It appears that Motograter has fired their long time bassist, Mylon Guy, via social media. Guy performed bass duties in the band since 2009 and is also featured on the band's latest album, Desolation.

Guy blamed the band's guitar player, Matthew "Nuke" Nunes, via a post on Facebook today stating:

"I didn't quit anything. Motograter means too much for me to quit. I just read on here yesterday that I won't be coming back. Like really? Wtf. This is what happens to you when you have a family tragedy to deal with. You get kicked out of your own fucking band and they don't even have the balls to tell you. You have to read it on the internet!!! Nice nuke. You are a class act bud."

Motograterist, Dustin Anderson, also left the band recently stating:

"It's great to be home for good. Live your life for yourself. Life's too short to work for nothing just to give someone else a leg up. Don't be mistaken in your existence."

This comes just after the band's drummer, Noah "Shark" Robertson, left the band via a lengthy public statement in which he states:

"It breaks my heart to release this statement. It looks like my time in the band Motograter has come to an abrupt and shocking end. I want to thank all my friends, the fans, and my extended music family for the support over the years. Like I always do, I will persevere in a major way. I truly loved the band, have always been a fan, and am proud of everything I was able to accomplish with the group.

For the past 4 years, I dedicated my life to that project. In that time, the majority of the activity you have seen coming from the Motograter camp was largely orchestrated by me. You won't find many that will dispute that. When I first joined the band, it was in shambles; a hollow shell of it's former glory. And so I made it my mission to help build the band back into something admirable and respectable.

Something the old fans would approve of and new fans could appreciate. It was a long, hard road to get there! but we made it happen. The only thing I have to say is I truly believe that vile, despicable, greedy, disgusting, horrible, evil people get theirs in the end! the universal law of Karma is inescapable."

Robertson goes on to accuse the band's guitarist of violent behavior and drug use.His full statement can be read here:
https://www.theprp.com/2017/12/06/news/ex-motograter-drummer-blasts-bands-guitarist-alleged-drug-abuse-violent-behavior/

The band has suffered a long history of line-up changes and bad blood. Former vocalist, Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch Fame, quit the band onstage in 2006 at the Delicious Rox Festival and made it perfectly clear to fans and band members alike that he was finished with the band.

In 2011, the entire line-up of Michael "Angel" Woodruff, Mark Nosler, Tyler Hole and Jeremy "Twitch" Scheller quit the band and unveiled their new project, RIVEN, siting violent behavior and drug use on the part of Matt Nunes. Nunes was famously ejected from the band during the 2003 Ozzfest Tour, due to drug use and erratic behavior.

Meanwhile, the official facebook page had this announcement yesterday:

"There's a new girl in town!!!!! So absolutely stoked to welcome the newest member of the motograter family.... The One And Only Aeon Cruz!!!!!!"

"Hey guys ... this is the reality of this business... it can be brutal.. cut and dry... The fact is that we have been without a bass player since mylon took a leave of absence to take care of his brother... We completed the desolation tour without a bass player at all..... Again we wish everyone that has ever been in this band the best of luck in whatever future endeavors they wish to pursue...... If that's doing a comedy tour... Which our former drummer just completed..... Or if it's playing lead guitar in your other band .... which our former motograterist is doing now...... There are absolutely no hard feelings on this side of the fence..... Life leads us on different paths..... Professionally and other wise....... Motograter is and always will be One gigantic family.... The branches of this tree spread far and wide..... Yes.. there have been bridges burned along the way!!!!! Started from one side to the other!!! But in the end I feel mostly respect and love .... Are there hurt feelings and broken hearts????? You bet.... On both sides I can assure you.... we live and learn.... or not. We fall only to pick ourselves up... Or not.... either way ... Life goes on.... The music goes on... And so does Motograter. Much love and respect..." Nuke

The page also announcedRyan Ramirez would be filling in the drumming duty.

It appears however the band's official website has been turned into an angry "tribute" to the guitar player:
www.retargotom.com

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News reported by:Jean-François "Thrashing Assault" Briard

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More info on both sides of the controversy:
https://www.facebook.com/motograter/
https://www.facebook.com/swimmingwithsharksentertainment