The Amity Affliction have officially announced parting ways with longtime vocalist/bassist Ahren Stringer. His absence began in spring 2024 when he stepped away to focus on his mental health and addiction recovery. Despite expressing his excitement this past fall, thriving with his new sobriety life revealing plans for returning to the group. His return inevitably never took place.
On Friday (14), the band announced Stringer was no longer a member. Through a social media comment on Instagram, Stringer said how he was fired and the band blocked him.
The Amity Affliction are set to hit the road later this month for a US trek. See all stops here.
The Amity Affliction stated on Friday (14):
“We are aware our fans have been waiting for us to comment on the situation between Ahren and the band.
This will be our only statement.
We have been choosing to stay silent until now, as we wanted to handle this privately with respect to all involved. Unfortunately, it has become clear to us that this is no longer possible and we owe it to you, our fans, to comment.
Ahren will no longer be touring or recording with The Amity Affliction.
We acknowledge that we have all had our fair share of issues over the years. But sadly, over time the relationship between Ahren and the band has completely broken down while he has been dealing with challenging elements of his personal life.
The band have had to cancel tours and pass on many opportunities in hopes of supporting Ahren, but moving forward we find it impossible to continue to tolerate certain behaviours that have been directed at ourselves and those close to us. Ahren has made it very clear on numerous occasions that he does not enjoy or want to continue touring.
We still have a lot to give as a band and we’re excited to continue touring and sharing new music with you. We also understand that we need to prove ourselves to you all, and thank you for sticking with us.
The music we’ve created with Ahren will forever bind us and we are thankful for the good times we had together. We wish Ahren all the best in his personal and professional future.
We look forward to seeing you all on tour.
Joel, Dan and Joe”
Ahren Stringer’s comment via Instagram:
“Not tryna start anymore shit BUT I have been kicked out of my band. I will NEVER play with The Amity Affliction (who blocked me btw) love you all x.”
