"As there is still some question regarding my situation with Whitesnake I want to officially clear the air," Aldrich began. "I can confirm that on May 7th 2014, I made the insanely difficult decision to leave the Whitesnake band."

"At that time, although not contractually bound, I moved forward with David [Coverdale] starting pre-production for an upcoming WS project," he continued. "Coinciding with my with the start of that project, I also had several recording and live commitments, so I needed a more flexible schedule to conclude these before going full force as normal. Unfortunately my schedule was not workable."