Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce confirms return of original frontman and says Denis Stoff cut off contact with the band
Danny Worsnop is back in Asking Alexandria after weeks of speculation over the band's future.
Guitarist Ben Bruce says the group's original singer has rejoined after Denis Stoff – who replaced Worsnop around 18 months ago – broke off contact with the band following their recent tour dates, which Bruce sat out because of the birth of his daughter.
In a video posted to Facebook, Bruce says Stoff did not fly from his home in the Ukraine for a video shoot in the US and sent Bruce a message saying: "Asking Alexandria doesn't exist until I get what's owed to me."
With no further contact forthcoming, Bruce says the band had no option but to move on without Stoff – and they reached out to Worsnop.
Bruce says: "You all know all the rumours and crazy speculation going on online and social media – just to get straight on with the point, we have parted ways with Denis.
"There are a number of reasons for that, most of which I'm not gonna go into detail on here live on this chat.
"We didn't kick Denis out of the band, he just stopped talking to us. We tried to organise a video shoot for Send Me Home. Everything seemed fine and he just stopped responding. I texted him a bunch and sent loads of emails, no response whatsoever. We were quite confused.
"I received a message from him, something along the lines of, 'Asking Alexandria doesn't exist until I get what's owed to me.' I was confused. We were left in a bit of a pickle."
With their Sumerian 10 Years In The Black tour due to start this month, Asking Alexandria had to decide whether to replace Stoff or call time on the band.
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