Lyn Jeffs, drummer of UK based death metal act ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, has issued the following statement:

"I´ve decided to leave Annotations Of An Autopsy to concentrate on my other band INGESTED, I feel that they deserve a drummer who is 100% commited to what the band is doing.

I've had a great time on tour with AOAA and a great time meeting all the fans who have supported me and the band over the past year. I wish the band luck in the future and hope to share a stage again one day. For now, I will be playing the remaining tours we have booked till the end of the year, so I'm looking forward to meeting all you fuckers on the road again!"

The band is going to release their new album, The Reign Of Darkness, via Nuclear Blast worldwide (excl. UK) in January 2010.

In related news, Earache Records reports:

Before The Throne Of Infection, the debut album from Annotations Of An Autopsy, is due to be released in North America by Earache Records.

Before The Throne Of Infection will first be released digitally on iTunes on November 3rd, before getting a physical release in the new year with a bonus DVD. The album has been licensed from UK metal label SOAR and was first released in the USA by Ferret/SOAR in 2008.

Leading the UK modern death metal scene with their pummelling live shows and unrelenting brutality, Annotations Of An Autopsy have already destroyed audiences across the globe while touring with the likes of JOB FOR A COWBOY and HATE ETERNAL, and are set to support CANNIBAL CORPSE on the UK leg of their European tour in October.

Annotations Of An Autopsy frontman Steve Regan comments: "We are all really excited that BTTOI will be coming out on Earache Records in the US, they're a hard-working label that has released some of our favourite CDs and have worked with some amazing artists like DECAPITATED, CARCASS, IRON MONKEY, etc. over the years and a great bunch of guys. We're really pumped for the DVD shoot and we hope you guys will enjoy the final product!"

The full track listing for Before The Throne Of Infection is as follows:

'Rise Of The Leviathan'

'Keeper Of The Plaguelands'

'Human Dust'

'Sludge City'

'The Childsnatcher'

'Prosthetic Erection'

'Years Of Disgust'

'Fisted To The Point Of Regurgitation'

'Deities'

'Before The Throne Of Infection'

Annotations Of An Autopsy will be playing a special live show on November 3rd at the Barfly in London, UK. The show will be filmed for an exclusive DVD to be included with the USA release of Before The Throne Of Infection.

Check out Annotations Of An Autopsy's track 'Sludge City', below.