Greg Puciato has further pushed back against his exit from metalcore supergroup Better Lovers being the result of drama or internal tensions. Earlier today, February 24th, the group issued the following statement, announcing they had parted ways with Puciato.
“Better Lovers is parting ways with Greg Puciato.
We’re proud of the work we’ve done together but we are moving in another direction.
To all of our fans, thank you for riding with us these past few years. We’ve accomplished so much in such a short time with your support and we’re still beyond excited to continue down this road with you.
The four of us are finishing writing a new album which we are extremely proud of and currently looking for a new singer.
Thanks for your understanding , we’ll see you soon.”
Puciato, who is also known for his work in The Black Queen and his former role as the lead singer of The Dillinger Escape Plan, as well as his own solo output and being a touring member for Jerry Cantrell, issued a separate statement on his own today:
“NO BAD BLOOD
EVERYONE’S COOL
DON’T SPECULATE
LOVE THESE PEOPLE AND LOVE THE BAND
ROOTING FOR THEM ALL COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THE LAST FEW YEARS SPECIAL
LONG LIVE THE FROG”
However, it would appear some fans continue to speculate that there’s something more nefarious at play, leading Puciato to issue a separate response tonight via his Instagram story:
“SOMETIMES THERE ISN’T MORE TO THE STORY.
EVER THINK OF THAT?
HOLY SHIT WHAT A THOUGHT
PEOPLE GOING SEPARATE WAYS WITHOUT DRAMA?
THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE!
SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY OKAY HERE’S WHERE I WANNA GO, HERE’S WHAT I WANT, SOMEONE ELSE CAN WANT SOMETHING ELSE, AND THE SHARED MOMENT IN TIME IS OVER. THINGS AREN’T LESS VALUABLE JUST BECAUSE THEY’RE IMPERMANENT. THE MOMENT WILL ALWAYS BE THERE IN MEMORIES AND IN SONGS. AND SOMETIMES, IN CARTOON FROGS. AND MAYBE, DOWN THE LINE, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MOMENT. OR MAYBE NOT BOTH ARE EQUALLY OKAY.
@jordanfrombuffalo @mitchbhavin @qooseshoes and @willputney ARE ALL S-CLASS PEOPLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM.
@betterloversband”
