Heaven Shall Burn Lose Guitarist, Announce New One

After Alexander Dietz already played guitar for HEAVEN SHALL BURN during the Hell On Earth tour it's official: Long-time guitarist Patrick Schleitzer has decided to leave the band - enter Alexander Dietz. The band comments:

"We're sad to announce the departure of our guitarist and dear friend Patrick. Patrick has been a part of HEAVEN SHALL BURN for more than seven awesome years, he'll always remain a member of the HEAVEN SHALL BURN family and we thank him for the great times we had together - we will always remember the party-trips to Athens, the nude photo shoot in front of the frozen waterfall in Iceland or the soccer match in Brazil, hahahaha!!! No need to say that we wish Patrick all the best for his final year at university and the new horizons he's gonna conquer."

And this is what Patrick had to say:

"The decision was not an easy one, but I simply don't have the time a band like HEAVEN SHALL BURN needs. I'm about to get my university degree and decided to invest all my energy in my studies. Furthermore personal reasons, that I rather don't go in too deeply, were part of the decision making progress. The past 7 years have been times that I'll always hold dearly. We have achieved a lot, went through a lot and had tons of fun. I'm proud to be a part of it. Right now I'd like to thank everybody who supported me and HEAVEN SHALL BURN over all those years and who became friends. I'm wishing the rest of the guys just the very best for the years ahead. I'm thanking Eric, Maik, Matthias and Markus for the friendship and the great times, Stefan, Silke and Benny from Lifeforce, everybody at Century Media as well as all the bands and people I met during my time with HEAVEN SHALL BURN. Also, I'm very happy that Alex, a good mate and friend of HEAVEN SHALL BURN, will take over my part. Of course I will not stop playing music. Nothing is 100% certain yet, but there are lots of new ideas. Keep your eyes and ears open, see you soon."

HEAVEN SHALL BURN played a special farewell-show with Patrick on November 18th in Saalfeld (Germany). The band will also used that night to introduce the new guitarist Alex.

Source: CenturyMedia