As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has spoken on the departure of the band's bassist Clint Norris, and his replacement Josh Gilbert.
Tim has said:
"Clint wanted to pursue a lifelong career that he could be passionate about since he could not picture himself being in the band forever once he got married. His wedding was in March and he's now able to stay home with his wife.
"For those of you who are just finding out now, we've been playing without him since November 2006 when we started writing for 'An Ocean Between Us'."
Tim also points out that the band's first recordings 'Frail Words Collapse', and 'Shadows are Security' weren't written or recorded with Clint, so there's no real change in the band's recorded sound.
New bassist Josh Gilbert previously played with The Endearing and Gate City and joined the band after 10 other bass players were auditioned.
As I Lay Dying's new album, 'An Ocean Between Us' will come out on 24th August.