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As They Burn Calling It Quits, Lining Up Final Shows

French outfit As They Burn has issued the following announcement about deciding to call it a day:

"We are deeply moved to announce the end of the band. As They Burn was an amazing way to let our artistic energy flow for a fabulous seven years. We lived and grew up in rhythm with what is for us much more than a musical adventure – a real humane endeavour which embraced a lot of people.

"It is because we honour and respect you guys that we have taken this difficult decision. Up until now, we have provided you with ourselves in the best possible way and we never want to put that aside. As we are now, we are incapable of providing you with the As They Burn you expect us to be. And it is impossible for us, musically and artistically to be less than what we expect and aspire to be, and we will NEVER accept to be half of ourselves.

"By taking this decision we value honesty above become a band that we would never want to be. It is time for us to follow our own independent paths, each cradled by the memories of the past years and the brotherly love that unites all six of us. And it is the same desire of honesty and same willpower that we have decided to part ways with you guys on stage and not by a simple press release!

"We will be playing several farewell shows in 2015 so we can meet one last time on stage (Booking contact: Milton@onlytalentproductions.com).

"From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! Through this message we would also like to thank: our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters - our families for allowing us to go after and live a dream. We would also like to thank Bastien Jacquesson, our sound engineer and ally on stage, who brought us peace of mind and confidence. A devoted man we have always been able to count on, a real pillar. You are the 6th member of the band but you are also above all our brother, our big brother.

"Thank you to Tommy Sem, our fabulous light engineer, to Camille Béchet who took care of the sound on almost 40 dates, to Loo Marletta and Ilker Ackay for replacing Hoby and Fabio on guitar when they couldn’t be there in 2013. Thank you to our loves and our friends: The 'FF,' the Paris scene, the French scene and especially The Arrs, Betraying The Martyrs, L'esprit du clan, The Prestige, Checkmate, Darkness Dynamite, My Severed Pieces, Doyle Airence, Upheaval, Gorod - The Official Page, Onesta, Apocalypse Now/Forest In Blood, and also War From A Harlots Mouth Despised Icon, Emmure, Beneath the Massacre, Make Them Suffer, Job For A Cowboy, all the bands we toured and share the stage with, and all those we have forgotten to mention but for which we have a thought because we are all in the same boat.

"Thanks to the promoters and agents over the World who have trusted us. To our labels, Ultimhate Records, Siege Of Amida Records and Victory Records thanks to which we couldn’t be where we are now, to Monster Energy Music, Landscape Rockshop, producers and graphists we worked with, and of course, THANK YOU to all our fans over the world, and the public in general, metal or not, all those who have seen us, heard us, loved us or hated us. We are thousands in As They Burn. Never forget who you are and where you come from."