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Turnstile are an American
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band from
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, formed in 2010. They have released five EPs and three studio albums. The band's third album '' Glow On'' was released in 2021 to critical and commercial success; the songs "Holiday" and "Blackout" earned the band three nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards.


History


2010–2020: Early years and ''Nonstop Feeling''

Turnstile was formed in 2010 and grew out of Baltimore's emerging hardcore scene. They released their debut EP, ''Pressure to Succeed'', in 2011 and their second EP, ''Step 2 Rhythm'', in 2013, both via Reaper Records. On January 13, 2015, Turnstile released their debut full-length album, '' Nonstop Feeling'', on the same label. The album was recorded at Salad Days Studios with producer
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. Supporting the release of the album, Turnstile went on both an East Coast and a West Coast tour with
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, titled the Nonstop Feeling Tour. They also supported
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on their Spring 2015 tour. Following this tour, their guitarist Sean Coo stepped down, and a replacement was found in Pat McCrory of fellow Maryland-based hardcore band Angel Du$t. On September 16, 2016, Turnstile released their third EP, titled ''Move Thru Me''. The record charted at No. 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart and No. 19 on the
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. The band embarked on the Move Thru Me Tour across the U.S. with support from Angel Du$t, Big Bite, Crimewatch, Fury and Lock on select dates in the fall of 2016. The band began recording for their second album under
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in the fall of 2017, completing recording in early 2018. The record was produced by
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at his Studio 4 recording studio. On February 23, 2018, the band released the album, titled '' Time & Space –'' their first release under a
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. This was followed by the band embarking across the U.S. on the Time & Space Tour with support from
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, Culture Abuse and Razorbumps. A European leg followed this with support from Fury, a South Korean and Southeast Asia leg, and a U.K. leg with support from
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and Big Cheese. Three of the album's tracks were reworked with DJ and producer Mall Grab and released as an EP, titled ''Share A View'', in January 2020.


2021–present: ''Glow On'' and Ebert's departure

On June 27, 2021, the band released their fifth EP, ''Turnstile Love Connection'', alongside an accompanying short film directed by Yates. On July 15, 2021, the band announced the release of another album, ''Glow On''. The first single from the album, "Alien Love Call", was released and featured British musician
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. On July 27, 2021, it was announced by the
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on social media that they would be one of the performers for their Grey Day Tour that ran from September 25, 2021 to November 16 the same year, along with the other G59 artists, like
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, Ramirez, Germ, Shakewell, and Chetta. Other performers, like
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were also present within some dates of the tour. On August 27, 2021, the band's third full-length album, '' Glow On'', was released, debuting at No. 30 on the
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. The album was met with universal acclaim from critics, and ''
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'' listed ''Glow On'' at No. 8 on its list of The Best 50 Albums of 2021. In March 2022, it was announced that the band would support
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on select dates of their North American Reunion Tour. On August 12, 2022, the band announced via Instagram that they had parted ways with guitarist Brady Ebert, a couple of months ahead of their fall headlining tour. Before this, Ebert had notably been absent from the band's tours, and had been replaced by Greg Cerwonka of Take Offense. On October 11, 2022, it was announced that the band would support
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on the North American leg of their upcoming 2023 global tour. On November 15, 2022, it was announced that Turnstile was nominated for three
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: "Holiday" was nominated for Best Rock Performance, and "Blackout" was nominated for both Best Rock Song and Best Metal Performance.


Musical style

Critics and journalists have categorised Turnstile's music as hardcore punk,
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,
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and
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.https://www.revolvermag.com/events/sugar-nu-metal-party-announces-nationwide-launch In interviews, the members describe their own music as hardcore.


Members


Current members

*Daniel Fang – drums, programming (2010–present) *Brendan Yates – lead vocals, percussion (2010–present) *"Freaky" Franz Lyons – bass, percussion, backing and lead vocals (2010–present) *Pat McCrory – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)


Current touring musicians

*Greg Cerwonka – lead guitar (2022–present)


Former members

*Brady Ebert – lead guitar, backing vocals (2010–2022) *Sean "Coo" Cullen – rhythm guitar (2010–2016)


