Sanctus Real has announced that its lead singer Matt Hammitt will be leaving the band after 20 years together. Matt’s departure from the band will be effective in December. The band has released a comprehensive statement to this effect.
The band also announced their “Farewell To A Friend” tour this fall, which will be Hammitt’s final tour with the band. Sparrow Records is releasing a Greatest Hits project from Sanctus Real this October, featuring the band’s top hits over their 20 year career and a new single, which will release in the fall as well.
Matt Hammitt Letter reads;
Last November, I started to feel a spiritual restlessness, sensing that God was leading me into a new season of life. After many conversations with God, family and friends, I came to realize a new calling, one that would require me to make the difficult decision to leave Sanctus Real.
Both the band and I have prepared heartfelt statements about this change, and about where God is leading us. Below is my full statement about this news, as well as Episode 1 of “The Lead Me Lifecast,” also about my decision to leave Sanctus Real. You can also read the band’s statement and full press release by clicking here.
Dear Friends,
A blog post isn’t nearly enough space to recount or describe what I’ve experienced with my friends in Sanctus Real over the past twenty years. I’m so grateful for what God has allowed a few guys from Toledo, Ohio to experience together. I don’t take it lightly, the ability that songs have to impact the hearts and lives of those who hear them. Experiencing this God-given mystery with my friends in the band has been one of the greatest joys of my life.
Read full letter here
