Fall Out Boy had been the musical friends on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday evening (January 18), the identical day they introduced new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’ and shared its lead single, ‘Love From The Other Side’.
The efficiency occurred simply hours earlier than founding guitarist Joe Trohman introduced he was quickly “stepping away” from the band to deal with his psychological well being. As such, Trohman’s bandmates – singer and guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz and drummer Andy Hurley – carried out ‘Love From The Other Side’ as a trio in his absence.
Stump and Hurley started the efficiency onstage whereas Wentz – donning a black wig recreating his signature fringe haircut – led a military of clones, additionally sporting black wigs, to the stage. As he started performing, the doppelgängers fashioned the mosh pit in entrance of the stage. Watch under:
“Without divulging all the details, I must disclose that my mental health has rapidly deteriorated over the past several years,” Trohman – who co-founded Fall Out Boy in 2001 and has performed on all of their albums – wrote in an announcement shared on Wednesday.
“So, to avoid fading away and never returning, I will be taking a break from work which regrettably includes stepping away from Fall Out Boy for a spell. It pains me to make this decision, especially when we are releasing a new album that fills me with great pride (the sin I’m most proud of).”
Trohman went on to say that he would “absolutely, one-hundred percent” be returning to the band at some stage. “In the meantime, I must recover which means putting myself and my mental health first,” he added.
‘So Much (For) Stardust’, Fall Out Boy’s eighth studio album and first in 5 years, will arrive on March 24. The follow-up to 2018’s ‘Mania’ was produced by Neal Avron, who labored with the band on 2005’s ‘From Under The Cork Tree’, 2007’s ‘Infinity On High’ and 2008’s ‘Folie à Deux’.
“We wanted to get back to the way we used to work,” Stump stated in an announcement when saying the album. “We wanted to make a record that was really lovingly crafted and deliberate and patiently guided – like someone cooked you a delicate meal. I’m not a very proud guy, but I’m pretty proud of this record.”