Former Woe, Is Me vocalist Hance Alligood has stepped down as frontman of his new band, Favorite Weapon.

In an official statement, Alligood cites the toughness of the road as the main reason for his departure, saying: “Music makes me happy, it has always been an outlet for me and something that I enjoy. Touring, on the other hand, does not. It’s really that simple. There’s not any kind of behind the scenes drama that occurred to bring this on. Just a genuine unhappiness with touring.”

As he later adds, it looks like the band will be finding a replacement and continuing on. Read the statement in full below.

Favorite Weapon premiered their debut single, “Hollow,” through AltPress near the end of last July. The band released their debut album, Sixty Saragossa, in October.