The Butterfly Effect, one of Australia’s longest-running and most respected alternative rock bands, have announced they are officially calling it a day, ahead of a reissue of their esteemed back catalogue on vinyl.

“The Butterfly Effect is a life’s work for all four of us,” said vocalist Clint Boge. “Regardless of personalities, this project is a part of us all. Ending now with grace and celebration of an incredible fifteen years is the right thing to do.”

“While we are sad to acknowledge the end of an era for us, we recognise this is not a huge surprise to fans and we decided the time had come to provide a proper send-off to the project,” added drummer Ben Hall.

“For years now, fans have been asking us to put the records on vinyl and we decided that now was a good time to do just that and ensure as the Butters exit, those who have supported us from the beginning are left with the best version of those records. We are incredibly proud of those albums and we want to stand tall with them as our legacy.”

According to Hall, “Our hiatus was supposed to be three months, but the desire to move into another phase never returned.” You can head on over to the band’s official website to get more details on the vinyl reissue.

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