Funeral For a Pal singer Matthew Davies-Kreye leaves the band
Funeral For a Pal have introduced that their singer Matthew Davies-Kreye has determined to go away the band.
In a prolonged submit on Facebook, the band have stated that the choice was made amicably, and that the remaining members intend to hold on and create new music.
“Hey people, it’s with a heavy coronary heart that we announce that after 20+ years, our singer and brother Matthew Davies-Kreye has determined to maneuver on to pastures new going ahead, and leaves with all our love, respect and gratitude,” the band wrote.
“Whereas Matt strikes on, the remainder of us have come out of our latest ’20 Years Casually Dressed’ anniversary tour with a renewed spark and need to create new music collectively, for the primary time on this lineup for a few years.”
“We’ll hold you up to date on that sooner or later, however suffice it to say that we wouldn’t be entertaining new music if we didn’t really feel the fabric we’re at the moment writing would maintain as much as the legacy of what we created again within the day. We hope you agree with us on that, and sit up for sharing with you subsequent yr.”
The band had already been confirmed to play at Slam Dunk Pageant subsequent yr, and that’s set to go forward, with the singer Lucas Woodland from the band Holding Absence filling in for Davies-Kreye.
Davies-Kreye himself additionally commented on the choice, writing: ‘I by no means thought, after we known as it a day again in 2016, that I’d get the possibility to revisit Funeral for a Pal not to mention the best way we did with Darran and Ryan again onboard.”
“Given the emotionally difficult circumstances round us coming again collectively to play the profit present for Massive Stu in 2019, I used to be so glad to see simply how a lot love there nonetheless was for our music.”
“After the enjoyment, enjoyable and success of the final two excursions Kris, Darran, Ryan, Gavin and Wealthy are desirous to play extra exhibits and discover what the band can nonetheless do creatively and I’m positive with what they bear in mind their endeavours will push the band to new highs.”
“For me although, this can be a street that I can’t stroll down. I completely love everybody in FFAF, I really like our followers and I liked these final exhibits we performed however my life has moved on in so some ways since we first stated goodbye again in 2016 that I can’t see myself being in an lively band once more.”
“So right here we’re, I want Kris, Darran, Ryan, Gav and Wealthy all of the luck and success on the planet and I do know they’ll be doing an unbelievable job and giving it every little thing they’ve received as at all times. To all of you, I can’t thanks sufficient on your help through the years and I can’t wait to listen to you all singing alongside to the band’s songs for a lot of extra years to come back.”
In March, the band introduced a tour to have fun the twentieth anniversary of their debut album, ‘Casually Dressed and Deep in Dialog’, with these dates wrapping up in October with a headline present at London’s Roundhouse.
The post-hardcore band shaped in Bridgend, Wales in 2001 and recorded seven albums collectively, earlier than splitting in 2016. They reformed three years later, enjoying numerous headline excursions.