Polish death metal band Vader has announced the departure of drummer Pawel Jaroszewicz "due to family matters," though he will appear on the group's next album.

Jaroszewicz will be replaced by English drummer James Stewart (of Divine Chaos - pictured below).

Mariusz Kmiolek of Massive Music Management had the following to say:

"The choice was obvious, we know James from one of the VADER tours, his band supported us on several gigs. We gave him an assignment to do; he prepared some tracks, presented them on the video and became the new member of our crew! So simple, isn't it? He's a very young, talented and disciplined musician. He belongs to the new wave artists - ambitious, exquisite in their technique, keeping track of the technical novelties. At the same time he's a nice guy, drinking his tea with milk (brrrr!) and craving for success. I believe in this guy!"

Meanwhile, Vader has also announced the addition of Tomasz "Hal" Halicki to their line-up on bass. Halicki replaces Tomasz "Reyash" Rejek who left Vader earlier this year.