shortly after that announcement, shekoski revealed that he had been removed from saosin "a few months [prior to november 2015]" for what he described as "questionable reasons". shekoski expressed surprise at his removal, saying "one thing i can be sure of is that i could not and would not have done anything differently over the past years. the shows were some of the best we have ever played. it truly seemed as if everyone was happy and positivity was at an all-time high. i was proud of the new music we were creating and to be turned away right before we tracked the record that we had spent years writing and our entire career working towards is saddening at best and angering at worst. if anyone's heart or commitment to saosin could have possibly been in question, it certainly wasn't mine, ever."