Frontman Araya has spoken out to "set the record straight" on Lombardo's latest exit and says the sticksman talked his way out of the lineup. Araya tells The Skinny: "Going back a long time now, 15 years nearly, we were looking for somebody to sit in for Paul Bostaph - that's how long ago it started with Dave. Paul decided to move on, but he stuck with us until we could find a replacement.

"We came up with a simple agreement that lasted a while, and then we were in the process of trying to make it better for Dave. We came up with a deal and he basically was getting everything he wanted, but it was a three-year term, and three years into that, we still hadn't been able to get him to sign it.