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Sleeping With Sirens Part Ways With Drummer Gabe Barham

Gabe Barham has departed Sleeping With Sirens ahead of new album How It Feels To Be Lost

Sleeping With Sirens Part Ways With Drummer Gabe Barham

Drummer Gabe Barham has departed Sleeping With Sirens, the band have announced on social media.

“Gabe will no longer be a part of Sleeping With Sirens," reads the post on SWS's Facebook Page.

"We all love him, and we’ve created amazing music together, but in the last year or so we’ve been growing in different places musically.

There are absolutely no hard feelings and we wish Gabe success in all of his future endeavors.”

The announcement comes just days before the release of Sleeping With Sirens' sixth full-length album How It Feels To Be Lost.

Speaking about the parting of ways, Gabe tweeting the following shortly after the SWS Facebook post"

"As you may have heard, myself and Sleeping With Sirens are parting ways. It’s been a fun ten years and I’m proud of every moment. To all my fans, family, and friends thank you for the support and I’ll be seeing you soon in my next venture!"

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There's no official word on whether Gabe will be formally replaced or if Sleeping With Sirens will enlist a touring drummer. The Orlando pop-punks have a full UK and European tour lined up in November, starting in Norwich on November 3. Get your tickets here.

Sleeping With Sirens UK tour 2019

03 Norwich Waterfront
04 Bristol SWX
05 Leeds Becket Uni
06 Glasgow Garage
07 Birmingham O2 Institute
09 London Electric Ballroom

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