Last week, the band surprisingly opted to stay on schedule and release the pending album with one very significant change. The band re-recorded the entirety of the album’s vocal parts with a then, unspecified vocalist, scrapping all of CJ McMahon’s portion of the project.

In a statement released explaining the bold move, the band detailed a contentious relationship with McMahon apart from the divisive comments he recently made online regarding stemming from a social media exchange that was widely seen as transphobic. While the frontman did issue an apology, his defiant stance that included “quitting” social media and opting to stick to OnlyFans fell short with fans and apparently the band.

The incident happened as the band was in the thick of promotion for their next full length album, Godlike. Coincidentally, the band had to push back the release date, citing production issues, but have now revealed there was obvious movement in the works since the controversy boiled over.

The statement from the band regarding the shift in personnel read,

“We understand that this may come as a surprise and we want to assure you that this decision was made to preserve the band’s integrity and direction.

What transpired over the past month was not the cause of this action, but just another symptom of the drawn out breakdown in his character and judgement. The straw that broke the camels back if you will long story short the fallout has been immense.

We were lobbed with threats to destroy Thy Art Is Murder from the inside if we did not capitulate to various ideologies that he holds. Everyone has their own right to free speech and to seek their truth; they are also free to receive the consequences that come with it.”

Kicking off their Godlike album release tour in Europe with the likes of Whitechapel, Fit For An Autopsy and Spite joining the caravan, Thy Art Is Murder revealed who their mystery vocalist live onstage. Wile fans had already voiced their suspicions online, it was confirmed that Tyler Miller of Aussie tech death unit Aversions Crown was joining the ranks.

The remaining dates of the band’s EU/UK release tour can be fouund below.

09/28 Tilburg, NET – 013
09/29 Stuttgart, GER – LKA
09/30 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
10/01 Berlin, GER – Huxleys
10/02 Copenhagen, DEN – Amager Bio
10/03 Oslo, NOR – Vulkan Arena
10/04 Stockholm, SWE – Fryshuset Klubben
10/05 Gothenburg, SWE – Tradgarn
10/06 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
10/07 Leipzig, GER – Felsenkeller
10/08 Nurnberg, GER – Lowensaal
10/10 Prague, CZE – Roxy
10/11 Wien, AUT – Arena
10/12 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
10/13 Munchen, GER – Tonhalle
10/14 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
10/15 Pratteln, SWI – Z7
10/16 Lyon, FRA – Transbordeur
10/17 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz 2
10/18 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
10/20 Paris, FRA – Elysee Montmartre
10/21 Antwerp, BEL – Zappa
10/22 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
10/23 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
10/24 Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
10/25 Glasgow, UK – SWG3
10/26 Bristol, UK – SWX
10/27 Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
10/28 Koln, GER – Carlswerk Victoria