Financial turmoil reportedly played role in The Amity Affliction’s separation from Ahren Stringer

Many bands frequently have a significant amount of debt due to the unpredictable nature of touring and the dangers of the music business in general, as per theprp. However, news reports concerning the predicament of Australian metalcore band The Amity Affliction have surfaced, implying that debt is also a component of a bigger conflict between the band and their unpleasant breakup with bassist/vocalist Ahren Stringer. In February 2025, the gang formally declared its separation from Stringer. Soon after, Stringer would assert that he was expelled from the group and that he had filed a lawsuit against Joel Birch, his now-former bandmate, about the trademark rights of The Amity Affliction.

Corporate filings for the band’s internal operations have now reportedly surfaced, according to fresh information from Blunt. According to the previously cited publication, the band’s internal business arrangement carried approximately $646,000 AUD in debt last year, which prompted the start of a legal debt restructuring process. Despite being fired from the band last year, Blunt claims that Stringer is still involved in the situation as a co-owner and director of the band’s business. His ongoing employment is purportedly due to the fact that the circumstances surrounding his removal have not yet been resolved in a way that both sides find acceptable.

Blunt goes on to say that the Australian Taxation Office was due the majority of that sum, according to the records they were able to get. According to the article, the band’s business has reached an agreement whereby they will pay back $512,000 in future revenue. That restructuring plan, which is anticipated to last for about three years, has been approved by both Birch and Stringer. Currently, a lot of bands function as a kind of internal partnership in which important members—typically the band founders—are entitled to authority over the creative choices and a specific portion of the revenue. They are also expected to use an internal corporate arrangement to collectively pay off the band’s debt, as is frequently the case.

While the general solution often involves the band partnership buying out the departed member’s share for a lump sum and allowing a relatively clean break through a settlement of sorts, Blunt speculates that the amount of debt allegedly involved with The Amity Affliction prevents such a measure from occurring with Stringer at this time.