The band released this
statement via their website; vocalist/guitarist Gared O'Donnell had this
to say:



"On our way back from Chicago we received a distressing phone call. Jamie's father, {and surrogate father to the rest of us}, was back in the hospital and in direcondition. Needless to say neither Jamie nor Chuck are in a position to leave their families at a time like this. And to be quite frank, neither are Matt, Mikey, or I."

"We are first and foremost a family, so leaving Chuck and Jamie here
without us is out of the question. We promise we will be back, guns a
blazing, in a couple of months with a whole slew of cool news for all of
you. In the meantime please keep Jamie and Chuck in your thoughts and
wishes."