Friday, January 6, 2012

ITP V.012: ONLY ONE PER COFFIN: INCANTATION: JOEY LOMBARD (EX BASSIST) PASSES




Joey Lombard, former and founding bassist of Pennsylvania death metal legends INCANTATION has been confirmed dead (possible suicide) via his former band mates. Joey Lombard performed bass for INCANTATION 2001-2005, as Lombard was replaced by bassist Chuck Sherwood.

FROM INCANATION and IBEX MOON RECORDS:
In 2003, while INCANTATION toured for the "Blasphemy" album, they played in San Diego and in Tijuana. INFINITUM OBSCURE played in the Tijuana gig. In this tour, I met this genuinely GREAT guy by the name of Joey Lombard, who was Incan's bassist at the time (2001-2006).

In 2005 I was asked to step into INCANTATION as live session bassist, since Joey would not be able to commit for all the touring for the "Decimate Christendom" album, then "Primordial Domination".

We also toured together in January 2005, I played bass for THE CHASM and he was still in INCANTATION. We shared a tour together.

Joey even let me use his gear on 2 of those tours, we've had drinks together, dinner at John's house, hung out in Johnstown, PA. Joey let me have a lot of the tabs he wrote for Incan bass lines so that I could learn them and practice them. We shared the same spot in the same band, but in different spectrum: Him in the recording and me in the Live section. I've done 10 tours/festival appearances, with Incantation between 2005 and 2009.

With a deep DEEP sadness and gloom, I learned last night form my dear friend Jill McEntee that our dear brother and loved friend, Joey, had decided to leave this world on his own...

Everyone in the INCANTATION family is deeply saddened by this. Joey was a GREAT GREAT guy, mellow, really sincere, calm, honest, and with a really BIG heart and an excellent musician.

My dear brother, you are now in peace, the one you longed for. You will be deeply missed, thank you for everything dear friend...

Till we meet again...

R.I.P. Joey Lombard (3/10/69 - 1/3/12)


FROM IBEX MOON RECORDS: Thanks to everyone for all the kind words for my metal brother Joey, Please understand this is a really hard time for the Incantation family and friends along with the Lombard family. Thanks for all the tributes and condolences for Joey, it really means a lot to us.

FROM KYLE SEVERN (INCANTATION DRUMMER):
"Joey was one of the nicest people you could ever meet.

"Joey had stepped up to the plate and joined John McEntee and myself back in 2000 to create some of INCANTATION's finest blasphemy to date!!! He stuck with us for five-plus long years of writing and traveling the death metal roads!! He was an amazing musician and bass player. He had contributed more than most could imagine to the death metal scene. He had made many new friends through those years on the road; he was such a likable guy. I don't think he had a mean bone in his body. He will be truly missed.

"Services will be held in Johnstown, Pennsylvania Sunday evening."

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ RIP JOEY LOMBARD