Amaranthe vocalist Jake E. has checked in to announce that he's taking a break from the band. Following is his message to the fans:

"It’s been seven long, extremely pleasant, instructive and exciting years. During this time we have reached an almost unimaginable success with the band. I now feel that the time is right to take a break from touring and pursuit things I wanted to do for a long time. For how long I'll be gone is hard to say at this point. I wanna send the biggest gratitude to all the fans out there that has been supporting us through all the years, and I will see you soon again!" 

Watch Jake's new official website here for updates.

Amaranthe is currently on a European tour in support of their new album, Maximalism, with Smash Into Pieces vocalist Chris Adams stepping in during Jake's absence.

Amaranthe kicked off their European tour on October 25th in Hamburg, Germany and fan-filmed video from the show is available below. The tour finishes on November 20th in Vienna, Austria. Sonic Syndicate and Smash Into Pieces guest on all shows. US and UK tour dates will be revealed shortly.

The setlist on the night was as follows:

"Maximize"
"Boomerang"
"Call Out My Name"
"That Song"
"Fury"
"Hunger"
- drum solo -
"On the Rocks"
"Trinity"
"True"
"Automatic"
"Amaranthine"
"Invincible"
"The Nexus"
"Endlessly"
"Dynamite"
"Digital World"
"Drop Dead Cynical"

Tour dates:

November
9 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 
10 - Madrid, Spain - Arena
12 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
13 - Graz, Austria - Explosiv
14 - Prague, Czech Republic - Meet Factory
15 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
16 - München, Germany - Backstage 
17 - Milano, Italy - Milan Live Club
19 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
20 - Vienna, Austria - Simm City