The Amity Affliction have officially cut ties with founding member, bassist and clean singer Ahren Stringer. After rumours recently started circulating about a potential split, fuelled by Stringer’s cryptic social media posts, the band have now broken their silence on the matter.
In a joint statement, remaining members Joel Birch, Dan Brown and Joe Longobardi acknowledged that “we have been choosing to stay silent until now, as we wanted to handle this privately with respect to all involved”.
“We find it impossible to continue”
“Unfortunately, it has become clear to us that this is no longer possible and we owe it to you, our fans, to comment,” they said.
The rest of their statement reads in full:
“Ahren will no longer be touring or recording with The Amity Affliction.
We acknowledge that we have all had our fair share of issues over the years. But sadly, over time the relationship between Ahren and the band has completely broken down while he has been dealing with challenging elements of his personal life.
The band have had to cancel tours and pass on many opportunities in hopes of supporting Ahren, but moving forward we find it impossible to continue to tolerate certain behaviours that have been directed at ourselves and those close to us.
Ahren has made it very clear on numerous occasions that he does not enjoy or want to continue touring.
We still have a lot to give as a band and we’re excited to continue touring and sharing new music with you. We also understand that we need to prove ourselves to you all, and thank you for sticking with us.
The music we’ve created with Ahren will forever bind us and we are thankful for the good times we had together. We wish Ahren all the best in his personal and professional future.
We look forward to seeing you all on tour.”
Stringer was sidelined from touring last year by his bandmates to focus on his mental health and wellbeing, before briefly rejoining them for their Australian tour in late 2024.
Then in September, Stringer posted on social media updating fans that he would be “taking some much needed annual leave from the band throughout 2025 to focus on [his] continued personal growth”.
However, last month, the musician hinted that he had parted ways with the group for good. As well as posting a cryptic update inviting fans to purchase ” the last Amity paintings I’ll ever make”, he also responded to one fan who asked if we was leaving the group with the words “wasn’t my choice”.
As Lambgoat reports, Stringer has since responded to Amity’s statement on his Instagram stories, writing: “Not tryna start anymore shit BUT I have been kicked out of my band. I will NEVER play with The Amity Affliction (who blocked me btw) love you all x.”
Interestingly, in response to another fan’s recent comment inquiring about his future, Stringer confirmed that he’s got new solo music coming.
“Way better music and it’s all written by me,” he wrote. “Debut album coming real soon, and by soon I mean real soon.”
Watch this space…
Further Reading
Amity Affliction Singer Ahren Stringer Says He’s Got New Solo Music “Coming Real Soon”
The Amity Affliction Release Completely Re-Recorded Version Of Seminal LP ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’
