The Amity Affliction have launched a press release to followers confirming that co-vocalist and bassist Ahren Stringer is not a part of the band.
The band launched their most up-to-date album, ‘Not With out My Ghosts’, in 2023. Stringer was absent from their 2024 North American dwell dates and later introduced he can be taking time away from touring with the intention to give attention to his well being.
Within the message posted to social media final evening (February 14), the band mentioned “We’re conscious our followers have been ready for us to touch upon the scenario between Ahren and the band. This shall be our solely assertion. We now have been selecting to remain silent till now, as we wished to deal with this privately with respect to all concerned. Sadly, it has grow to be clear to us that that is not doable and we owe it to you, our followers, to remark.”
They continued, “Ahren will not be touring or recording with The Amity Affliction. We acknowledge that we have now all had our fair proportion of points over time. However sadly, over time the connection between Ahren and the band has fully damaged down whereas he has been coping with difficult parts of his private life. The band have needed to cancel excursions and move on many alternatives in hopes of supporting Ahren, however transferring ahead we discover it unimaginable to proceed to tolerate sure behaviours which have been directed at ourselves and people near us. Ahren has made it very clear on quite a few events that he doesn’t get pleasure from or need to proceed touring. We nonetheless have rather a lot to present as a band and we’re excited to proceed touring and sharing new music with you. We additionally perceive that we have to show ourselves to you all, and thanks for sticking with us.”
They concluded, “The music we’ve created with Ahren will endlessly bind us and we’re grateful for the great occasions we had collectively. We want Ahren all one of the best in his private {and professional} future. We stay up for seeing you all on tour.”
The message is signed from Joel, Dan and Joe.