Complex sentence: In October 2014, Vital Remains announced they were seeking a lead guitarist, again delaying the new album's release to 2015, and were joined by new drummer James Payne (ex Hour of Penance).
Split into simpler sentences: In October 2014, Vital Remains announced that they were seeking a lead guitarist, again delaying the new album's release to 2015. The band added a new drummer James Payne (ex Hour of Penance).