Lostprophets' Drummer Mike Chiplin Departs

LONDON, UK (Lostprophets Official Website) - Drummer Mike Chiplin has parted ways with Lostprophets. A posting from the group reads:

Some of you may know, others may not, but Mike C has left Lostprophets. A press release was issued friday and word should be spreading now. Nothing to stress over though, the split was friendly and cool. We were heading one way and he wanted to go try some other things. Like i have said on the forums, we are on our way to bat country, and he really wants to check out kangaroo island. Title says it all really.
Split was fine, all good. We are friends before bandmates and nothing will ever change that. He just wanted to try out some different stuff etc. Everyone was cool about it. Also it will give everyone a nice scapegoat when the next album comes out and it isnt what they want it to be.

Cue shouts of "since mike left they went shit" etc. It will fit nicely in with

1. "since they remixed fsop they went shit"
2. "since jamie gave up turntables they went shit"
3 " since they released SS they went shit"

We have all grown up together so our understanding is deeper than the band. We are friends before bandmates. Anyway, here's the official release:

"Lostprophets regret to announce the departure of drummer and founding member Mike Chiplin from the band.
As the lads have all grown up together, the departure is an amicable one with Mike leaving to pursue other musical opportunities."

The group are currently writing the follow up to their 'Start Something' LP and plan to begin recording their new album shortly which will be released early 2006."

Word, ya heard. X