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AltPress Exclusive: Heath Saraceno to leave Senses Fail

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 6/30/09 @ 2:46 PM - altpress.com

Alternative Press has exclusively learned that guitarist Heath Saraceno will be parting ways with New Jersey post-hardcore unit Senses Fail after the completion of this summer's Warped Tour. His last performance with the band is currently scheduled to be August 23 in Los Angeles at the Home Depot Center.

"I've shared many great times with these guys over the past four years or so," says Saraceno. "We've made two records I'm very proud of, toured the world and the States countless times, and I've made friends with people I would not have met otherwise. These guys from Jersey (and Atlanta by way of Florida) have turned into some of my closest friends, and I will miss seeing them as often as I've been able to."

"We wish Heath the best of luck in all endeavors; he will always be one of our closest and most important friends," says frontman Buddy Nielsen. "As for Senses Fail, we will carry on and we're already planning a fall headlining tour and then expect to head into the studio. We have no idea who will fill Heath's (literally) large shoes, but we are on the lookout."

Saraceno's last recorded output with the band was 2008's Life Is Not A Waiting Room on Vagrant.