According to
The Pulse Of Radio,
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has exclusively given a statement to
"Harddrive Radio" about the departure of bassist
Matt Snell at the end of last year. Guitarist
Zoltan Bathory confirmed that
Snell was let go back in December, but also told
"Harddrive Radio" why it wasn't made official until now and why he can't speak about the reason for
Snell's exit. "You know, we want to concentrate on our record, and that's the most important right now, the third record, so that's why it wasn't really like publicly available information," he said. "As for reasons, we have contracts between each other and the contracts that we have between each other always protect the band members. Like we have a contract with Matt, you know. Word by word the contract says I can't tell you anything that would hurt his career if he goes any further."
A short audio clip of
Bathory talking about
Matt's split with
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH can be found at
this location (Real Media).
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is in Las Vegas right now, recording the follow-up to 2009's
"War Is The Answer".
Although flyers announcing an open call for bass players
were posted at the
Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, a management rep for
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH insisted to
BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Monday (April 25) that the flyers were not approved by the band and had been removed, although auditions were held.
The new
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH album is expected out in late summer or early fall.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
