The News:

Yes, Marah has recently gone through some personnel changes and we will do our best to reschedule these American tour dates as soon as we possibly can….I can assure you that the European tour is on and it will be mega!

In Other News:

Tonight at 8pm EST, WFUV Radio in NYC is playing "Angels of Destruction!" in its entirety. It's album of the week, and some people have told me that that's a pretty big deal! I'm gonna listen. A lot of people are saying some pretty great stuff about our new record. Most of them sense a feeling of forward motion or something bubbling underneath its surface. I'm pretty sure that this feeling is me taking control of my band and its music once again.

In the beginning with Lets Cut The Crap and Kids In Philly, I was chasing the music, consequences be damned, and if there were other people in the room at the time, I wouldn't have really noticed. Very recently, I've been getting that feeling again. (I gotta be honest…I really don't remember making a couple of those mid period albums.)

The six members of the "Angels of Destruction!" band could not agree to do these tour dates together. On my hands and knees, they could not agree. In the face of a civil war, a hostage crisis, ultimatums, whatever, I was being forced to make what I strongly believe would have been a musical regression. I could NOT allow that to happen. What we essentially had was mutiny. They were my crew, so they knew what they were doing (in the words of Gomez Addams, "good play, old man!"). Consequently, they've been set adrift in a life boat and I wish them luck.

For these untimely events to occur on the Eve of Destruction as it were, I understand it seems dysfunctional, self-defeating, career damaging, whatever…but to us who remain, it's all gotten a bit too prophetic, spooky even…Now it's time for us to get the fuck outta here and start racing towards redemption, and fast! With the best interest of the music in mind, we are more than fine. Our principles and spirit remain intact. Score!

Due to the intimate relationship of this band and its fans, it's understandable that there would be anger, sadness, rage and confusion surrounding all of this. Let's just take a deep breath and share a moment of silence for every soldier who's ever died along "The Road to Rocksville". God bless us all.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment with my therapist.

Thanks for your support,

David "there was a time when I didn't talk" Bielanko