Lee Kerslake leaves Uriah Heep

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Lee Kerslake has left Uriah Heep for health reasons. Kerslake joined the band for the "Demons and Wizards" album, and apart from a brief spell with Ozzie Osbourne, has been with them ever since. Prior to that, he was in The Gods with Ken Hensley.

We wish you well Lee, here's to a speedy recovery!

Official Details:
Uriah Heep regret to announce that, due to 
ongoing health problems, longstanding drummer Lee 
Kerslake is to leave the band with immediate effect.

During 2006, when Uriah Heep toured in some 
twenty territories ranging from Indonesia, India 
and Thailand through to Brazil, Peru, Russia and 
Bulgaria, concluding with a six week Acoustic 
Tour through Europe, Lee found the rigors of 
constant touring increasingly stressful and will 
now take the opportunity over the next few months 
to embark on a stringent campaign in order to resolve 
his health issues.

Comments Heep lead guitarist and founder member 
Mick Box: "All the band are fully behind Lee in 
his efforts to become fully match fit again. For 
me, it is particularly devastating to lose not 
only someone who I have worked with for some 
thirty five years, but also one of my closest and 
oldest friends who I love like a brother. It is, 
however, in the best interests of both Lee and 
the band that a change is made now. This is an 
important time in the history of the band - We 
have just signed a new worldwide recording 
contract with Sanctuary Records and are about to 
commence recording our first new studio album in 
almost a decade and it is vital that there is 
consistency between both the recording and the 
forthcoming eighteen month long world tour to 
coincide with the album’s release in September".

The band will now start actively auditioning 
potential drummers and we will keep you informed 
as events unfold.