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[METAL] Sludge metal band EYEHATEGOD are now a four-piece. The New Orleans-based band, who has been making dark, metallic, punk-inspired music since the early 1990s, announced this summer that long time guitarist Brian Patton was leaving the group. Rather than replace Patton, the band has chosen to move forward as a four-piece rather than a five-piece. The bright spot is that Patton isn’t leaving due to creative difference with the band, who hasn’t released a full length record since their lauded 2014 self-titled record—he’s leaving to spend more time with his family and new born child. Frontman, Mike Williams, commented on the split, saying “It’s for a good cause, but he couldn’t tour with us anymore. But it’s fun being a four-piece; I like the sound and the vibe and everything. So it’s kind of like a new era of the band.” Hopefully that means it’s still possible that the band has some new, inspired music coming down the pipe. Catch EYEHATEGOD at Buffalo’s Mohawk Place on Wednesday, September 19 with support from Washington DC doom metal band The Obsessed and locals Malarchuk, Sons of Ghidorah, and Makeshift Graves.