The band posted the following message concerning the departure of Patrick Schleitzer and his replacement:

"We´re sad to announce the departure of our guitarist and dear friend Patrick.
Patrick has been a part of HSB for more than seven awesome years, he´ll always remain a member of the HSB family and we thank him for the great times we had together - we will always remember the partytrips to Athens, the nude photo shoot in front of the frozen waterfall in Iceland or the soccer match in Brasil, hahahaha!!!
No need to say, that we wish Patrick all the best for his final year on university and the new horizons he´s gonna conquer. Here is a statement from him.
We have respect for his decision and totally understand his reasons. We´re gonna miss you!!!

HSB will play a special farewell-show with Patrick on the 18th of November in Saalfeld (Germany). We´ll also use that night to introduce our new guitarist Alex, but more about him soon! Please come out and help to make this an unforgetable night for Pat!
More info on that night: http://www.klubhaus-saalfeld.de "

Source:	heavenshallburn.com
Band profile:	Heaven Shall Burn