Wintermask Is Gone

No, I know what you're saying Grav. It's not the fact that Jeff has broken up the band that upsets me, it's the fact that someone as unchanging and dependable as him changed so suddenly and so drastically. I understand that he needs to do what's best for him. I just wish that what was best for him was Wintermask.

The other thing about this separation that has made it about 100 times more painful than it should be is the way that Jeff has apparently been explaining the situation to other people. According to Kyler, the main reason that Jeff gave for breaking the band up was because "it's in Jonathan's best interests." That's fucking asinine. Throwing away my plans for the future and abandoning me is what's best for me? I can deal with the fact that he no longer wanted to be a part of this band. People change, and as much as it sucks, some people get left behind because of those changes. But the fact that he has the audacity to try and seem like he's doing me a fucking favor by breaking this band up is infuriating enough to literally make my blood boil.

The combination of those two factors is just unbearable. Had you told me six months ago that Jeff would do this to me, I would have slapped you in the face. I could never have imagined this to come from him, of all people.

And, no I don't drink or smoke, Grav. I'm not a "straight-edge" kid. Those people are fucking morons, and they turn their abstinence into a violently-followed religion. I just don't consume tobacco, alcohol or narcotic substances. I've got my reasons for it, and no amount of cajoling would ever change my mind. The last week of my life is the closest I've come to just giving up and getting hammered, and I've chosen to just keep going to way I have for 22 years.

However, I'm not above watching you get smashed and laughing hysterically at your goofy ass!

Oh, and we've got two "Dan"s in the band, Grav. Dan (the guitarist) is 22, has a wife, kids and a house. Daniel (the bassist) is 16 and is in Jeff's new hardcore band.