Re: Stoffe leaving Dead by April
Hey all!
First things first. As the headline states, Stoffe is leaving and by no means is he kicked out. We got the message from Stoffe by e-mail simply stating; "Hi all, I just wanted to inform you that I no longer want to be a part of Dead by April and hereby declare myself out". That's it. That's all we got. And unfortunately we still didn't receive an explanation to attach to this post in order to clear things up. We've added a short flow of events to hopefully provide some clarity to what led up to this situation.
A few months back Stoffe sent us another e-mail explaining he felt the need to go to rehab, for whatever reason, it's irrelevant. In the same e-mail he acknowledged that the timing was far from optimal because of the upcoming album release of Worlds Collide and that he would be away during this time. Accordingly, Stoffe explained to us that he would totally understand that we would need to get a stand-in vocalist in his place during this time. He also went as far as saying, quote "If you even want to move forward with a new vocalist full time, I would have to respect that."
Our (Pontus, Marcus R, and Marcus W) response, unanimously, was that he's got our full support in his choice to go to rehab, and that changing members was not an option.
At this point we now need to find a stand-in vocalist for the upcoming shows.
Clearing up the rumors. Since a while back I (Pontus Hjelm) have been working on other projects with Jimmie Strimell. These projects has had absolutely nothing to do with Dead by April whatsoever. The fact that me and Jimmie managed to establish contact again is something that I never thought would happen in my lifetime, and would not have happened if certain fundamental changes wasn't made on behalf of Jimmie himself. We were friends for 13 years, 5 of which was together as founding members of Dead by April. We have talked a lot about the past and moved on from there.
As things stand we obviously have no growl-vocalist at the moment and therefore, yes, Jimmie as been discussed as a session vocalist in order for Dead by April to survive and take on the world. This is all the information we have for now and we will of course get back with an update A.S.A.P as we move forward!
Dead by April will never split up or cease to exist. We are warriors and will continue to make great music with the support of all of you amazing fans ❤️
Major events and shows will be announced in a few days. Includes a continent we've never been to before :-)
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To you Stoffe,I say thanks for what you brought to Dead By April and a good farewell as you go your way. I don’t speak just of myself here,however I know that we all,fans of DBA will continue to support you.
Dead by April are bringing exciting stuff and it is ever so more exciting the popularity increase in my home town. I’d love to see you perform in South Africa some time! “Wheeeeen our worlds coooooolllliiiiiiideeee!!”
I should like to congratulate Stoffe on his good work but Jimmie is member of the family DeadByApril this is why he coming back is so perfect.
I’m very dilated that Stoffe leaves the group. This is the man who discovered in me a love of fate. Thanks to him I learned to scream. The last single is a masterpiece. Stoffe, please do not miss, I will miss your voice :c
if you bring back Jimmie it will be the best thing to do, because he was the half heart of dead by april, he is very talented and deserves a second chance in the band.
Hi DBA,
First of all, I wish Stoffe all the best in the world. Health is the most important thing that we need.
I’m a fan since 2008. (Myspace time).
And I am a huge fan of Jimmie Strimell!
I’m glad that you talked with him. The power from the first album has giving me so much strengh to move on. Especially the voices of Jimmie. The moment I read that Jimmie left the band or kicked out was heartbreaking. I know you had your reasons but a few days ago and I read this post, it was like birthday and xmas together. I hope that you find a way to move on with or without Jimmie, but is this come true that Jimmie comes back, that would be amazing.
Thank you so much for the music. You will have my support.
See you soon on a concert.
Stephan K. from Germany