A significant shakeup’s happening throughout the Hatebreed camp, because it appears founding bassist Chris Beattie’s been ousted from the band. We solely know this due to a tersely worded Instagram submit on the band’s official web page (that has its feedback shut off, by the best way). Because it stands, the band stated Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand will stand in for Beattie “for the foreseeable future,” however Beattie himself has since shed a bit of extra gentle on the scenario.
In a submit on his Instagram web page made lower than an hour in the past, Beattie stated he was “doing tremendous” and that he appreciated all the priority. Nonetheless, he stated he wasn’t capable of actually go into particulars as to why he was let go, however hinted that there could also be repercussions for the band’s choice. Whether or not these repercussions are authorized in nature or not, we don’t know for the time being.
“I simply wish to take the time to let everybody know that I’m doing simply tremendous and I sincerely respect everybody who has reached out.”
“I used to be underneath the impression a joint announcement could be agreed upon prematurely, however since that was not the case I needed to handle your issues in my very own submit. At the moment I’m unable to debate the specifics surrounding my departure from Hatebreed on November 13, 2024. Nonetheless, I wish to make clear that the choice to go away the band was not mine and that my departure was uncalled for and based mostly on deceptive and wrongful statements that can be topic to future actions.”
So he’s been out of the band since November and we’re solely listening to about it now. That’s kinda wild. Nonetheless, with the radio silence coming from Hatebreed and their very vocal frontman Jamey Jasta, it’s definitely attention-grabbing to see how this entire factor’s unfolding proper now.