Kamen Manev, Claymore's original drummer, has now moved to bass following the departure of Velislav Danov as the Bulgarian melodic black/death outfit welcomed a new drummer by the name of Nikolai Nikolaev. The band posted the following about the changes: "It is time. It was decided that Kamen should take the bass and leave the drums to Nikolai Nikolaev (Dizexist, Division One). Nikolai is quite talented and is not here to replace Kamen's drumming. It is time for a change. It is done.