Issues guitarist Adrian Rebollo has addressed the January 2018 firing of the band’s co-vocalist Michael Bohn. The group originally announced his dismissal via this statement, citing creative differences. An accusatory YouTube comment of the band’s newly released single “Tapping Out“, appears to have spurned Rebollo‘s new explanation of the ouster.
The aforementioned song is the first material the band have released since removing Bohn from their roster. Here’s what Rebollo had to say on the matter:
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— Adrian (@ajbends) May 4, 2019
Alright, we put hundreds of dollars into lessons for him & he’d air drum at practice & rarely practice singing/screaming. Had a meeting twice & said if he didn’t take his craft as seriously as the rest of us, something would need to happen. He said “you have my word”. No change
— Adrian (@ajbends) May 4, 2019
We were in his corner for over a year & did everything we could to have him grow with us. We did not “betray” anybody. We did our part as friends & band members for a long time. It was all love. But like anything else, if you don’t do your job, you don’t keep it.
— Adrian (@ajbends) May 4, 2019
We were intentionally respectful and vague in our statement. Our goal, even my goal with the response to the above tweet, wasn’t to call anyone out, simply inform. We respected Michael as a person and never wanted to harm his imagine. But he has shown no respect for us as people.
— Adrian (@ajbends) May 5, 2019
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