In July 2019, Slade revealed in an interview that the band would be taking a hiatus after fulfilling their five-record deal with Epic Records, saying they wanted to focus more on their own freedom by “playing the shows we want and picking and choosing”. On March 12, 2022, Slade announced that he would be leaving the band. His final performance with the band took place on May 14, 2022, at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois . Slade now owns a record store in Washington State. On July 25, 2024, the band released their first single in eight years with a song entitled “Time Well Wasted” from an EP entitled The Fray Is Back , which was released on September 27, 2024. It was the band’s first release to feature guitarist Joe King as their full-time lead vocalist, with King only having contributed occasional lead vocals to previous albums.
Band announced hiatus
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