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums


EPs


Demo


Bootlegs


Singles


Awards and nominations


Tours

* On Tour There Is No Law (U.S.) ** Support for
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(September 30–October 14) alongside Stigmata, Downpresser and Angel Du$t *Spring 2014 Tour (U.S.) — February 5–15, 2015 **Support from Diamond Youth, Turnover (February 5–12), Angel Du$t and Blind Justice * Bane Farewell Tour (U.S.) — May 23–June 2, 2014 ** Support for Bane alongside Take Offense * ''Set It Off'' 20th Anniversary Tour (U.S.) — December 5–14, 2014 ** Support for
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alongside Death Before Dishonor, Take Offense and Downpresser * '' Nonstop Feeling'' East Coast Tour (U.S.) — February 12–22, 2015 ** Support from
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, Freedom, True Love,
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(February 22) *''Nonstop Feeling'' West Coast Tour (U.S.) — February 27–March 4, 2015 **Support from Superheaven, Take Offense, Forced Order and Seasons Change *Sleep When I Die Tour (U.S.) — March 13–April 12, 2015 **Support for
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alongside
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and Turnover * The Life & Death Tour 2015 (U.S.) — August 6–31, 2015 ** Support for
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alongside Forced Order, Mizery (August 9–28), Malfunction, Power Trip (August 24–30), Death Threat (August 7), Bitter End (August 29) and Crown of Thornz (August 14–16, August 26–28) *Europe Tour 2015 (Europe) — November 18–30, 2015 **Support from Forced Order * ''Self-Titled'' Tour (U.K.) — December 1–12, 2015 ** Support for The Story So Far and Drug Church *New Zealand 2016 (New Zealand) — January 7–9, 2016 **Support from Out Cold, Hammer Time and Lookin' Up * Australia 2016 (Australia) — January 13–24, 2016 ** Support from Born Free * Spring 2016 Tour (U.S.) — April 6–May 1, 2016 ** Support for
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alongside
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and Colleen Green *European Summer 2016 (U.K. and Europe) **Support for
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(June 20–23) alongside
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(June 26–30) * Spring 2017 Tour (U.S.) — May 13–21, 2017 ** Support for The Story So Far alongside Drug Church ** Included appearances at Northern Invasion Fest and
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* Fall 2017 Tour (U.S.) — November 7–December 3, 2017 ** Support for
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alongside
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*The '' Good Nature'' Australian Tour (Australia) — March 5–13, 2018 **Support for Turnover * ''Time & Space'' Tour (U.S.) — April 9–May 7, 2018 ** Support from
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, Culture Abuse and Razorbumps *''Time & Space'' S. Korea and Southeast Asia Tour (South Korea and Asia) — June 30–July 8, 2018 *''Time & Space'' Europe Tour (U.K. and Europe) — June 14–July 13, 2018 **Support from Fury (June 14–19, June 21–27) **Included appearances at 2000 Tress Festival and
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*Celebrating 20 Years of Bullshit (U.S.) — November 12–December 16, 2018 **Support for
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alongside Angel Du$t and
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* Australia Tour 2019 (Australia) — January 12–19, 2019 ** Co-headlined alongside Citizen * Spring 2019 Tour (U.S.) — April 5–May 12, 2019 ** Support for Turnover alongside Reptaliens * ''Share a View'' in Europe 2020 (U.K. and Europe) — March 3–15, 2020 ** Support from Gag, One Step Closer and Glitterer * ''Glow On'' Record Release Tour (U.S.) — August 22–September 26, 2021 ** Support from
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(September 2), Narrow Head (September 2), Hey Cowboy! (September 2) and Sexpill (September 2) ** Included appearances at Firefly Festival, Louder Than Life Festival,
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* Grey Day Tour 2021 (U.S.) ** Support for $uicideboy$ (September 29–November 16, 2021) alongside
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, Ramirez, Germ, Shakewell and Chetta * ''Glow On'' Live in Europe (U.K. and Europe) — January 29–February 15, 2022 ** Support from Chubby and the Gang * The ''Turnstile Love Connection'' Tour (U.S.) — February 23–May 26, 2022 ** Support from Citizen,
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, Ekulu, Truth Cult, Coco & Clair Clair (February 23 and 24), Special Interest (May 22) and
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(May 22) *''Glow On'' Live in Europe (U.K. and Europe – festivals) — June 19–August 19, 2022 **European music festival circuit *Reunion Tour (U.S.) **Supporting
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(August 20–26) alongside
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(August 20–24) and Soul Glo (August 26) * The ''Turnstile Love Connection'' Tour (U.S. – Leg 2) — October 3–November 20, 2022 ** Support from
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and JPEGMafia (October 3–31)


References

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