It\'s official. Citing fatique, Damon Richardson has decided to leave Danko Jones, effective immediately. Taking Damon\'s place will be Toronto-based session drummer Dan Cornelius (photo), who will become a permanent member of the band.\"The separation is an amicable one and Damon cites fatigue as his reason for parting. Five years banging skins for Danko Jones takes its toll and Damon was too road-weary to continue. JC [John Calabrese; bass] and Danko [Jones; vocals, guitar] wish him well in his future endeavors, as does the rest of the Danko Jones family! [New drummer] Dan\'s been a hard working session drummer in the city and has played with Damn 13, among other bands/artists. We\'re excited to welcome him and think that he\'ll be an excellent fit.\"
Danko Jones will support Nickelback on their upcoming Canadian tour, which kicks off on January 17 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia.
Danko Jones has been on tour criss-crossing the United States, Europe and Canada since the American release of their album \"We Sweat Blood\" in April of 2005.
In between global tour dates, the band managed to find time to record new songs. Danko Jones\' highly-anticipated new album, \"Sleep Is The Enemy\", is now slated for a late February release in Europe and an early May release in the US.
\"Sleep Is the Enemy\" was produced and engineered by Matt DeMatteo at Record High Productions in Toronto and was mixed by Vic Florencia at Phase One Studios in Toronto. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York. Ted has previously worked on Green Day\'s \"American Idiot\" and R.E.M.\'s \"Around The Sun\".
