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CIVIL WAR Part Ways With Vocalist Patrik Johansson
December 22nd, 2016


Patrik Johansson


Swedish heavy metal group Civil War have parted ways with vocalist Patrik Johansson following a four-year tenure, revealing this development on December 22nd, 2016.

Patrik Johansson issued the following statement: “Okay, to avoid misunderstandings: I have left Civil War. They need to tour more and I am not the guy for that due to my work and family situation.

“I have given them some of my best songs and almost five years of my life. I love them, but all things have an end.

“I wish that they can get a new singer that can carry on my legacy and the spirit of Civil War.

“If no new singer can be found in time, I will, of course, do the booked shows if they want.

“I will now focus on Astral Doors and perhaps more important to make a follow-up to Lion’s Share’s epic Dark Hours (2009)!!”

Civil War shared the following words, meanwhile: “As some of you probably already noticed, our vocalist Patrik suddenly left the band without any further notice. It came as a really big surprise to us all.

“We just had a meeting and we came to the conclusion that Civil War will go on, and all planned gigs and festivals will be done as planned!

“We’ll take the holidays now to let all this sink in and then we’ll start the hunt for a new singer after that.”

Johansson was vocalist for Civil War since their 2012 inception, following the departures of Rikard Sundén (guitar), Daniel Mullback (drums) and Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) from Sabaton.

The frontman appeared on one EP and three full-lengths in all, namely; the Civil War EP (2012), The Killer Angels (2013), Gods And Generals (2015), and The Last Full Measure (2016). The titles of the three studio propers in question were taken from a novel trilogy about the American Civil War written by Michael and Jeff Shaara.