Back in March of 2025, Fire From The Gods suddenly announced that their vocalist AJ Channer was no longer fronting the band, and it was a role now occupied by Volumes‘ vocalist, Myke Terry.
And just recently, court records from December 2025 have come to light that show AJ Channer was charged with what looks like two counts of child endangerment with a child 8 years old or younger.
What seemed to be a relatively quiet exit – all apart from Channer‘s significant other, Brittan Taylor, and her statement posted to Facebook confirming the split – seems to have a bit more of a reason now. Taylor originally stated that Channer was stepping away from the band to focus on their family, “I want to say thank you to everyone reaching out to check on Channer AJ. Yes the news is out, Fire From the Gods has a new vocalist. AJ and I have been through a lot over the past few years and it was time to take a break and focus on family, which is exactly what he has done. I wish the guys in FFTG all the best and am looking forward to watching them continue to make music with Myke!
Dealing with our mental health issues, moving to a new state, and having the baby all at the same time… it was time for us to slow things down and focus on family. The last year has shown us how much we can grow and heal together and I am in awe of how hard AJ has fought to get healthy. I am so unbelievably proud of this man.
We have our forever because we have each other. Keep fighting the good fight baby.
AJ is now working on his solo project CHNNR and will be releasing new music soon so stay tuned!”
After the screenshot of Channer‘s jail booking started circulating, previous arrest records surfaced online that showed he had been arrested back in May of 2024 in Texas for an assault on a pregnant person, leading to even further scrutiny.
Fire From The Gods nor AJ Channer have commented on his December arrest coming to light.
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