North Korea guitarist Brian Byrne (ex-Envy on the Coast) has left the band.
Byrne stated, “After a lot of careful consideration, I’ve decided to bow out of North Korea and pursue other interests, musical and otherwise. This was a tough decision to come to as Mike, Bill, and Ryan are three of the most talented musicians anyone could hope to play with, but we’re simply on different pages as far as our musical directions go.”
North Korea signed a deal with Triple Crown in July, and are expected to release their new album sometime this winter.