After only a few months together, Saving Grace (Harvest Earth Records) and drummer Simon Power have parted ways. Here's an explanation from the band:

"The decision to depart was purely based on Simon not being prepared to commit to the time, finances and touring involved with Saving Grace especially when all of the other members are 8 hours away... things got hard in terms of job leave, writing and rehearsing. We thank Simon for all the time and effort that he put into SG, especially during the Misery Signals tour and Easterfest 2009 in Australia."

After recently filling in on drums for the group, ex-drummer Ben Davidson has now returned and will appear on Saving Grace's upcoming New Zealand/Australia tour dates in New Zealand and Australia.