ongoing and unfinished, from which I will likely never fully emerge as long as I am alive: my struggle within the cycles of addiction and co-dependency..."
At the heart of the concert is a remarkable set piece following Quiet in the South. The house starts to burn, its air of Douglas Sirk melodrama and stultifying domesticity tumbling into Hitchcockian mania.
"Out of an abundance of caution and the health of Mr. Santana, the decision to postpone the show was the most prudent course of action," said his representative Michael Vrionis.
The metal gods smiled when Poison the Well announced the group's 17-gig United States and Canada tour dates-and they strummed air guitars mightily when it was additionally proclaimed that every night, the South Floridian classics would perform their highly regarded 25-year-old debut album The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation.
First of all, I just want to thank everyone for the outpouring of texts from all my family and friends. I'm okay, Tony's okay. We did quit the band last year after lots of talking to Sully and Robbie, and they understood that we didn't want to tour anymore. That's the reason. We understood that they wanted to tour, and so we understood each other.