Communication in groups can always be tough, especially when it comes to the newer channels of communication that have been developed over the past few years. Now it appears you can post on your social media page to quit your band.

Bassist for Adrenaline Mob John Moyer (also of Disturbed) announced via social media that he had quit the band, in what we could assume he had consulted with the band about this first. He posted on Twitter about his intentions to sit out the next tour:

“Thanks to all the Adrenaline Mob fans for the support! Unfortunately I will NOT be joining them on this next run. My best to Mike Orlando , Russell Allen, & Aj Pero. Have a great tour guys!”

No information about why, we could just assume that it was personal and again discussed with the band, but then Adrenaline Mob hit back with this tweet:

“We @Adrenalinemob are totally shocked by John Moyer‘s announcement via Twitter today that he will not be touring with us in September. We knew he had some other commitments that might have caused him to possibly pullout but we were hoping to have him on board. Obviously he’s got something else going on. We wish him all the best and he will be missed but AMOB WILL be Doing the shows… We will announce the new Bassist as soon as we have one.. Stay Tuned….”

Seems incredibly cowardly not to even phone your band to tell them you’re out, but aside from that you’d think that after a basic exchange of statements that both parties could move on from the situation, but no. John Moyer has decided to ignite a social media war by taking a damning shot at the band:

“Hey guys, I feel like I need to clear something up. Adrenaline Mob has known for weeks that I would not be going with them on this run. I asked them to issue a press release saying so but Amob management said “no need”. If I wanted to post it on my page that was fine. That conversation happened over a week ago. Once again…I was told by Amob management to post that I was not going out. I’m very confused by the “shock” of my post. I don’t think that management and band were on the same page about my post. Perhaps that was the “shock” they referred to. Unfortunately it also reads as if they didn’t know for sure if I was going out. This is definitely NOT the case. Once again, everyone has known for weeks that I was not going out. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that they’ve already found my fill in and have had some rehearsals with him. My post was for my fans who were assuming I was going to be out with Amob. Out of respect for my fans I asked Amob to please let people know my status. And as I said before Amob management not only cleared me making that post but suggested I do it in lieu of a press release. I would NEVER tell a band that I wasn’t going to go out via Twitter. People that know me know that I pride myself on my professionalism even in less than perfect situations. I love the band and the guys and it is unfortunate that this turned into such a “shit show” as they say. As far as moving forward with the band I was hoping to leave the door open for future tours but that may not be possible now. Thanks for letting me clear that up. Peace!”

It just seems really unneccessary to make exchanges like this, but stayed tuned for the next episode of Adrenaline Mob vs John Moyer…