Mike Towers

Nem sempre uma banda entende a si própria e o q está fazendo. A ponto de se avaliar obtusamente. E se sabotar miseravelmente. Histórico dos caras, breve e redigido por um certo Nicki Neil em “The Only Safe Place” (1986):

“It took 21 days to lay down The Only Safe Place, even though much of the album was recorded during a time of turmoil and controversy. Two weeks before entering the studio Mike Towers (ex-Heretic) replaced departed frontman Steve Gaines. The band was looking for someone with a grittier tone and Towers fill the bill. But soon after other problems arose, bass player Mel Sanchez found himself in the middle of a difficult divorce and guitarist Mark Caro was in conflict with the band’s manager and the album’s producer.

The lack of both Mel and Mark’s presence in the studio affected the album’s final outcome because the band originally intended for a much heavier sound but wound up with something far more commercial. White ABATTOIR had not compromised their sound The Only Safe Place did contain the abrasive wall of guitars and high-octane blasts that the band had become known for but the overall production given to them obviously was in hopes of attracting a wider audience. Though the members of ABATTOIR may not have been happy with the album, fans and critics loved it with one journalist even stating, ‘The Only Safe Place is an album that proves the band is learning the fine art of metal at its best’.

Just a few months after the album’s release ABATTOIR called it quits due to conflicts in musical interest. Half the band wanted to pursue the new sound while the founding members wanted to stay true to ABATTOIR’s speed-core roots. Mel Sanchez later joined original ABATTOIR guitarist Juan Garcia in the new group Evil Dead, who cut four albums for SPV while drummer Danny Anaya teamed up with MX Machine for the humorous gem Manic Panic. The band may have ceased to exist but their legend lived on and for years many people spoke highly of the band who took Los Angeles by storm“.