Seether, alongside Stone Temple Pilots, is gearing up to rock the stage at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) on Oct. 23.
The South African hard rock band hasn鈥檛 formally toured within Canada since the mid-2000鈥檚 when they partnered with Three Days Grace. They are currently wrapping up their American leg of the tour.
鈥淲e though it was a great opportunity to be able to tour with Stone Temple Pilots,鈥� said John Humphrey, Seether鈥檚 drummer since 2003. 鈥淲e jumped on the idea when they approached us.鈥�
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The hard rock band is known for its 鈥渉eavier鈥� instruments, but sets itself apart from the metal genre with lyrics and melody.
鈥淲hen I joined the band I believed from the get-go in the music,鈥� said Humphrey. 鈥淪haun has always been vocally honest and there鈥檚 depth to their lyrics. But we do have a harder edge and use lots of instruments.鈥�
Humphrey and the band are grateful for the opportunity to keep performing and producing music over the years.
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鈥淒id we think we鈥檇 be here today performing and putting out more music, absolutely not. First and foremost we鈥檙e musicians. That鈥檚 the heart of it and being able to do this day to day, we鈥檙e very fortunate,鈥� said Humphrey.
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard when we鈥檙e on tour, being away from our families. But when we鈥檙e on stage and performing it鈥檚 like everything goes away,鈥� said Humphrey. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about connecting with people and playing music, that鈥檚 what we live for.鈥�
Humphrey understands that Canadian fans have been waiting a few years to hear some of the band鈥檚 hits including Remedy, Country Song, and Fake It. Country Song won most active rock song of 2011 on Billboard charts and Canadian Hot 100. It was also named number one song of the year in terms of airplay by Mediabase.
鈥淪ome of our diehard fans have been waiting to hear those so we have to play them,鈥� said Humphrey. 鈥淲e鈥檒l play a few songs from our new album (Poison the Parish) and our older stuff as well, so it鈥檒l be a good mix.鈥�
Doors open on Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
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