English doom metal pioneers MY DYING BRIDE have officially announced the departure of longtime vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. This news follows less than a year after the band brought in Mikko Kotamäki of SWALLOW THE SUN to handle vocal duties for their 2025 live performances.
On Thursday, October 9, MY DYING BRIDE issued the following statement on their social media channels:
“MY DYING BRIDE have decided to part ways with vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. Please understand that this decision does not come lightly, hence our initial and painful silence while we gathered our thoughts and carefully considered our response to the disengaged, eerily abandoned state we suddenly found ourselves in. Our collective decision to move forward without him is not something we thought we would ever be forced to say, but to ensure a continued legacy for what we hold dear to our hearts, we simply have to move past this. Whilst change can be difficult, we are doing our best to bring this new chapter forward with powerful positivity. MY DYING BRIDE are not on hiatus, we were never on hiatus. However, we do genuinely wish Aaron all the luck in the world in his new solo endeavours.”
