Bullet For My Valentine part ways with bassist

Bullet For My Valentine have parted ways with their bassist, Jay James.

James has been a part of the band since 2003 and featured on all four of their studio albums.

While the departure has come as a surprise and there is no indication yet as to why he left, the group issued a full statement via Facebook.

To all our fans around the World,

It is with regret that Bullet For My Valentine has to announce that Jay James is no longer a member of the band. Jay has been a part of this band for well over 12 years and part of our lives forever, and we're gonna miss him as much as we know you guys are too. We wanna wish him all the best and success with whatever he chooses to do next and will always be grateful for his contribution and sacrifices he made for this band.

We'll announce a replacement for Jay when we feel the time is right, but until then we're gonna be busy and focused recording our next record and making sure its the best album we've ever made.

2015 is already shaping up to be a massive year for us with lots of exciting things going on behind the scenes which we'll be announcing as soon as we can.

Thank you all for your continued support.

Matt, Padge, Moose.