US veterans Leatherwolf have some good and bad news to share. The band confirmed the departure of guitarist Mike Olivieri, with reasons unknown to public. Consequently, this affects previously announced 2019 European shows, including the 'Full Metal Cruise' and 'Keep It True' festival, which are for now all canceled. Additionally, Leatherwolf also announced that the new full length is in working progress. Stay tuned for further updates.

Statement from the band: "Hey everyone, we've got some not so good news and some good news to announce. First off, we have parted ways with Mike Olivieri for reasons that don't need to be aired in public at this point. So please do not ask us to elaborate. Let's just say this move became inevitable and leave it at that. We wish Mike all the best with his own musical endeavors.

"This parting of the ways will unfortunately affect our previously scheduled 2019 European shows, including the 'Full Metal Cruise' and 'Keep It True' festival, which are canceled. To be perfectly clear here and contrary to what you may have read elsewhere: We were street ready and willing to do these shows - we did not cancel anything. Why would we?

"The good news is that we are in the process of writing and recording new music as we speak (check out a clip of 'Kill the Hunted' here: https://clyp.it/pngyxw2y) so you can expect some new Leatherwolf metal during the course of 2019. That is our main focus right now. Stay tuned for further updates and thank you all for your continued support!"

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Band profile:	Leatherwolf