It had been reported a while back that metalcore outfit As Blood Runs Black were reaching their closing chapter due to internal struggles within the band, but now we are not so sure.

The band have again announced that they intend to break-up, but then again have announced a new album and are streaming a new song. We hope the band aren’t taking a page out of Upon A Burning Body’s book and decided to use their latest statement as a publicity stunt. There were two consecutively released in quick succession.

The first:

“After years of uphill battles, dealing with legalities, politics, getting robbed blind by our ex label, left for dead and getting shelved by the industry… I’m here to to say all things come to an end. As Blood Runs Black was born in my parents basement and has been the biggest part of my life since 2003. She was my daughter. We had a dream and we ran as far as we could with it. Forever in debt and grateful for the band of brothers (past and present) who risked their lives, contributed, and truly risked it all for the love and passion of music. We literally gave and lost everything in this storm. THANKS to all who supported and gave us a chance to share our music with you guys. We were all broken kids and you guys (and gals) gave us a chance to live. THANK YOU!”

The second:

“There have been a lot of questions recently regarding the future of the band and the release of Ground Zero. We wanted to reach out and let you know that Ground Zero will be coming out in the fall and you will be receiving your Indiegogo contributor perks before the public release of the album. We are putting together a worldwide tour schedule through next summer to support the album starting this fall in North America. Let us know where you want to see us play and we’ll do our best to make it happen. More detailed information is coming soon. Thank you for bearing with us through this challenging time, your support is what keeps us going.”

Well it appears that something is definitely on the cards and the band won’t be imminently ending. The band have released a song for streaming to counteract the idea of a break up. Yep we’re pretty confused too, the band’s latest video released is called ‘As Blood Runs Black Address Break Up Rumors‘ which on playing is a lyric video for their new song ‘Insomniac‘. Seriously if this another publicity stunt, there will be just another reason to smack Danny Leal.