We hit a speed bump… Nick Hopkins (herein referred to as “former drummer extraordinaire”) has moved back to Virginia. Life was going in a different direction for Nick and he is now pursuing a career at the police academy. It’s a terrible feeling to lose a buddy and band member like that and it hit us pretty hard. We went home over Christmas break pretty discouraged. But the holidays gave us time to think a lot about where the band was going and what our priorities were. We returned refreshed and excited to continue where we left off.

We have been looking for a new drummer not to fill Nick’s shoes but to bring new ideas, a new feel, and ultimately a fresh start. It’s an awkward feeling to ask someone to replace a family member so instead we are looking to hit the “reset button” in a sense.

Even though we are in a transitional phase, we are still playing a few shows with the help of our friend Jason Chatterton (Dressed to Kill, Hot Fever) who is graciously stepping in.  Some of these shows include Agape Fest at the beginning of May, and later in the summer we’ll be heading up to Cornerstone Festival.

We wish our sincere blessings to our former drummer extraordinaire and look forward to introducing you to “the new guy” soon. Stay tuned; Photoside has some exciting news just around the corner…