The Bride post farewell message

Sydney's The Bride have posted a farewell message detailing their breakup.

The message, posted on their Tumblr page earlier this week, comes after the band was added to the 2013 Boys of Summer tour alongside Deez Nuts, Comeback Kid, First Blood and Hand of Mercy. The message explains the band's decision to call it quits comes in the wake of frontman Kevin Schultz parting with the band.

"The Bride has undergone a series of line-up changes since its inception 6 years ago, with the current line up being our strongest and most functional, ultimately defining the band as most perceive it now.

As some of you may have speculated, Kevin has decided to part ways with The Bride and as a result of his departure, the four of us have decided it best to lay The Bride to rest.

We feel that another frontman change under the same moniker would be a severely diminishing strike against our authenticity.

We wish Kevin all the best in his future endeavors.

We would like to offer a sincere thankyou to everyone who has supported us along the way in any way, shape or form.

We’ve been blessed with some of the most profound experiences of our lives and have been lucky enough to gain some lifelong friendships, particularly after signing into the UNFD family. We’ll cherish those experiences and friendships for the rest of our lives.

We will be appearing on the Boys of Summer tour in January 2013 alongside our dear friends in Deez Nuts and Hand of Mercy plus future friends Comeback Kid and First Blood to bid The Bride adieu.

To those that believed in our music and our words, we can say with utmost certainty that our music will return in a new, rejuvenated form in the near future.

Thank you.

The Bride"

The band's final 18 NSW show takes place at Spectrum in Sydney this New Year's Eve along with Buried in Verona, Sienna Skies, Ghosts on Broadway and Lakeside, after which you can catch the band on the January Boys of Summer tour.