While they are currently recording material for their next full length record, German power metal collective Serious Black confirmed that their vocalist Urban Breed has decided to leave the ranks after 7 years. As you will be able to read in a statement below, the band was quite surprised regarding this decision.

Statement from Serious Black: "Hello fans, friends and partners, first of all we have to say that we are very confused about Urban's statement that he is leaving Serious Black. We were really surprised to hear about his comment via magazines and our crew - there was no conversation before.

"We respect his decision! It is true, that the production of Suite 226 and also the tour showed the differences between how we want this band to be and his view. Anyway, there is no reason for us to fight here with Urban. He is an outstanding great singer and musician and we want to thank him for more than 100 concerts worldwide, great songs and his work on 4 amazing records! We truly wish him all the best for his future!

"AND NOW the GOOD NEWS of the day: First: We had a talk with our label AFM Records recently. We have their full support to finish this record we are working on... we have to thank them a lot for their given trust!

"Second: A good old friend offered us his helping hand to get this album done. At this point many thanks to Bob Katsionis, it's great to have you on our side! One thing we can promise... we will deliver a killer album with great new tracks at its very best, crafted in teamwork! So stay tuned and rock on."

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Serious Black