THE END SCRAP TOUR DATES AFTER GUITARIST QUITS

Canadian heavy metal group THE END have been forced to scrap the remainder of their North American tour following the departure of guitarist ANDREW HERCULES. Hercules and his former bandmates are refusing to comment further on the split, but it appears all is amicable. A statement from the group reads: "Andrew Hercules has decided to leave the band. We all wish him the best in his future endeavours. "Due to this development we will need to immediately cancel the rest of the dates with Between The Buried + Me. We'll head home after the Seattle show. "We apologise to anyone that had planned on attending our shows, we appreciate your support, and we will be back as soon as possible."