Skillet Guitarist Exits The Band

Guitarist Ben Kasica is leaving the band after 10 years. No hard feelings, though! They still love him!. See what the band, and even Ben have to say after the jump!

"What's up everybody?  We have just returned home from Australia,  New Zealand, and Japan, where we had an awesome tour!

However, as we are taking a little time off, we have a sad message to share with you.  Our long-time guitarist Ben Kasica is going to end his time with Skillet.  We have had 10 years working together, and  It has been an amazing ride!  From the years we spent driving through the night in a van; to playing concerts all the way around the world,  I've seen Ben transform from the kid who was nervous to play a guitar solo, to the rocker who now plays a solo...with his teeth!  I always knew the time would come for Ben to leave and pursue other dreams, and now it is here.  We are a family and we are going to miss him.  We appreciate how hard he has worked for us and wish him the best in his  life off the road.   We have asked Ben if he would like to give a  message to the fans, being that I'm sure all of you would like to hear from him, and of course he did:"

Click HERE to see what Ben had to say.