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Vocalist Xander Bourgeois Leaves Secrets; Admits To Attending Rehab

April 20th, 2013 James Shotwell

Vocalist Xander Bourgeois has revealed he is no longer fronting Rise Records band Secrets.

Announced via a video blog post at roughly 3pm (EST) on April 20, Xander Bourgeois explains his departure by revealing that he spent the majority of the last six weeks in rehab for his ongoing battles with drug addiction. According to Bourgeois he has gotten clean and relapsed multiple times during his time with the band, and as a result of his latest setback he has decided it is best that he leaves Secrets to take better care of himself. You can view Bourgeois’ announcement at …

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Bonnaroo Leaves 2013 Line-Up Clue #1 Online

January 2nd, 2013 Grant Trimboli

Bonnaroo is one of the nation’s top festivals and have released the very first clue about their 2013 line-up. The clue from Bonnaroo reads, “Rising son of man, the future was less certain, Human contact is gone.”

Guesses from our staff include David Bowie, Frank Ocean, The Who, and Rage Against the Machine. Which artist/artists do you think this extremely vague and frustrating clue is referencing?

This enormous festival will take place in Manchester, TN from June 13 through the 16. Pre-sale tickets have already been announced and can be viewed on the official event page.

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Cruel Hand Leave Bridge Nine Records

July 22nd, 2012 Grant Trimboli

Cruel Hand released news earlier today that they have decided to leave Bridge Nine Records. They are planning to self-release their next record.

The band wrote their letter to the label and can be viewed past the jump, along with Bridge Nine’s response. We wish Cruel Hand the best of luck on their independent endeavor.

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James Baney Reveals He Was Kicked Out Of The Devil Wears Prada

March 1st, 2012 Grant Trimboli

The Devil Wears Prada recently faced a difficult point in their career when keyboardist James Baney reportedly left to pursue other interests. Today, the story continues.

Baney revealed, through a series of Tweets, that “leaving the band was not actually my decision.” Read the statements from James and TDWP by simply looking below.

There is definitely a disconnect in this picture. UTG will bring you more information on the event as it is revealed.

@Mirahtrunks …but to also clarify that I have no intentions necessarily of staying home for future work. Thanks again for all the continued support.

@Mirahtrunks I …

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Casey Hjelmberg Leaves Comeback Kid

January 21st, 2012 Grant Trimboli

It has been reported that Comeback Kid‘s guitarist Casey Hjelmberg has left the band. Read the official statement from the group by simply heading through the jump and let UTG know how you feel.

We wish Casey the best in his future endeavors.

“We very unfortunately have to announce that our friend and guitar player Casey Hjelmberg has decided to leave Comeback Kid. The split is completely amicable and we’re thankful to have spent as much time with him over the past few years as we have. He let us know early last year that it was time to …

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Sumerian Records Pulls Catalog From Spotify

November 14th, 2011 James Shotwell

Another week, another label realizing the streaming revolution of Spotify simply isn’t for them.

Following in the footsteps of Century Media and Prosthetic, Sumerian Records has officially pulled their catalog from the streaming service.

The label took to Twitter today to defend their actions:

We rather be able to send our bands around the world on tour, make music videos and continue to support their careers and livelihood. Go to youTube if you want to hear all music. We are all about exposure but only major labels have equity in Spotify. All us metal labels will join forces and make …

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Rob Arnold And Matt DeVries Leave Chimaira

November 10th, 2011 Grant Trimboli

Chimaira vocalist Mark Hunter has unveiled that the group will be losing their guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries. A loss for them but we are hopefully will recover with two more greats like these guys. UTG will fill you in on the latest happenings of Chimaira soon.

Hunter had this to say about Rob and Matt’s departure:
“unfortunately, as much fun as we were having, behind the scenes we were aware of some unfortunate realities that prevented us from ‘living the dream’ and having the time of our lives. We had another bomb to drop on the fans.”

“huge …

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Tyson Evans and Kris Ruiz leave Handguns

September 7th, 2011 Grant Trimboli

Handguns have gone through plenty of member changes and they surely haven’t stopped yet. It has been revealed that replacement singer Tyson Evans and guitarist Kris Ruiz, of Second To Last, have left the band to continue with their old band.

Handguns have released an official statement stating that they have an officially replaced Evans but that name hasn’t been mentioned.

Guitarist Jake Langley has stated his position on the lead singer scenario, that can be viewed past the jump.

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Cartel part ways with Wind-Up Records

August 31st, 2011 Jenna

At a recent show, Georgia’s Cartel announced that the band had left Wind-Up Records. They will be releasing their new EP independently on October 4. This will be the first new material released by Cartel since the 2009 album Cycles. This is not the first time Cartel have made a change like this – in 2008, the band split with Epic Records to join Wind-Up.

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Escape The Fate’s Monte Money steps away from tour

August 19th, 2011 Jenna

In an announcement made on the band’s Facebook, Escape The Fate have announced that guitarist Monte Money is taking a break from touring. Kevin Thrasher will be filling in for the time being. Read a statement about the situation below:

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Tom DeGrazia leaves That’s Outrageous!

July 8th, 2011 Jacob Tender

Today, That’s Outrageous! founding member and lead vocalist, Tom DeGrazia notified his fans on his Tumblr that he would be parting ways with the band for other endeavors. The timing is quite odd. The band recently signed to Rise Records and have their debut album hitting shelves within a month. Nevertheless, things happen. To explain such things, Tom posted this statement:

DEFINITION OF RISK

1: possibility of loss or injury

Sometimes in life you have to take risks. Some will be worth and some will not. In my lifetime, I’ve taken way too many to remember but it always seems

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Inhale Exhale leave Solid State Records

March 4th, 2011 James Shotwell

Inhale Exhale have left Solid State Records. A message from the band discussing the motivation behind this decision can be read below:

“Hello all, we are an independent artist now and have decided to release a 6 song EP for you guys on our own. We have no backing from a label, or investor. Just YOU, the fans! The industry is changing and we have been compelled by the Inhale Exhale fans to release another album. If you want to hear it, help us out and support us! We want to keep writing music for you. And it’s down to

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