The Quiet Kill, the band featuring ex-Million Dead members Tom and Julia, appear to have parted company with vocalist John MacKenzie.

There has been no official announcement but he has been removed from the bands myspace profile and there have been several message boards postings recently confirming that he had left the group.

This may not come as a surprise to many as MacKenzie was almost universally slated for his performance at Leeds festival earlier this year.

The band will continue as an instrumental three piece for the time being and plan to release an EP early in 2007.