United Kingdom, May 24 -- Heavy metal frontman Caleb Shomo has come out as gay in a candid Instagram statement.

Saying he is "a proudly gay man" after what he described as years of internal struggle, the Beartooth singer - whose metalcore band recently announced their sixth studio album, Pure Ecstasy, and a new UK, European and US tour to follow 2023's The Surface - addressed his 213,000 Instagram followers on Saturday (23.05.26) after what he called "a lot of speculation" about his personal life.

His wife of nearly 14 years, actress Fleur Shomo, shared her own post supporting Caleb while describing their split as "disorientating and hurtful".

Caleb said he felt compelled to address "something I've been unpacking and reckoning with in ...