Long-time guitarist Patrick Schleitzer has decided to leave Heaven Shall Burn.
Alexander Dietz: “We’re sad to announce the departure of our guitarist and dear friend Patrick. Patrick has been a part of HSB for more than seven awesome years, he’ll always remain a member of the HSB family and we thank him for the great times we had together. We will always remember the party-trips to Athens, the nude photo shoot in front of the frozen waterfall in Iceland or the soccer match in Brazil. No need to say that we wish Patrick all the best for his final year at university and the new horizons he’s gonna conquer."
Patricks statement:
“The decision was not an easy one, but I simply don’t have the time a band like HSB needs. I’m about to get my university degree and decided to invest all my energy in my studies. Furthermore personal reasons, that I rather don’t go in too deeply, were part of the decision making progress.
The past 7 years have been times that I’ll always hold dearly. We have achieved a lot, went through a lot and had tons of fun. I’m proud to be a part of it. Right now I’d like to thank everybody who supported me and HSB over all those years and who became friends. I’m wishing the rest of the guys just the very best for the years ahead. I’m thanking Eric, Maik, Matthias and Markus for the friendship and the great times, Stefan, Silke and Benny from Lifeforce, everybody at Century Media as well as all the bands and people I met during my time with HSB. Also, I’m very happy that Alex, a good mate and friend of HSB, will take over my part.
Of course I will not stop playing music. Nothing is 100% certain yet, but there’s lots of new ideas. Keep your eyes and ears open, see you soon.”
We have respect for his decision and totally understand his reasons. We’re gonna miss you!!!
HSB will play a special farewell-show with Patrick on November 18th in Saalfeld (Germany). We’ll also use that night to introduce our new guitarist Alex - more about him soon! Please come out and help to make this an unforgettable night for Pat!
More info on that night: http://www.klubhaus-saalfeld.de/
Sometimes it’s time to move on, even though everybody at Century Media will miss Patrick as well. Still, we are happy to welcome Alex who already proved to be a great guitarist and addition to HSB.
Don’t miss Patrick’s final show with HSB who’ll share the same stage with Endstand, Black Friday 29, The Hurt Process, Ira, Revenge Falls and Kaput Krauts that night.
Source: official newsletter
http://www.heavenshallburn.com
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