Vulvodynia have introduced that they’ve parted methods with their vocalist Duncan Bentley. The South African deathcore outfit introduced his firing after what they described as a violent altercation with their drummer Thomas Hughes came about on tour.

Mentioned altercation noticed Hughes hospitalized, and in keeping with the band, was one among a number of bouts of violent conduct exhibited by Bentley. A press release issued by the group at present, Might 07th, reads as follows:

“So we’re certain you’ve all been questioning whats occurring and also you need to know.

Attributable to current occasions and recurring uncontrollable violence from Duncan Bentley. We will now not have him within the band.

This has been one thing we’ve been contemplating even earlier than this tour however needed to simply proceed and check out our greatest as a result of the monetary losses would have been too devastating.

He threatened and tried to kill our drummer Tom. Tom resulted in hospital and sustained numerous accidents together with a badly damaged nostril. That is additionally not the primary time he’s attacked Tom and displayed any such violence. Its been a recurring drawback for some time. We thought it was alcohol associated however we now know its simply who he’s.

We might be persevering with the tour with out him. We’re going to strive make plans to get some pals who’re vocalists to assist us out on the way in which and nonetheless convey you the most effective present doable.

Tom is totally destroyed and in ache however he’s keen to strive end up the tour and we are going to do our greatest. As lots of you would possibly know the price of touring is insanely excessive and we want to end the tour to assist us cowl our prices.

We hope you guys all perceive and we’re coronary heart damaged to convey you this information.

Please don’t belief Duncan. He’s a manipulator, psychopath and compulsive liar. He’ll strive take us down after this and we simply want you all to know the reality.

*Duncan someway nonetheless has entry to our Fb and is deleting posts.”

Notably this alleged assault came about amid the band’s ongoing European/UK tour, dates for which embody:

05/06 Wroclaw, POL – Liverpool
05/07 Dresden, GER – Puschkin
05/08 Berlin, GER – Cassiopeia
05/09 Copenhagen, DEN – Stengade
05/10 Hamburg, GER – Brand
05/11 Mannheim, GER – MS Connexion Complicated
05/12 Oberhausen, GER – Kulttempel
05/13 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg
05/14 Gentbrugge, BEL – Asgaard