in September 2010 after a few other injuries to the band members were reported, in which Keko had torn his meniscus after returning from their previous headlining tour and Dave Shepherd had also broken his pinkie finger while supporting Black Cobra in Europe in July, however, did not prevent the group from returning to Albini to record the album, unlike the previous two accidents. The album was finally released on March 15, 2011, after all the setbacks caused by the band's injuries throughout 2010. The band went on tour in the US to support the release of the album however had to cancel the last few shows due to Dave Shepherd breaking his hand which prevented him from playing guitar. 2011–present: Record deal, new drummers, and Goliathan In November 2013 it was announced by French record label Season of Mist had officially listed Weedeater as part of their roster, and the label re-released all of the band's previous albums digitally in December. The band also announced that they will hopefully be entering the studio soon with either Steve Albini or Billy Anderson. Travis Owen joined the band as drummer and they recorded 2015's Goliathan album with Steve Albini at his studio in Chicago. Owen left the band in 2017 due to health issues and was replaced by Carlos Denogean. However, Denogean died on August 24, 2018, after only one year in the band. The current Weedeater drummer, at least for the 2019 scheduled tour dates, is Ramzi Ateya, formerly of Betrayer, CWIC, Notch, and Buzzoven. Ramzi grew up with Dixie and Shep and was bandmates with Dixie in Buzzoven for the recording of the At a Loss album and subsequent tour. Musical style Based on reviews from their previous albums the band has often been labelled as stoner, doom and sludge metal as well as being dubbed "weed metal" due to their lyrical style and also referring to Dave Collins' previous band of similar musical style Buzzov•en, also labelled as a stoner and sludge metal band which may have influenced this band's sound. Band members Current Dave "Dixie" Collins – vocals, bass (1998–present) Dave "Shep" Shepherd – guitar (1998–present) Former Keith "Keko" Kirkum – drums (1998–2013) Carlos Denogean – drums (2017–2018; his death) Travis Owen – drums (2013–2017, 2018–2019) Touring Ramzi Ateyeh – drums (2019–present) Timeline Discography Studio albums References External links American sludge metal musical groups American stoner rock