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Cradle Of Filth Fire Longtime Guitarist, Ashok "Effective Immediately"

Cradle Of Filth fired guitarist Marek "Ashok" Šmerda, just after he took to his social media account stating that he was planning to leave the band at the end of the band's ongoing Latin American tour.

There seems to be a bit of drama unfolding around Ashok's announcement with the band firing back.

"Despite all attempts to illegally defame and derail the band, CRADLE OF FILTH WILL NOT cancel any of our South American shows, though fans will have to bear with us being a band with only one guitarist live, that is of course until Ashok's temporary replacement is flown out to join the tour in a few days time."

The band went on to post the following:

"Thank you for your understanding in this horrible matter, we are all in a state of shock over proceedings and will share our side to these unfortunate events in due course. Please, respect our decision to part with Ashok now rather than at the end of the tour and avoid speculation as more clarity on the situation will be provided.

The rest of the band are cool, even if taken aback, and accusations toward management, who work very closely with me and the band are completely unjust and unfounded.

Patience is a virtue and the truth will always out.

Thank you once again fellow Filthlings and we look forward to the rest of 'The Screaming Of The Américas' tour here in Uruguay and beyond.

Your fiend, Dani."

Ashok's announcement that he would depart Cradle of Filth came just days after his wife, Zoe¨ M. Federoff, left the group mid-tour after serving as CRADLE OF FILTH's female vocalist and keyboardist for the past three years.

Ashok performing at Mexico Metal Fest in 2022