Black Spiders Announce They Are On Hiatus

(Metal Hammer) Black Spiders have announced they are on hiatus with immediate effect. The Sheffield-based band have blamed geographical reasons for the decision, but their typically flamboyant statement appears to leave the door open for a potential reunion further down the line.

Black Spiders say: "Good day to you Grotes and Scrotes. We bring you grave news, to follow on a sparrow's tale. After burning the wick and oil all night and moulding the candle wax into effigies, looking over all the nautical maps we could find and lunar cycles, we have agreed that geographical differences do not allow us to continue with Black Spiders at this current time.

"We've given our saddles to the Smithy and handed our capes to the Smithy's wife, for safe keeping. We Dark Riders, for now, bid you adieu." Read more here.