Crystal Lake vocalist Ryo Kinoshita has left the Japanese metalcore band due to what he says is adjustment disorder, as he explained in a recent post on social media. Adjustment disorder, in his case, has affected his sleep patterns and other important bodily functions.
Kinoshita joined the band in 2012 and had performed on all the band’s material since then, as the band caught fire in their home country of Japan and beyond. Beyond his work on the band’s three most recent full-lengths (their last one was 2018’s Helix), Kinoshita had also become an in-demand guest vocalist, appearing on Spiritbox’s revamped “Holy Roller”, among others.
【Ryoに関するご報告】
昨年9月より適応障害によりライブ活動休止をしておりましたRyoですが、今後バンド活動をしていくことが困難であると判断したため、脱退の申し出を受けました。YD・MISTURU・TJ・GAKUの4人は引き続きCrystal Lakeとして活動を続けて参ります。 pic.twitter.com/XkGxgXR50e
— Crystal Lake (@CrystalLake777) September 28, 2022
Crystal Lake is also holding auditions to become the band’s new vocalist, with no limits on gender, nationality, or age. You can find out more details on that below.
新ボーカリストを募集する公開オーディション “THE LIGHT” 開催決定。
性別・年齢・国籍問わず、Crystal Lakeのボーカリストとして活動する意思のある方を募集します。
詳細は"THE LIGHT" 特設サイトへ。https://t.co/RSVzL3IfoR
Crystal Lake – THE LIGHThttps://t.co/YvpBh93Zu4 pic.twitter.com/yvfxxPWyzW
— Crystal Lake (@CrystalLake777) September 28, 2022