The Faceless vocalist confirms departure

Los Angeles death metallers The Faceless have confirmed that they are parting ways with Derek Rydquirst. The band has not been performing with Rydquirst of late, with Geoff Ficco (Kamikabe, Orgone) filling in on vocal duties.

Rydquirst has issued the following statement regarding his departure:"As you Internet sleuths have deduced, I have left The Faceless. I left the band a couple months ago, and we were waiting until they had everything sorted out on their end before saying anything about it, but I guess I'll take it upon myself to break the news. I am no longer emotionally or artistically fulfilled by being the vocalist for the group, and that's how I arrived at my decision. Touring's luster has worn off, and I have found myself reconsidering the role I would like to take in creating and presenting music. Also, being a 'professional musician' was kind of ruining my love for music because when you rely on this stuff to make you money, as with anything, it is easy to become bitter towards it. Not that it was all bad, I had the best times I will ever have being in this band, but it is time for me to move on.

"If you're interested, I'm now playing in another group with some dudes from some awesome bands. Check it out at www.facebook.com/bewilderbiest. We're mixing the album right now, so we should have some music up soon."

The Faceless will release their next album through Sumerian Records later in the year.