According to ET Canada, former Guns N' Roses guitarist
Gilby Clarke has left
Rock Star Supernova, the band he formed with Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Jason Newsted (Voivod, ex-Metallica) and Canadian vocalist Lukas Rossi. No reason was given for
Gilby's departure but the disastrous sales of the group's self-titled debut album (which has shifted less than 56,000 copies in the United States since its November 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan) are believed to have been a contributing factor.
Although
Rossi didn't confirm Clarke's exit from the band, he told ET Canada that "
there will be a name change… the best is yet to come!" He also said that he is working on lyrics for a new album.
There is no word yet if Lee and Newsted will continue to be involved with the group, which completed a U.S. tour in February with
The Panic Channel as support.
The band lost Newsted in October 2006 after an accident that resulted in a torn anterior labrum in his left shoulder and a rotator cuff and bicep tear in the right (bassist
Johnny Colt of Black Crowes/Train filled in during the aforementioned trek). Newsted suffered the injuries while trying to catch a 90-pound bass head that had fallen from atop his amp. The combination of surgery and a lengthy rehab assignment left him sidelined for up to nine months.
"
Rock Star Supernova" was certified gold in January for Canadian sales in excess of 50,000 copies.
source:ultimateguitar
damn didn't see that one coming. wonder who will replace gilby?
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