Ready to move on to a new path in his career, Mike Spreitzer has quit Devildriver after 20 years in the band. Citing the inactivity of Devildriver as a touring band, claiming that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, several illnesses within the band and their families, and personal issues, these things have impeded the band as a regular entity. Mike also threw shade to at least one current member, regarding the creation and release of music from his new band. Mike is moving on to work full-time on his other band Verona on Venus, and perhaps this will open up an opportunity to join another touring band. Mike joined Devildriver after they released their self-titled debut album in 2003, replacing their co-founding guitarist Evan Pitts. Mike has played on nine of the ten Devildriver albums to date. He says in his posts on his social media accounts that he wishes the split to be amicable, and offers good luck to the continuing members of the band. Mike is the second guitarist to split with the band in recent years as Neal Tiemann was officially dismissed from the band in 2022. Devildriver recently postponed their 2024 tour dates to spring of 2025 due to a sudden illness from frontman Dez Fafara. The band’s latest album Dealing With Demons Vol.2 is out now via Napalm Records.
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