The news that two thirds of Fever 333 were exiting the band certainly sent shockwaves through the rock world yesterday (Oct. 3), but while commenting on a newly posted Instagram post, Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler confirmed to a fan that the band will continue.
News of the lineup changes were delivered simultaneously by Stephen Harrison and Aric Improta, with Harrison commenting, “I won’t get into the details but things were pretty bad internally,” and later adding, “That plus creative differences sort of left me with no choice.” Improta commented, “I’d just rather dedicate my time to projects that operate different than that one.” The two musicians also kept open the possibility of working together again.
Their exits left Butler as the lone member of Fever 333, and while an official statement did not come from the frontman, he did respond to a fan asking about their future on an Instagram post.
The post itself had Butler reflecting on some of the high energy “shenanigans” at past Fever 333 shows and asking fans to share their stories. It came with a video of him bounding around the tops of porta-potties at a Self Help Festival performance.
With the news making the rounds about the two band member exits, the thread quickly turned away from people sharing their stories to more discussion about the split. At one point, one fan commented, “I imagine the comments section will be flooded with similar, but… Is Fever 333 continuing without Aric & Steve? My 333 tattoo is for life either way.”
Butler responded, “All good, brotha. It will be. This project was started due to a vision and that vision will be realized because it has to.”
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While no other details were shared about the band’s future, it does appear that Butler will continue the group with his central vision still being the driving force. Stay tuned to see how that comes together.
