News•November 3, 2014 8:42 AM ET•5,672 views

Touche Amore taking break, but not breaking up

On Saturday Touche Amore revealed that they would be taking a break from the band for "mental and physical health sake." Here's what they had to say:

We would like to take a moment to thank you all for giving us an incredible last 6 years and 800 shows. We just ended this year's touring in Gainesville, FL at The Fest and had an unforgettable time. Aside from an Australian tour in January 2015, we plan to take time off to remember how to live a normal life for a while. We hope you understand that for mental and physical health sake.. we need to relax. Many of us have ideas we plan to work on in our down time including side bands, label projects, design projects, and more! Upcoming TA plans: - January 2015 - Australian Tour w/ Every Time I Die - Collaborative 7" w/ Self Defense Family on Deathwish Inc, coming soon - Album 4 writing.. when the time is right.

After their initial statement, there were naturally those who suggested that the band would break up or at least take a lengthy hiatus. Touche Amore quickly dispelled those notions with a follow-up remark:

We by NO means are "breaking up" or going on some insane hiatus. We've never been able to sit still for too long so we'll see how it goes. Xox