Five Finger Death Punch announced that they are to finish their European tour without their singer, Ivan Moody, who will be replaced by Tommy Vext from Bad Wolves. Last Monday the band was playing in the Netherlands where they had to cut a show sort because of a fight that broke out between the singer and the rest of the band. According to a statement by the singer, who had suffered addiction issues in the past, it was his own responsibility. “I am embarrassed and ashamed to admit that I have fallen off the wagon again. I was on shaky ground prior to our performance in Tilburg, and although a lot of the events of that show were out of my control, the shame of not delivering pushed me over the edge. It would not be fair to my bandmates or my fans to continue to perform in my current condition.” Guitarist Zoltan Bathory elaborated on that with an official statement that reads that the band is more important than any band member: ““As a band, we are committed to supporting Ivan’s road to recovery. We are as baffled and saddened as anyone to watch our brother continue to struggle. Almost everyone in the world knows someone who struggles with addiction, and can relate to how the self-destruction of someone they care about is very difficult to watch. Five Finger Death Punch has every intention of playing the dates we’re committed to and beyond. The band is bigger than any one member.”