Gainesville hardcore act Battle! have announced that they are hanging it up after seven years of putting out records, making friends across the world and touring non-stop. The singer, James Brown had this to say about the break up;
“Battle! 2003-2010 So it has been a million years since we gave you guys an update! So you may already know but our original guitar player Riley has left the band and moved to Australia. We wish him the best. Battle! has been a sort of family, more than just some kids playing music together, and so it is impossible to simply replace Riley; without him, it’s simply not Battle! After a little more than 7 years, we’ve decided to lay Battle! to rest. We will still be playing the Fest in Gainesville on Friday October 29th at the side stage at the Venue. As for the rest of the guys in the band: Jim, Dave, Tony, and myself, we have started a new “Un-named” project that we will soon be playing out live. Be on the look out! Evan will be heading back to Jacksonville for a bit to be around his rad family more. We leave this behind with no regrets or bitterness. B! came together with the intention of writing songs and words that meant something to us. We were fortunate enough to gain a small group of people around the world that cared about our simple songs. Many of them becoming awesome friends along the way. We’ll be playing a last show in Lake City, FL on Friday November 19th at the COTW as a way of putting this chapter of our lives to rest. We hope to see you there. We can’t thank you all enough for the years of love and support. -James -B!”
They will truly be missed by many (including myself) but as stated will still be playing The Fest and have plans to start a new project soon. You can check out some songs and the final show information on their Myspace page.
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