Jason Richardson on leaving All That Remains: “There’s just a lot of things on the business side that I was not happy with at all”
Walking away from a band you’ve called home for years is never easy, as former All That Remains guitarist Jason Richardson knows well.
In a recent chat with Guitar World, Richardson – who joined the metal band in 2018 after the tragic passing of founding guitarist Oli Herbert – says his departure last July was driven not by personal conflicts but rather, frustrations over management and the handling of the band’s 2025 album, Antifragile.
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When asked whether leaving was a “difficult” decision, he admits [via Blabbermouth], “Kind of, but not, simultaneously. I don’t wanna get into the weeds of it publicly, but I’m still cool with all of the guys in the band. It was mostly just a business thing. And things just were not executed like they were promised to be, from management and the people tasked with putting the record out.”
“I’m glad the record exists, but the fact that it’s already been out almost a year and there hasn’t been one show. So it’s, like, there’s just a lot of things on the business side in the back end that I was not happy with at all.”
The guitarist is quick to stress that it wasn’t about personal relationships.
“It has nothing to do with anyone’s personality or anyone in the band at all,” he says. “It just wasn’t, in my opinion – like, I could be doing other things than trying to make that work when it so clearly was not going to – from my perspective, at least.”
Despite the frustrations, Richardson looks back on the album fondly: “I still love the guys. I love the record. I loved working with [producer] Josh Wilbur, the guy who did the album. He’s phenomenal. And that’s probably one of the best things about that record, for me at least, is now I have a great relationship with him, and we’re gonna keep working together. But I am happy all those songs are real, so there’s that at least.”
Following Richardson’s exit, former Unearth and As I Lay Dying guitarist Ken Susi has officially stepped in as his replacement, opening a new chapter in the band’s story.
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