The following message was posted by frontman Ares on Aeternus' official MySpace page:

"A while ago it was decided to let S Winter go from his status as Aeternus' drummer. This due to the fact that he lives too far away from us others and it became a too big burden to have that type of slow flow in the band.
It was a shitty decision to make, but also an important one.

He's a great drummer and and truly among very few are so dedicated as he is and it made it hard to take this step. Never the less, it was done.

These days, a drummer in Bergen is under audition for a shot at the drumseat in Aeternus! He's working on some songs and will soon have a jam with the band.
Then we'll see and take it from there...

This isn't really breaking news as it didn't happen yesterday, but I wanted to wait with these news and that's just the way it!

We thank Winter for all he did, it was a hell of a lot. He was inspiring and talented and he's a great person, we wish him the very best with whatever course he puts his life in."

Source:	profile.myspace.com
Band profile:	Aeternus