Turnstile is an American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock music genre#subtypes, subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots ...

band from

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...

, formed in 2010. They have released five EPs and four 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 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 Brian McTernan. Supporting the release of the album, Turnstile went on both an East Coast and a West Coast tour with Superheaven, titled the Nonstop Feeling Tour. They also supported New Found Glory 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$t. On September 16, 2016, Turnstile released their third EP, titled ''Move Thru Me''. The record charted at No. 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart and No. 19 on the Hard Rock Albums chart. The band embarked on the Move Thru Me Tour across the U.S. with support from Angel Du$t, Big Bite, Krimewatch, Fury and Lock on select dates in the fall of 2016. The band began recording for their second album under

Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as ...

in the fall of 2017, completing recording in early 2018. The record was produced by Will Yip at his Studio 4 recording studio. On February 23, 2018, the band released the album, titled ''

Time & Space ''Time & Space'' is the second studio album and major label debut by the American punk rock band Turnstile. It was released on February 23, 2018, through Roadrunner – the band's debut on the label. It is the first studio album to feature rh ...

–'' their first release under a

major label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and t ...

. This was followed by the band embarking across the U.S. on the Time & Space Tour with support from

Touché Amoré Touché Amoré is an American post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has consisted of vocalist Jeremy Bolm, guitarists Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt, bassist Tyler Kirby, and drummer Elliot Ba ...

, 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 Wicca Phase Springs Eternal 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.

2021–2024: ''Glow On,'' Ebert's departure and touring

Turnstile released their fifth EP, ''Turnstile Love Connection'', alongside an accompanying short film directed by Yates, in June 2021. This was followed two months later by another album, '' Glow On''. The first single from the album, "Alien Love Call", was released and featured British musician

Blood Orange The blood orange is a variety of orange (fruit), orange with crimson, near blood-colored flesh. It is one of the sweet orange varieties (Citrus × sinensis, ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis''). It is also known as the raspberry orange. The dark flesh ...

. The album debuted at No. 30 on the

Billboard 200 The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a rec ...

, and was met with universal acclaim from critics, going on to be listed at No. 8 in ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

's'' Best 50 Albums of 2021 list. Turnstile supported Suicideboys on tour from September to November 2021, and were scheduled to support

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance is an American Rock music, rock band from New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. They are considered one of ...

's North American Reunion Tour from 20-26 August 2022. On 12 August 2022, the press announced that the band had formally parted ways with guitarist Brady Ebert, a couple of months ahead of a headlining tour. Before this, Ebert had notably been absent from the band's tours, and had been replaced by Greg Cerwonka of Take Offense. Meg Mills, of Big Cheese and formerly Chubby and the Gang, was brought on as touring guitarist replacing Greg Cerwonka. Lambgoat magazine claimed that the band's drummer, Daniel Fang, had filed a Peace Order against Ebert on 4 August 2022 but the case was dismissed on 11 August due to "no statutory basis of relief". At the 65th Grammy Awards, held in February 2023, "Holiday" was nominated for Best Rock Performance, and "Blackout" was nominated for both Best Rock Song and Best Metal Performance. Turnstile continued to tour extensively throughout 2023, including supporting

Blink-182 Blink-182 is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Poway, California, in 1992. Its current and best-known line-up consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though its so ...

on the North American leg of their 2023 global tour. In August of that year they released ''New Heart Designs'', a joint EP with Canadian jazz band

BADBADNOTGOOD BadBadNotGood (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian instrumental band and Hip hop production, production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinsk ...

, containing reworked versions of Turnstile's "Mystery", "Alien Love Call" and "Underwater Boi". In 2024, the band launched its own Converse shoes on 25 January and toured in Latin America (30 March - 16 April), Europe (14-28 June) and Asia (18 July - 2 August). They also played the No Values Festival on 8 June 2024 at Fairplex, Pomona, CA.

2025–present: ''Never Enough''

In late March of 2025, a billboard promoting new music under the name ''Never Enough'' was spotted on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, teasing a release date of June 6 of the same year, and confirming Meg Mills as an official member. On April 8, Turnstile released the lead single from the upcoming album of the same name, with a music video directed by band members Yates and McCrory. Turnstile held a free benefit show in their hometown of Baltimore in May 2025, where they previewed the ''Never Enough'' record while raising money for Health Care for the Homeless. The band then performed a record release show on June 5 in Brooklyn, N.Y, at the Under The K Bridge venue. Turnstile will tour Europe and the UK in 2025 in promotion of ''Never Enough,'' with a number of festival appearances such as

Primavera Sound Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as Primavera) is an annual music festival held at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain, during late May and early June. It was founded in 2001 by Pablo Soler as "a showcase for Spanish Noise rock, noise ban ...

and Outbreak Festival.

