Since a while there have been rumours about Mike leaving RAGE, so now Peavy and Victor speak to the public:
"From now on we won´t continue our collaboration with Mike because of personal and musical differences that have been existing for a while now and became unbearable. This cut is definitely not easy for us - but to avoid damage to RAGE we have no other choice. Unfortunately, there´s not much left from our former unity. A while ago comunication between Mike and us broke down completely, so we have to pull the emergency brake. We decided to work with a new drummer in the future because we don´t want to ruin it all to a point where there´s no future at all. We want to keep our power and joy in music, so there´s no other way. We are aware how much this line up meant to you (and us) but that´s life. A band, especially a three-piece, is like a relationship. Over the years we just drifted apart. We wish Mike all the best for his further career. Nevertheless, there\'s a bright perspective in front of us: We definitely won´t cancel a single show and are working intensely at the moment to present you a suitable new drummer soon. We have lots of plans for the next year , among others we´ll play some exclusive orchestra shows for you.

We hope you all keep the faith in the future and promise to keep up our quality level to 100%
See ya soon!
Rage on!
Yours Peavy & Victor"