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
ITEM club ITEM club ITEM, in The EY ITEM Club, stands for "Independent Treasury Economic Model". The EY ITEM Club is an economic forecasting group based in the United Kingdom. It produces quarterly economic UK forecasts, which are often mentioned in the UK news media. It was founded in 1977 and is sponsored by EY (Ernst & Young), a firm of business and financial advisers. ITEM is said to be independent of any political, academic or commercial bias despite corporate sponsorship. Its independence is underpinned by the untied sponsorship of EY. The club was officially named "The EY ITEM Club" in 2012.