Thy Art Is Murder replace frontman on new album due to “a breakdown in his character and judgement”
nme.com‘Godlike’ via Human Warfare, marking the group’s first full-length release without McMahon. Shortly afterwards, TAIM shared a statement on social media to announce the singer’s departure.“Our new album Godlike is now available worldwide digitally with an unforeseen change – Chris McMahon is no longer a part of Thy Art Is Murder and does not feature on the record,” the band wrote.“We understand that this may come as a surprise and we want to assure you that this decision was made to preserve the band’s integrity and direction.”According to Loudwire, McMahon recently faced criticism after he posted anti-trans content on his social media and commented in support of it.
He subsequently shared an apology video via TIAM’s account.“What transpired over the past month was not the cause of this action, but just another symptom of the drawn out breakdown in his character and judgement,” the group said on Friday. “The straw that broke the camel’s back if you will.”TAIM went on to say that “the fallout has been immense”, adding: “We were lobbed with threats to destroy Thy Art Is Murder from the inside if we did not capitulate to various ideologies that [McMahon] holds.“Everyone has their own right to free speech and to seek their truth; they are also free to receive the consequences that come with it.
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