Everybody just quit Vektor

[StevenC]

https://www.facebook.com/VektorOfficial/posts/10154096162496821

This is the worst news! They released the best album of the year and now this? How can it happen to my two favourite bands in the one year?

I met Dave and Erik in Dublin in August when they played here and they were both so cool. So sad the best guitar duo in years has broken up.

 

[Bloody_Inferno]

Just saw that on FB too. Well that just sucks. Terminal Redux was such an amazing album.

 

[rahul_mukerji]

They took the post down though ....

 

[anomynous]

David DiSanto + Chris Letchford 2017

 

[chopeth]

nooooooo

 

[mynameisgooch]

Here is the Facebook post in case no one saw it before it got taken down:

Greetings Vektonauts. With sadness we must inform you that we, Blake, Frank, and Erik, are all departing from Vektor effective immediately. It has been a completely incredible 10-ish years that has brought us all around the world and introduced us to so many super generous, passionate, friendly people and produced three albums of which we are extremely proud. Seeing the reception for Terminal Redux in particular after all of the hard work put into it has been very humbling. Sadly we've reached a point where we can't continue with the working arrangement we have, for a number of reasons that we find unnecessary to discuss publicly. There's no big story or drama, people and personalities simply change and drift apart and we've reached our limit.
The three of us are lifer musicians and will continue to be. You'll be seeing us in other contexts, other bands, recordings, tours, and more. Our time in Vektor has been a major part of our lives and parting with that will be a serious adjustment, but ultimately we're excited to see other new ways we can put our ideas to use. We are -hugely- grateful to everyone that came out to shows, picked up merch, listened to the music, showed us a great time and kept us going. We accomplished more than we ever thought was possible when we joined and we hope you'll stay tuned for what we do next – you have certainly not seen the last of us.
We don't know if this means Dave will seek new members and continue Vektor or not, that is for him to decide and announce in his own time.
Given that it's the holidays and the future of the band is out of our hands, we'd appreciate some space for the time being as we enjoy time with friends and family (please don't message our personal pages about it, we won't reply). All the best and we'll see you down the road.
-Blake, Frank, and Erik

 

[mynameisgooch]

Also Dave posted something himself:

I apologize to anyone who was concerned about the post from earlier today. Vektor is not stopping. I started writing Vektor songs in 1999 and I'm still writing Vektor songs. As long as I live, Vektor will not die.
I appreciate everything that Blake, Frank, and Erik have done to help this ship take off. I also appreciate all of my band mates before them: Willy, Pablo, Adam, Mike, and Kian.
See you on the road!
-Dave

 

[DLG]

It does suck, but honestly, I think they'll be fine.

Dave writes almost all the material and it's his concept/riffs/arrangements/voice that make the band.

Everyone in the band that quit was great, but I don't really think that anyone of them had any super big impact. They are great players, but not really that unique in what they do imo.

 

[Eptaceros]

Wonder what all the drama was.

 

[TheKindred]

Wonder what all the drama was.

There's no big story or drama, people and personalities simply change and drift apart and we've reached our limit.

 

[Jonathan20022]

^^^

 

[Xaios]

There's no big story or drama, people and personalities simply change and drift apart and we've reached our limit.

Ehhhhh, usually when people say that, it's code for "oh there was definitely drama but we don't feel like dragging all the band members' personal baggage through the mud and into the court of public opinion, so we're just gonna say that there was no drama."

Regardless, that's their decision, and there's likely nothing to be gained by speculating what said drama might (or, in fairness, might not) be.

But yeah, I'm definitely sadface about this too. "Terminal Redux" was definitely one of the best albums of the year and I was stoked to discover Vektor.

 

[Eptaceros]

Learn to read between the lines. Not everything you read at face value is what it seems.

When every member except for the main songwriter leaves the band after a very successful year, that's a red flag.

 

[anomynous]

That's what he's getting at

 

[fps]

The kinda music they write and the demands of it, it doesn't seem like a band to be in for the long-haul. Good luck to them all and I look forward to seeing what comes next for Vektor, great music coming from this band!!

 

[InCasinoOut]

Woah crazy, I've known of Vektor since Dave would post his tabs on tabit.net in the early 2000s and the band was still small. Hope he continues.

 

[Herrick]

Sad news. It would be a shame if the "band" becomes another revolving door of musicians like so many other bands. But that's life.