Divine Heresy Fire Tommy Vext (Cummings), Seek New Vocalist
by 
Metal Martyr on April 29th, 2008
Exclusive news from Headbangers Blog. Lead singer Tommy Cummings (Aka: Tommy Vext) has been fired by Divine Heresy after an onstage fit of rage when he wanted to cut the set short and the rest of the band kept playing on April 26th in Poughkeepsie, New York. Here is a few excerpts.
“He gave us 10 different reasons why we should stop — ‘My microphone doesn’t work, I got diarrhea, the monitors are f–ked up’ — whatever he could think of,” Cazares told HeadbangersBlog.com. “And we decided that’s not fair to the fans. We wanted to give them a full show.”
But when Divine Heresy blasted into the next song, Cummings became unglued. He tried to pry the drumsticks from Tim Yeung’s hands, then he shoved Cazares, knocking him down. “The venue has a weird step onstage, and I hit the step and fell after he pushed me,” Cazares said. “He just caught me off balance. It was extremely unprofessional, and, in my head I just knew it was over with him.”
The Poughkeepsie incident was the final straw in a relationship that had grown increasingly strained over time. From the start, Cummings’ hardcore and hip-hop background clashed with the rest of the band’s brutal death metal orientation, and as the lead singer, he seemed to see himself as the leader of the group even though the band was formed by Cazares. “He’s a big, intimidating guy and he knows how to use that to his advantage,” the guitarist explained. “We didn’t agree on a lot of things and we thought it was better that he left.”
Perhaps they will find another singer that will fit better in the band. I hope so. I really dug their debut and I like Dino’s playing style. Read the entire news clip here. Tommy Cummings Fired From Divine Heresy
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