Circles Around the Sun announced Scott Metzger’s departure from the band. Metzger has played guitar with CATS since late 2019.
While it doesn’t appear Metzger — who plays with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead — was ever formally announced as the Circles Around The Sun guitarist, he hopped aboard with CATS for their 2019 New Year’s Eve run in Colorado, which followed a fall tour on which Eric Krasno playing guitar with Circles Around The Sun. Both musicians stepped into the guitarist role after founding guitarist Neal Casal sadly took his own life on August 26, 2019.
CATS also announced that John Lee Shannon will now take over on guitar in a statement also announcing Metzger’s departure posted to social media. Read it below:
A message from us
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Scott Metzger will unfortunately not be continuing with Circles Around The Sun. We had a blast working with him and are so grateful for his time with us. We wish him all the best.
Joining us on guitar for upcoming shows is our friend, @johnleeshannon
Thank you for your Love and support as we continue on this journey. We are looking forward to seeing you all soon! Stay safe and healthy.– CATS
