On January 5, 2015, bassist and vocalist Dan Cribb announced his and guitarist Nathan Cooper’s departure from The Decline. On January 9 of the same year, Pat Decline announced that longtime friends of the band, Ben Elliott and Ray Chiu would be taking over guitar and bass duties respectively, and that The Decline were entering the studio to begin working on their third studio album. Subsequently, The Decline released a new single entitled “Giving Up Is A Gateway Drug” and embarked on a national tour, performing headline shows and as a support act for Local Resident Failure, Guttermouth and Frenzal Rhomb . This was shortly followed by a second single; I Don’t Believe which featured guest vocals by Cameron Baines from the Australian punk band Bodyjar .
Dan Cribb announced departure
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