Tag Archives: Derek Kerswill

Downpour (Shadows Fall, Kingdom of Sorrow, ex-Unearth) Post First Full Song

Posted by on March 17, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/ZK1M-WjnAEk[/youtube] We still don’t know too much about the new group Downpour apart from the fact it features Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Derek Kerswill, (ex-Unearth, Kingdom of Sorrow), Matt LeBreton (Frozen) and Pete Gelles (Birch Hill Damn). But in the video above, we get a taste of what we can expect to hear from with a […]

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Members of Shadows Fall and Kingdom of Sorrow launch teaser website for new band, Downpour

Posted by on February 17, 2014

The latest band from the Massachusetts metal scene has some familiar faces (and dreads). Downpour is a new group featuring Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Derek Kerswill, (ex-Unearth, Kingdom of Sorrow), Matt LeBreton (Frozen) and Pete Gelles (Birch Hill Damn). According to the band’s newly launched Facebook page, the band will be making its debut this […]

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Seemless’ Self-Titled Debut To Be Reissued On Vinyl

Posted by on October 12, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdmx9nOQGM4[/youtube] Jesse Leach may now be back in Killswitch Engage, but the singer wasn’t completely out of the music scene during the ten years prior to his return. One of Leach’s many groups included Seemless, the heavy rock group also featuring drummer Derek Kerswill (ex-Unearth), guitarist Pete Cortese (Death Ray Vision/ex-Overcast), and bassist Jeff Fultz. […]

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Unearth Announce Nick Pierce As Their New Drummer

Posted by on January 20, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJi79Rh1ZUU[/youtube] It’s been over a year now since Unearth parted ways with drummer Derek Kerswill. And while they utilized the services of a few drummers (including Killswitch Engage’s Justin Foley for both recording and last Summer’s Mayhem Fest), the Masscore group still couldn’t find a permanent member. Today, though, the search has ended as Unearth […]

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Dead Of Night Post Another Demo Online

Posted by on April 13, 2011

Dead Of Night (the new project featuring Shadows Fall’s Matt Bachand and Jon Donais, as well as ex-Unearth drummer Derek Kerswill) has posted another demo song called “Wasted Life” online.

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Ex-Unearth Drummer To Play With Kingdom Of Sorrow This Summer

Posted by on March 31, 2011

Looks like drummer Derek Kerswill has been keeping himself busy since parting ways with Unearth this past Fall. In addition to touring behind T A N G E N T S, he recently formed a new group with both of Shadows Fall’s guitarists called Dead Of Night. And now Kerswill has confirmed his Summer plans: […]

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Shadows Fall Side Project Dead Of Night Reveal New Song

Posted by on March 25, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR1ieBkdd1A&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] What happens when you take Shadows Fall guitarists Jon Donais and Matt Bachand, add in former Seemless bassist Jeff Fultz, journeyman drummer Derek Kerswill (who’s drummed in both Shadows Fall and Seemless) and Jason Witte? You get Dead of Night, who unveiled “It’s Over Now” on their Facebook page today. The song doesn’t reinvent […]

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Dead Of Night: Another Supergroup On The Horizon

Posted by on January 27, 2011

Remember when we reported that Matt Bachand and Jon Donais of Shadows Fall were looking for a singer to join the supergroup they were forming with ex-Unearth drummer Derek Kerswill  and ex-Seemless bassist Jeff Fultz? Well, it looks like they’ve found their guy AND a name for the group. In addition to revealing the addition […]

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Tangents Streaming New Album Online

Posted by on October 27, 2010

Tangents, the new project featuring recently departed Unearth drummer Derek Kerswill, is currently streaming their debut album One Little Light Year over at AOL Music.

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Unearth Part Ways With Drummer Derek Kerswill

Posted by on October 25, 2010

When we last checked in with drummer Derek Kerswill, he was psyched about his new project T A NG E N TS, but was also looking forward to writing the new Unearth record and doing a European tour with them. What a difference a month makes, as the band has released a statement saying that […]

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