Interview and words by Zeena Koda
Video by Maia Stern
My fascination with Dave Witte began the minute I heard blast beats rabidly pulsating through the walls of a dingy, yet endearing practice space in south Jersey. At the time I was in this ambitious tech metal band and my band mates quickly alerted me, “that’s Dave Witte, he’s the fucking MAN.” As a lover of all things heavy, I was privy to Dave’s projects — Discordance Axis, Melt Banana, Human Remains — but what I was hearing that glorious day was the unmistakable Burnt By the Sun. Later that day he walked by and in true Dave fashion complimented us on our sound, I stood in utter awe of a man that was not only one of the sickest drummers alive, but also stood out as a genuine, humble and approachable human being.
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