Bassist and vocalist Janto Garmanslund has left norwegian progressive black metal band Hades Almighty after 22 years in the band. The band has issued the following statement: "Janto, The lead singer/bass player of Hades Almighty, has, after 22 years by our side, decided to leave the band permanently! There is no bad blood between us, as we still are best of friends, and will continue being friends. This is a decision he made completely by himself. Janto has been, and still is, a brilliant musician, bass player and composer, both musically and lyrically! It has been 22 years of great times, many, many inspirations in many ways. We salute you our brother in arms! More than two decades of dedication in The Horde Of Hades is something to be proud of, and we salute the raven of war and crimes in music and friendship! HAIL! We will continue working on the new album as planned and it is due to be finished in 2015. The EP, which was due to be released at the end of 2014 will suffer some delay because of this matter, but nothing significant! All shows are hereby cancelled, but we will of course return as soon as we have the opportunity!
This means that Hades Almighty is entering a new era, starting from this day forward! We would like to reach out to our followers, fans, promoters, record label, booking agencies, and crew, for a little understanding that our already booked shows, and future plans, will be delayed! We are honestly sorry for that, and we are already in the process of finding a replacement for Janto, but that alone is a long process, and surely not an easy one!!”
