Skillet (band) officially announced that longtime lead guitarist Ben Kasica would be leaving the band. Kasica was with the band for 10 years, contributing to the albums "Alien Youth", "Collide", "Comatose", and "Awake" as well as the live album "Comatose Comes Alive". He played what was planned to be his last concert with the band on March 20 but returned and continued touring until a new guitarist was trained. On April 16, Seth Morrison replaced Kasica as the lead guitarist, and now tours full-time with Skillet. Skillet announced the release of "Awake and Remixed EP" in early March 2011. The remixes were
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