member changes

The 5 things you feel when a member leaves your favorite band

S.O.S! Stop the presses! Let social media run amok! A member just left your favorite band, and if you’re really unlucky, it’s your favorite pop-punk band. Those punks tend to cause a bit more trouble, right? The music will never be the same. All hope is lost. In short, your favorite band is fucked. Immediately, […]

Guitarist Chris Walla quits Death Cab For Cutie

After 17 years, Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla is leaving the band. In a statement on their Facebook, Death Cab said that Walla will still be joining the band on the remainder of their summer shows. The band also announced that they’ve put the finishing touches on their eighth studio album, which Walla […]

Secrets part ways with bassist

After skipping out on the band’s tour supporting Blessthefall, Secrets bassist Michael Owens has decided to “not return to the band.” You can read a full statement from Owens below: “Hey guys it's Michael, as you all know I took the Hollow Bodies tour off with Secrets, and after the hardest decision I have ever […]

The 9 biggest fears of all diehard music fans

There’s almost nothing worse than receiving bad news about your favorite band. They fight, break up, get arrested and do all sorts of crazy (or annoying) things that induce nail-biting anxiety in fans. It’s not that we’re paranoid; we just value the music above all else and can’t stand to see anything put it in […]

Guitarist Kevin Whittemore leaves La Dispute

It has been confirmed through the band’s publicist that La Dispute guitarist Kevin Whittemore, who co-founded the band in 2004, will no longer be a member. The band have yet to give any official statement or reasoning, however, the split does look to be amicable. Whittemore stayed with the band long enough to complete their […]

All Shall Perish to continue without Eddie Hermida

Earlier today when Suicide Silence announced All Shall Perish frontman Hernan Eddie Hermida as their new vocalist, many ASP fans were left wondering what that meant for the future of the band. In a statement posted on their Facebook, All Shall Perish assure fans that they have survived vocalist changes past and will continue to […]

UPDATE: Motionless In White drummer and founding member Angelo Parente leaves band

UPDATE: March 12 at 12:13 a.m. EST The band have issued a statement as a whole in response to Parente's departure, reassuring fans that their plans for the year have not change and wishing the drummer well. Read it below: “We hope that he will find the relief he is searching for and that this […]