Roddy Bottum has spoken about the way forward for Religion No Extra, and mentioned that the band are in “a extremely bizarre spot” proper now.
The guitarist and keyboard participant has been part of the line-up for the reason that band established themselves underneath the Religion No Extra title in 1983. Nevertheless, in keeping with his latest feedback, it appears he’s simply as unclear concerning the band’s future because the followers are.
When requested by Chile’s Radio Futuro concerning the state of the band in a latest interview, Backside replied: “I don’t know. I actually don’t know.”
“You don’t should consider me, however there’s nothing [to say],” he added. “Proper now we’re in a extremely bizarre spot, a extremely unusual spot, and I can’t actually let you know what’s happening. I don’t know myself. I get totally different data from folks… and I’m within the band.”
When requested if he performs a job in calling the photographs and organising new initiatives for the band, the musician responded: “Not likely. If I did, we’d in all probability be taking part in in Chile subsequent week.”
The band – initially fashioned as Sharp Younger Males – adopted their present title in 1983 and went on to share six albums earlier than splitting up in 1998. Their hottest releases got here as frontman Mike Patton joined the line-up in 1988, and included 1989’s ‘The Actual Factor’ and 1992’s ‘Angel Mud’.
They got here collectively for a reunion in 2009 and performed quite a lot of reveals world wide earlier than releasing the LP ‘Sol Invictus’ six years later. They performed their closing stay reveals in 2016, earlier than the loss of life of former vocalist Chuck Mosley the next 12 months.
The band had been then anticipated to play quite a lot of stay reveals in 2020 throughout the US, Europe and Australia, however these had been later postponed as a result of outbreak of COVID-19. They had been formally scrapped in 2021.
Within the time since, Patton has been focussing his efforts on Mr Bungle, taking part in quite a lot of gigs with the band final 12 months. This included a slot at Obtain Pageant 2024. The frontman has additionally been open about his psychological well being struggles over latest years too and defined how his agoraphobia prognosis has impacted his method to taking part in stay.
As reported by Billboard, Bottum described Religion No Extra as being on a “semi-permanent hiatus” again in October.
