Imagine Dragons drummer Daniel Platzman has announced that he will be departing from the band.
The 37-year-old, who originally joined the band in 2011, took to Instagram last night to announce the news, writing: “After an incredible journey of over a decade, I will be departing the amazing band that is Imagine Dragons.”
“I wanted to share my deepest gratitude to you, the fans, for your unwavering support and sharing in the joy of music with me. Connecting with you all has truly been the highlight of this chapter.”
He continued, “I’m excited to be able to share more soon about the projects I’ve been hard at work on over the past few months centred on my biggest passion: film scoring and composing. I promise you’ll be the first to know. Stay tuned.”
The news comes after Platzman had announced in March of last year he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from the pop-rock band.
Platzmans ex-band members showed their support in the comments of his post with bassist Ben McKee writing “Love you Platz! Looking forward to making more Cat Boiz music in the future,”
Frontman Dan Reynolds has yet to comment on the drummer’s departure but was pictured sitting at the drum set in a recent post made to the bands official Instagram page.
Imagine Dragons recently released their sixth studio album ‘Loom’. It was the band’s first release as a trio as Platzman is not credited anywhere on the album.
Last month, the band was under fierce criticism from System of a Down’s Serj Tankian after they performed in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.
Tankian, who’s four grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide, said he didn’t “respect [Imagine Dragons] as human beings” after they performed in Baku, suggesting it was an endorsement of the countries authoritarian government and genocide of the Armenian people.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Reynolds defended the bands decision to play in places like Azerbaijan and Israel, saying: “I don’t believe in depriving our fans who want to see us play because of the acts of their leaders and their governments,”
“I think that’s a really slippery slope. I think the second you start to do that, there’s corrupt leaders and warmongers all over the world, and where do you draw the line?”
