The statement posted on Thrice’s website assured fans that the post-hardcore band was not breaking up. Kensrue added “if nothing has broken us up by now, I doubt anything ever could.”

The frontman explained he is putting touring on hold to spend more time with his family. 

“I have three little girls now under the age of 5, and it is a huge strain on my family and I when I’m away for several weeks at a time. The way we’ve been doing things for a while is simply not sustainable for me anymore.

“I don’t know what the future looks like for Thrice, or for any of us individually.  I do know that I would love to make more music in the future with them, as well as play some shows or short tours, but for the time being, I need to step out of the role of full time touring/recording musician, and will do so after this tour. I will continue to make music in various capacities I’m sure, and continue in my work as a Worship Director at Mars Hill Church in Orange County.”

The band wrapped up its fall tour Nov. 11 at San Diego’s House Of Blues. A yet to be announced tour is planned for the spring. Kensrue said the upcoming shows will be a celebration of the past 13 years and will most likely feature “a bunch of songs that have been buried in the archives.”

Thrice formed in 1998 in Irvine, Calif., and released its debut album, Identity Crisis, in 2000. In September the band put out its eighth studio album, Major/Minor, on Vagrant Records.

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