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'''Brent Smedley''' is a drummer playing with for [[Iced Earth]]. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
5/6/2013
“I have family members that are elderly and frail and need my help here in Jacksonville”, Brent Smedley says. “It’s been one of the hardest decisions of my life but I simply cannot commit to the kind of schedule the band deserves and requires so I decided to ask permission to step down from my post.”<ref>https://www.facebook.com/OfficialIcedEarth/posts/509083152486649</ref>