Test Icicles Explain Reasons For The Split

Test Icicles have gone on record to explain why they’ve decided to called it a day and what the band was all about in the first place.

The statement comes after hundreds of fans bombarded them with pleas to reverse their decision to split.

Rory Aggwelt explained: “We started this band in August 2004, our only intention was to have bit of fun, to play a few shows, cause some trouble and to split up shortly afterwards, the fact of the matter is that we played our 5 millionth gig the other day after a year of multiple tours and we’re sick, tired and miserable, and to put it simply, it just isn’t fun anymore and hasn’t been for a very long time, so we’ve decided it’s time to find something that does make us happy because unfortunately this isn’t it.”

On the bands decision to split at this point he said: “The original plan was to play a UK tour, European Tour and American Tour all in succession, finishing up with our final 5 shows around the UK in April.”

“I think we always suspected that at some point during this three month period of constant touring that something would go wrong and unfortunately that time came after the final show of our European tour in St. Malo last week. I’m not saying who it was who snapped or in what circumstances but it had been a long time coming and I was almost relieved when it actually happened.”

Aggwelt went on to apologise to fans who had bought tickets for the bands US tour and NME show on Friday night.

He added: “We will however play our final shows in April, that’ll give us some time to sort our heads out and hopefully we can all have a week long ‘**** the Test Icicles’ party together? Should be a good way to kill us off I think, bring your shovels and we’ll bury Test Icicles once and for all.”