Le batteur Mike Terrana a été éjecté du groupe à cause de
"divergences musicales devenues insupportables" qui opposaient le trio
depuis peu. C'est avec grand regret que Peter "Peavy" Wagner et Victor Smolski se sont séparés du batteur. Voici le communiqué sur le site officiel du groupe :

"From now on, we won't continue our collaboration with Mike because
of personal and musical differences that have been existing for a while
now and became unbearable. This cut is definitely not easy for us - but
to avoid damage to RAGE we have no other choice. Unfortunately, there's not much left from our former unity. A while ago comunication between Mike and
us broke down completely, so we have to pull the emergency brake. We
decided to work with a new drummer in the future because we don't want
to ruin it all to a point where there's no future at all. We want to
keep our power and joy in music, so there's no other way. We are
aware
how much this lineup meant to you (and us) but that's life. A band,
especially a three-piece, is like a relationship. Over the years we
just drifted apart. We wish Mike all the best for his further
career. Nevertheless, there's a bright perspective in front of us: We
definitely won't cancel a single show and are working intensely
at
the moment to present you a suitable new drummer soon. We have lots of
plans for the next year, among others we'll play some exclusive
orchestra shows for you. We hope you all keep the faith in the future
and promise to keep up our quality level to 100%."

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