Bilmuri‘s touring guitarist Reese Maslen has stepped down from the band in the wake of distressing allegations (see here and here) emerging online against him by a former romantic partner. Days after those allegations were made public, Maslen shared the following statement on December 26th regarding his departure from the group:
“I exhibited behavior on several fronts during a previous relationship that I deeply regret. I am so sorry not only to her, but to anyone else these behaviors have affected. At this point, I can only apologize and take the steps to be a better person for myself and everyone else in my life.
Effective immediately, I am stepping down from Bilmuri. I loved every second of my time with them, but it’s important that I take this time to work on myself.”