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Bring Me The Horizon guitarist Curtis Ward leaves band

March 19th, 2009 · 37 Comments

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Bring Me The Horizon and guitarist Curtis Ward have parted ways whilst in the middle of traversing America on the Taste Of Chaos tour.

It’s a “mutual decision to part ways based on personal differences, but [they] remain firm friends”. This doesn’t make any sense to us. At all.

Their guitar technician, Dean Rowbotham will stand in as their replacement guitarist for now and the foreseeable future as the band will not be cancelling any live dates, festivals or tours.

Do you think Ward just saw sense? Or did Ollie piss on him? What?


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37 responses so far ↓

  • 1 marc // Mar 19, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    shame. curtis was a good guitarist.wouldnt be surprised if it was something to do with ollie being a dickhead that he left tbh haha

  • 2 Avangelist // Mar 19, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    Fuckadoodle!

    US concert photographer Todd Owyoung told me a few nights ago that they appear to be the best band on the entire tour by miles and that the US crowds are going crazy for them.

  • 3 Andy // Mar 19, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    I read an interview recently where Curtis was talking about being deaf in one ear, and going deaf (suffering from severe tinnitus) in the other.
    Maybe that got on top of him?

  • 4 johnny // Mar 20, 2009 at 9:14 am

    silly tit probably couldn’t figure out what hole earplugs go in

  • 5 Amber..... // Mar 20, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    Such a shame… I LOVE CURTIS WARD!!!! I never really got a chance to see them together in concert. I would have loved to be in the moshpits and be close to Curtis. Damn shame.
    Damnit.

  • 6 Kathy // Mar 20, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    go listen to the color of violence’s new song “christina, christina” – http://www.myspace.com/thecolorofviolence

  • 7 jake // Mar 21, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    maybe he just realised what a bunch of poofters bmth are.

  • 8 brianna // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Ugh when I read their blog on Myspace about Curtis parting I wanted to cry. I don’t think BMTH will be the same with out him. But it is understandable because of Wards hearing. Hes already deaf in one ear and partially deaf in thee other, he has a really high pitched ringing in the partially deaf ear (So high pitched it would drive a dog crazy.)
    I’m going to miss ‘em. I cant imagen some other dude taking his place :/
    I wish the best of luck for him though, ugh
    :’(

  • 9 made // Mar 24, 2009 at 12:49 am

    ahhh NOO.. so i wont see curtis plalying with bmth?!! :( (

  • 10 metalll // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    or could it be that day of the month?

    4/1/09 is what again folks?

  • 11 Jason // Apr 1, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    January 4th… First day back to work for some lucky people?

  • 12 aleshiainwonderland // Apr 3, 2009 at 12:56 am

    ive cried about this.
    curtis was my favourite from bmth
    it wont be the same without him
    if i had’ve known that he was leaving, i would not have bought a ticket to their show, honestly.
    best of luck to curtis, he will be sorely missed.

  • 13 Emma // Apr 29, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    O.M.F.G When i found out i was like :’(
    it’s gutting tbQh
    LoveYouCurtisWard x x x

  • 14 Teya // May 1, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    this is depressing what is bmth with out curtis

  • 15 jay // May 3, 2009 at 10:07 am

    dude that fucking sucks that he is going, Curtis is the coolest band member in bring me the horizon.
    i cant see bmth with out him….

    seeya man

  • 16 Joey // May 15, 2009 at 3:56 am

    It’s a wise decision!! BMTH won’t go anywhere further.. Oli suckss

  • 17 Danielle // Jun 18, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Okay is it just me or does Oliver Sykes make the same damn face in every picture he takes!

  • 18 Alissa // Jul 9, 2009 at 7:57 am

    For your information,
    it’s not Ollie.
    It’s Oliver or Oli.
    Thankyou.

    I used to be a fan.
    BUT Oli screams better than other screamers.

  • 19 Jack // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:18 am

    I’ll settle for LOLi

  • 20 BringTashatheHorizonn // Jul 11, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    Lmao
    “Did oli Piss On Him?”
    I have to say i do really really miss Curtis :[. and i hate jona (the new guy).

  • 21 Bob Saget // Jul 11, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    I thought he left because he was destroying his already bad hearing in his one ear that wasn’t deaf.

  • 22 clara laa dii daa // Jul 12, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    i also heard that about his hearing but i really don’t know what i should thing about that …
    there are so many rumours … that really sucks …
    well and i also don’t know if oli has something to do with it …
    well i really miss curtis …

  • 23 Kathy // Jul 23, 2009 at 8:04 am

    Yeah, there are a lot of rumors.
    I read on a website’s interview that he left because they noticed that he wasn’t enjoying it.
    That when he was on tour, he wished he was home, and something about his girlfriend.

  • 24 Jack // Jul 23, 2009 at 10:30 am

    Think he just wasn’t loving it any more. Good a reason as any.

  • 25 YouTube LOL: How gay is Oli Sykes & Bring Me The Horizon // Jul 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm

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  • 26 sierra // Aug 3, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    i heard he left because he got his dream job; having to do with cars or something.

    it sucks, he left a week before i was supposed to see them:(

  • 27 Page // Aug 6, 2009 at 9:41 am

    Curtis was the hottest boy of the band and i miss him soooooooooooooooo much!!!!!! love you curtis

  • 28 shorty silence // Aug 15, 2009 at 6:17 am

    i gotta say curtis was a legend and me me laugh so many times, all the best for curtis and the jona the new guitarist form i killed the prom queen is a sweet at guitar but tbh when a memebr leaves the band breaks the will to play anymore cuz your used to playing with them, ive had a an expeirence were my band had a full line up then how lead vox left so we had to find a new guitarist to take my place so i could do vocals cuz i new how low and high they was ,

  • 29 Rhian // Aug 20, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    i was gutted to here that he left, hes an amazin guitarist.
    I was lucky enough to see bmth live twice before he left, best 2 gigs ive ever been too tbh,
    it wont be the same without him :/
    xx

  • 30 RaaawwwRRR_CuPcAkE!! // Sep 17, 2009 at 11:17 pm

    i think i’m going to cry…..
    i hate oli now….
    damn bitch…

  • 31 RaaawwwRRR_CuPcAkE!! // Sep 17, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    ………………………………

  • 32 Johnny // Sep 18, 2009 at 1:05 am

    don’t do it lol

  • 33 Jess // Oct 5, 2009 at 1:27 am

    THAT SUKS I LUV CURTIS I GOT TO HOLD HIS GUITAR AT A CONCERT WHILE HE WAS HELPING OLI WITH A CROWD ALTERCATION LOL

  • 34 Carly. // Oct 10, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    I was told Curtis left because he is loseing hearing.

  • 35 Olivia // Oct 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    LOL at BMTH’s crazy fans.

  • 36 jacob // Oct 22, 2009 at 3:38 am

    ha i bet he left cause he probably was sick of oli bein such a douchbag
    i probably realized that he should be playin in a REAL metal band

  • 37 killer_CamillaDROPFUCKINDEAD // Oct 25, 2009 at 2:30 am

    Curtis was mint in bmth n the gig will not be the sme i wish him the best of luck (Y)
    i was at the bmth gig the other day in manchester n the new guy hez oki but god how much curtis would have made the sound beta but bmth still liv strong (Y)(Y)
    CURTIS WE MISS YOU N WE LUV U WE DO <3

    BMTH <3<3<3

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