▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁via ▁their ▁official ▁Facebook ▁page , ▁Death st ars ▁announced ▁Oscar ▁Le ander , ▁A K A ▁Vice , ▁as ▁their ▁new ▁drum mer ▁following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁B one ▁W . ▁Machine . ▁They ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁single ▁" Met al " ▁would ▁premier ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sk in ny ▁K ang ur ▁and ▁Cat ▁Cas ino ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁gl am ▁metal ▁band ▁V ain . ▁ ▁The ▁Per fect ▁Cult ▁and ▁line up ▁change ▁( 2 0 1 3 ▁– ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁announced ▁on ▁their ▁official ▁website ▁that ▁recording ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁album ▁will ▁begin ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Death st ars ▁have ▁also ▁part ed ▁ways ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁Cat ▁Cas ino , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁" focus ▁on ▁other ▁things ▁in ▁life ▁but ▁death ." ▁The ▁band ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁continue ▁as ▁a ▁four - pie ce ▁for ▁now ▁and ▁Sk in ny ▁Dis co ▁said ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁replacement ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁" hard ▁to ▁replace ▁Cat ▁on ▁a ▁personal ▁level ", ▁but ▁that ▁they ▁also ▁remain ▁close ▁friends . ▁ ▁The ▁up coming ▁release ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁several ▁stud ios : ▁drums , ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁bass ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁Boh us ▁Sound ▁Rec ording , ▁K