Savannah-based swamp-metal band Black Tusk took a terrible hit in 2014, when their bassist and cofounder, Jonathan Athon, passed away following a motorcycle crash. Prior to the accident, the trio had largely finished recording their fifth album, Pillars of Ash, and with Athon’s lines already laid down, his bandmates were able to complete the process for a release on Relapse in 2016.…
Savannah-based swamp-metal band Black Tusk took a terrible hit in 2014, when their bassist and cofounder, Jonathan Athon, passed away following a motorcycle crash. Prior to the accident, the trio had largely finished recording their fifth album, Pillars of Ash, and with Athon’s lines already laid down, his bandmates were able to complete the process for a release on Relapse in 2016.…