Official press release:
Iced Earth have announced that Brent Smedley will be stepping down from drum duty in Iced Earth for personal family reasons. The new drummer will be Raphael Saini and will be performing with the group starting this summer.
"I have family members that are elderly and frail and need my help here in Jacksonville", Brent Smedley says. "It's been one of the hardest decisions of my life but I simply cannot commit to the kind of schedule the band deserves and requires so I decided to ask permission to step down from my post."
"Brent has been a valued member of the group for a long time. We thank him for his contributions, friendship and energy and wish him all the best for the future. We want to welcome Raphael with open arms and are expecting for our fans to give him the welcome he deserves" - Iced Earth.
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anonymous
5/6/2013 6:54:22 PM
I'd kill myself if I knew that much about such a shitty band.
anonymous
5/7/2013 3:06:49 AM
^^ And now you do.....Don't see you dying bro
StrikeLastFaceFirst
5/7/2013 5:31:59 AM
So you'd be worthless and know a little bit about a band? Just go for it now, if that's your logic.
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Not a surprise considering "Jon Schaffer's Iced Earth" has never released a studio album with the same line-up, and definitely never will. At this point it's expected to note that Iced Earth is just Schaffer and that everybody else are hired guns. That means that even Stu will eventually leave, which will suck so let's brace ourselves. All the best, Brent.