03) Issues:
Issues has officially announced their disbandment. The metalcore group essentially came to a crashing halt in 2020 when they parted ways with vocalist Tyler Carter following serious allegations of sexual assault and grooming. faced turmoil in 2020 when they parted ways with singer Tyler Carter following allegations of sexual assault and grooming. Since then, the band has gone silent up until November 17th when they made a social media return announcing their official breakup and plans for a handful of final shows set for early 2024. The remaining members, guitarist Adrian Rebollo, bassist Skylar Acord, and drummer-unclean vocalist Josh Manuel, will take the stage in Anaheim, Chicago, and Atlanta in January 2024. Due to extreme demand, additional shows have been added, along with a new shirt to commemorate the occasion. The band has announced that Brian Butcher from The Home Team will join them as the singer for these final shows.
Read the band’s initial statement below:
“Issues has been a central figure in our lives since 2012,” the band wrote. “We’ve played countless shows, toured almost every continent, met thousands of people, and made so many friends in our peers and travel companions. The importance of this band to our lives cannot be overstated. So many of you were right there with us. 2020 hit us as hard as it could possibly hit a band. Tours canceled after we paid the deposits, new album cycle cut short, and the last any of you guys heard from us was when we fired our singer. All of these were incredibly traumatic experiences, not only for us, but also the fans to whom our music means the most. Life changed for the three of us after 2020 in significant ways that made making Issues our full time job impossible, but it doesn’t feel right to end our story in tragedy. We feel very strongly that the legacy we want to leave be a positive one. These shows are the final chapter in a long history of pushing the limits of composition, musicianship, and culture in every way we could. We want them to contextualize our body of work over the controversy and member changes and gossip and bullshit and to stand as a monument to the thre real muffuckas still standing, the music we’re so proud of, and the fans still with us. If this band has ever meant anything to you we want you to be proud of being a part of this too. Proud of the gigs you’ve seen, the tattoos you got, the friends you made. So we’re putting this shit to bed in true Issues fashion. Very, very loudly.”
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