Trent Reznor has announced that bandmate Josh Freese has left Nine Inch Nails, saying via the group's website: "Josh Freese fans, be sure to check out a show on the upcoming North American leg of the tour, as sadly they will be the last ones he's playing with us. He informed me he's leaving the tour at the end of this year. Yes, we are still dear friends. No, I'm not sure what we are going to do".
Freese, who is drummer for a number of other outfits, and who has worked with practically everyone else in the world, is apparently planning to focus on a solo career.