News•November 25, 2012 3:01 PM ET•6,790 views

Cerebral Bore vocalist quits band

Scottish death metal band Cerebral Bore has announced the sudden departure of Dutch vocalist Simone "Som" Pluijmers, who left the band right before they were to kick off their U.S. tour with Dying Fetus and Cattle Decapitation. The band has issued the following statement:

"Som walked out on us less than 24 hours before the US tour, and we were forced to either cancel or go ahead with it as an instrumental if need be. We didn't want to let our US fans down, so we went ahead with our buddy Shawn Whitaker on vocals for the tour. Show us your support and make Shawn feel at home, he saved us from a disaster."