"[Arttu Malkki] and his girlfriend are expecting twins in March and he wants to focus on his family at this point."

Although the musicians have no idea on how long this break will be, they assure their fans there is no need to worry:

"We have an awesome drummer on our hands that will be replacing Arttu to 100%. This means that we will be touring as planned and take on more tours along the way. So please let's welcome the mighty Emil Wiksten as the current drummer of Aeon."

Emil's first stage appearance with Aeon will be at Garage in London, UK on January 16.

Watch some recent drum-cam video footage of Aeon rehearsing Kill Them All with Emil Wiksten on drums: