Overview

• Keyboardist Zoë M. Federoff left and guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda was dismissed days later, after which both publicly alleged low pay, withheld compensation and restrictive session terms.
• Dani Filth said the circulated agreements were rough drafts signed in haste for the tour and insisted band members are not barred from working with other groups if schedules are coordinated.
• In his statement, Filth alleged heavy drinking, escalating arguments and a public dispute at a meet-and-greet that he says disrupted the team.
• Filth shared screenshots of Šmerda’s texts attacking manager Dez Fafara and invoking Sharon Osbourne with an extreme insult, while defending Fafara as honest and transparent.
• Rolling Stone reports the South American dates are proceeding without incident, with replacement players filling in after the departures.