As Blood Runs Black have issued the following statement, claiming a series of conflicts as the reason for Lech\'s departure:

\"The Lech that fans know and the Lech that we as a band know are two completely different people. There were endless amounts of problems regarding the way the band was being handled. On several accounts we, the band, were looked at as \'employees\' and not as a band, as if this were a dictatorship. There was very little effort put into the \'grunt\' work of the band and there were several personality conflicts, on numerous levels, creating unnecessary tension, angst, and stress within the band. We feel as a band that we handled the situation on a professional level and feel it\'s what\'s best for the future of As Blood Runs Black.\"

As Blood Runs Black\'s new drummer Brett Batdorf is fast, tight and full of eneryg. But he has more tricks in his bag: