Boiling Point, Philip Barantini’s hit British indie one-shot film starring Stephen Graham, is to be made into a BBC TV series charting events six months after the movie took place.
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Fever 333 have left the band, with both guitarist Stephen Harrison and drummer Aric Improta sharing statements that confirm their exits.Improta was more cryptic in his post announcing the news, explaining that he and Harrison decided to leave the band – which is rounded out by frontman Jason Aalon Butler – together, and that their decision is “layered”. The drummer noted that he’d ultimately “rather dedicate [his] time to projects that operate different than” Fever 333, and teased that he and Harrison “will probably do something together in the future”.Read Improta’s full statement below:A post shared by @st33visHarrison, on the other hand, was more direct in his explanation, revealing that “things were pretty bad internally” between himself, Improta and Butler, and highlighting “creative differences” that “sort of left [him] with no choice” but to leave the fold.
He, too, teased a future project with Improta – using the exact same wording that notes they “will probably do something together in the future” – and pointed out that he “still plan[s] to make music”.Have a read of Harrison’s full statement below:A post shared by Aric Improta (@aricimprota)Butler is yet to share a statement of his own, or acknowledge those posted by his former bandmates on social media. At the time of writing, the band’s own pages still prominently feature Harrison and Improta.
NME has reached out to representatives of the band for comment.Fever 333 formed as a trio in 2017, shortly after the dissolution of Butler’s former band, Letlive (who split because of “a divergence in views and aims [that] developed within the camp”). The band has released one album – 2019’s ‘Strength In Numb333rs’ – as well as the EPs ‘Made An America’ (in 2018) and
.Boiling Point, Philip Barantini’s hit British indie one-shot film starring Stephen Graham, is to be made into a BBC TV series charting events six months after the movie took place.
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Fever 333 frontman Jason Aalon Butler has said that the band will continue despite the recent departure of two members.Earlier this week, guitarist Stephen Harrison and drummer Aric Improta both shared statements to confirm they had left the group.Harrison told fans that “things were pretty bad internally” between himself, Improta and Butler, and highlighted “creative differences” that “sort of left [him] with no choice” but to step down from his role.Improta posted a more cryptic explanation, saying that the pair’s decision to quit was “layered”. He continued: “Ultimately, I’d just rather dedicate my time to projects that operate different than that one.”Butler has now issued his own statement on social media, in which he teased the next “era” of Fever 333 and expressed his appreciation for his former bandmates.“I want to thank Aric and Stephen for their time in this project – not just because a statement feels required, but because I mean that,” the message began.