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loserib
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cold call it quits

taken from blabbermouthnews.net

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has confirmed to Australia's Undercover News that COLD guitarist Terry Balsamo is now a permanent member of EVANESCENCE.

According to Lee, that also means COLD is history. "They could hire another guitar player and continue, but I'm pretty sure that their lead singer is in and out of rehab and having real problems," she told Undercover News. "He has been for a long time and I don't think they're going to be making another record. Terry was in a situation also where their band was very unhappy, so I think we came together on a common ground."

Balsamo was initially brought into EVANESCENCE as a temporary replacement for Ben Moody after Moody walked out of the band midway through their European tour late last year. After several shows with Balsamo, things "just clicked" between the guitarist and the rest of the group and he was asked to become a permanent member of EVANESCENCE.

"[It is] better than I ever expected, because I knew him," Lee said of working with Balsamo, "but I didn't know him so well that it was like we were best friends. I knew I could count on him and it's been such a relief. It's like one thing in a million other things that has happened so naturally. Terry's an insane guitar player with awesome stage presence. He has a good personality and he's down to earth and on top of all that stuff, he's a great writer and he's done a lot of great writing. I didn't really realize when we first brought him into the band, so all around, Terry is one of the best decisions we've made".

Asked if Terry's appointment has created sore feelings with the rest of the COLD members, Amy told Undercover News, "I haven't talked to them. We all went on tour together in the States, which is funny, that's how we met. Scooter, the lead singer, was really hurting, it was not good, but the rest of the guys in the band are really awesome. I love Jeremy and Kelly's really cool and I was friends with both of those guys. I didn't know the drummer very well, but I don't think there is any sore feelings, I think they were all pretty sick of the situation in their band."

that sucks cold is one of my favorite mellow bands

Jan 16th, 2004 12:05 PM

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i got cold's latest album and i think its good they called it quits..musically they were not going anywhere!

Jan 16th, 2004 11:50 PM

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loserib
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i know i did not like year of the spider that much but thirteen ways to beeld was great i think its ****ed up that she talk about colds personal shit like that

Jan 17th, 2004 02:24 AM

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oh no i love both bands but i had no idea that cold broke up. damn!
well as long as afi stays together i'm happy

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loserib
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heres an update it looks like amy might just talking out her ass what a *****

from blabbermouth.net
COLD have no intentions of breaking up following the apparent defection of guitarist Terry Balsamo to EVANESCENCE, a source close to the band has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

The group, whose latest album, "Year of the Spider", has sold 458,073 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, are expected to release a new single soon. Additionally, Geffen Records are said to have recently notified the band of their intention to exercise the option on COLD's next album.

As reported here yesterday, EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee announced Balsamo's promotion to a full-time member of the group (he was previously filling in for their performance at the American Music Awards and several live gigs) during an interview with Australian web site Undercover Media on Friday (Jan. 16), before the band performed their final show of a Down Under tour.

COLD, whose singer, Scooter Ward, was alleged by Lee to currently be "in and out of rehab and having real problems," have yet to announce a replacement for Balsamo.

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Jan 17th, 2004 04:35 PM

loserib
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heres the latist update

Scooter Ward posted the following on the bands message board:

SO ITS OFFICIAL.TERRY HAS LEFT US FOR EVENESCANCE.I DONT KNOW WHY AND I DONT WANT TO.I ALSO DONT KNOW WHY AMY THREW MY LIFE OUT THERE LIKE SHE DID.I NEVER DID ANYTHING BUT TREAT HER WITH RESPECT.BUT THIS IS THE LIFE I CHOOSE AND I UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A SECRET.I JUST WISH SHE WOULD HAVE LET ME TELL MY STORY WHEN I WAS READY.AS FOR COLD WE ARE REALEASING WASTED YEARS SOON.WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW GUITARIST AND WE WILL BE STARTING ON OUR NEW RECORD WHEN WE GET OFF THE ROAD.TERRY WAS AND IS A GREAT PERSON AND I DONT THINK ANYONE SHOULD EVER SPEAK ILL OF HIM.I LOVE HIM AND HE WAS ONE OF MY BEST FREINDS AND IT HURTS MY HEART TO LOOSE HIM.SORRY EVERYONE.

and if you dont know scooter ward is the lead singer of cold