Circles Around The Sun will not move forward with Scott Metzger on guitar, the band announced over the weekend.
As a statement form the band noted, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Scott Metzger will unfortunately not be continuing with Circles Around The Sun. We had a blast working with him and are so grateful for his time with us. We wish him all the best.”
In his place, guitarist John Lee Shannon will take over guitar duties for the band’s upcoming tour dates. “Thank you for your Love and support as we continue on this journey,” the note from the band continued. “We are looking forward to seeing you all soon! Stay safe and healthy.”
Circles Around The Sun has experimented with various guitarist since founder Neal Casal‘s suicide in 2019. In addition to Metzger, the band has since performed with Eric Krasno on guitar.
As keyboardist Adam MacDougall told Live For Live Music in a 2019 interview, “As long as the person has a strong voice and is confident in what they do and great at what they do, then it could be anybody. Could be a horn player. Could be a keyboard player. Could be anything. It’s never going to be Neal, Mark, Dan and me—the band that it was—[so] we may as well play around with it.”
For a full list of upcoming Circles Around The Sun tour dates, head here.
Metzger just finished up a two-night run with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at Westville Music Bowl over the weekend and will head out on tour with them later this month. For a list of JRAD tour dates, click here.
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