Story Of The Year Guitarist Claims He's Been Sacked Ahead Of Band's Australian Tour

Story Of The Year guitarist Philip Sneed has alleged he has been dropped from the band, a decision he says "was not mutual or voluntary".

In a statement posted to Instagram today, Sneed confirmed rumours he is no longer a part of the US outfit after Adam Russell rejoined the band this month since leaving in 2014.

"It’s with a broken heart that I confirm that Story Of The Year has decided to move on as a band without me," Sneed's post reads.

"Shortly after performing for two back to back sold out shows I learned, through management, that the band had chosen to do so. To be clear, this was not mutual or voluntary on my part."

See the full post below. 

 

It’s with a broken heart that I confirm that Story Of The Year has decided to move on as a band without me. Shortly after performing for two back to back sold out shows I learned, through management, that the band had chosen to do so. To be clear, this was not mutual or voluntary on my part.  This isn’t what I’ll choose to remember though. What I will choose to remember, and keep near to my heart, is the FIFTEEN years of sacrifice, dedication, loyalty, fun and hard work that were given to this band and the incredible amount of PEOPLE, experiences, bands, crew, relationships, education and love that was given back to us throughout this amazing ride.  What I was able to do in my youth is nothing short of an undeserved gift and miracle given to me by each and every fan, friend and supporter of our band over these 15 years. I will forever be in the debt to my fans across the planet!  I now know dozens of personalities, hundreds of names and thousands of people's faces on a personal level that continue to be a very real and important part of my life and who I am. You all know who you are and my love for you. Do I wish things were different?  Of course. But I will not allow this or anything to sour my now or my future and what is in my control. I wish this could go on forever. I certainly wish it didn’t end like this but I will continue to strive for growth in all of the new chapters of my life. Moving forward, I’ll continue to put my family first and pour my passion and love for music into my other projects. I am living many of my dreams and enjoy being a part of the #1 morning radio show/podcast The @RizzShow on 105.7 The Point. We are also preparing the release of a new @GreekFire record and I’m touring our new @GoldfingerMusic record ‘The Knife’! Life is good. I love you all, across the globe, and I hope to see each one of you soon. In the immortal words of Dr. Peter Venkman… “See you on the other side, Ray.” Moon

A post shared by Moon Valjean (@hereliesmoon) on Mar 27, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT

Story Of The Year, who have played recent shows throughout the US without Sneed, have confirmed his departure in a tweet published today.

@StoryoftheYear is announcing the departure of guitarist/bassist Philip “Moon” Sneed today. He will be dedicating more time to Greek Fire, Goldfinger, and The Rizzuto Show on KPNT, 105.7 The Point. The band wishes Moon well on all of his future endeavors.

— Story of the Year (@StoryoftheYear) March 27, 2018

Russell's return to the group was officially confirmed in a video posted to Facebook last week. 

The band are set to tour Australia in May; click on theGuide for more details.