Musical style and influences

Critics and journalists have categorised Turnstile's music as hardcore punk,

melodic hardcore Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. The style often includes guitar harmonies, riffs using octave chords, as well as broken chords. Additionally, lyrics tend towar ...

, and

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

. In interviews, the members describe their own music as hardcore. ''

PopMatters ''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, ...

'' writer Ethan Stewart and former ''

Revolver A revolver is a repeating handgun with at least one barrel and a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold six cartridges before needing to be reloaded, ...

'' editor Eli Enis called the band "pop-hardcore", alongside Angel Dust, Scowl and Higher Power. Stewart credited the album as building upon the

alternative metal Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by ...

-meets- New York-style hardcore style of 1990s bands including Snapcase or Crown of Thornz, but additionally incorporating experimental influences such as pop and

funk music Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mi ...

. They have cited influences including Inside Out,

Bad Brains Bad Brains are an American punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1976. They are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this term to describe their music. They are also an ade ...

, Breakdown,

Madball Madball is an American New York hardcore band. Originated in the late 1980s as a side project of Agnostic Front, the band developed after Agnostic Front's vocalist Roger Miret would let his younger half-brother Freddy Cricien take the micro ...

and Sade.

Members

Current members

*Daniel Fang – drums, programming, percussion (2010–present) *"Freaky" Franz Lyons – bass, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals (2010–present) *Brendan Yates – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards (2010–present) *Pat McCrory – lead guitar (2022–present), backing vocals (2016–present), rhythm guitar (2016–2025) *Meg Mills – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2025–present; touring musician 2023–2025)

Former members

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

Former touring musicians

*Greg Cerwonka – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2022–2023)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Demo

Bootlegs

Singles

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

Tours

* On Tour There Is No Law (U.S.) ** Support for Twitching Tongues (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

alongside Death Before Dishonor, Take Offense and Downpresser * '' Nonstop Feeling'' East Coast Tour (U.S.) — February 12–22, 2015 ** Support from Superheaven, Freedom, True Love,

Adventures An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme s ...

(February 22) and Fiddlehead (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 New Found Glory alongside This Wild Life and Turnover * The Life & Death Tour 2015 (U.S.) — August 6–31, 2015 ** Support for Bane 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

Basement A basement is any Storey, floor of a building that is not above the grade plane. Especially in residential buildings, it often is used as a utility space for a building, where such items as the Furnace (house heating), furnace, water heating, ...

alongside Defeater and Colleen Green *European Summer 2016 (U.K. and Europe) **Support for Backtrack (June 20–23) alongside Higher Power (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 Rock on the Range * Fall 2017 Tour (U.S.) — November 7–December 3, 2017 ** Support for The Story So Far alongside Drug Church *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

, 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 Trees Festival and Resurrection Fest *Celebrating 20 Years of Bullshit (U.S.) — November 12–December 16, 2018 **Support for Every Time I Die alongside Angel Du$t and

Vein Veins () are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and feta ...

* Australia Tour 2019 (Australia) — January 12–19, 2019 ** Co-headlined alongside

Citizen Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state. Though citizenship is often conflated with nationality in today's English-speaking world, international law does not usually use the term ''citizenship'' to refer to nationality ...

* 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 Show Me the Body (August 28–30), Never Ending Game (August 28–30),

Gulch A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion. It may contain a small stream or dry creek bed and is usually larger in size than a gully. Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch. In eastern Can ...

(August 30),

Lil Ugly Mane Travis Miller (born May 13, 1984), best known professionally as Lil Ugly Mane, is an American musician, rapper, singer, and record producer. Noted for his diverse style, introspective lyrics, and various side projects, Miller's work spans a wid ...

(September 2), Narrow Head (September 2), Hey Cowboy! (September 2) and Sexpill (September 2) ** Included appearances at Firefly Festival, Louder Than Life Festival, Knotfest and

Furnace Fest Furnace Fest is an American music festival held over three days at the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, National Historical Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama. It ran annually each August from 2000 to 2003, and ran again from September 2 ...

* Grey Day Tour 2021 (U.S.) ** Support for $uicideboy$ (September 29–November 16, 2021) alongside Slowthai, ~~Chief Keef,~~ Yung Gravy, Night Lovell, 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,

Ceremony A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin, via the Latin . Religious and civil ...

, Ekulu, Truth Cult, Coco & Clair Clair (February 23 and 24), Special Interest (May 22) and Beach Fossils (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

(August 20–26) alongside Dilly Dally (August 20–24) and Soul Glo (August 26) * The ''Turnstile Love Connection'' Tour (U.S. – Leg 2) — October 3–November 20, 2022 ** Support from

Snail Mail The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal sy ...

and

JPEGMafia Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks (born October 22, 1989), known professionally as JPEGMafia (stylized in all caps as JPEGMAFIA), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Flatbush, Flatbush, Brooklyn, he signed with Deathbomb Arc t ...

(October 3–31) * World Tour 2023/2024 (U.S.) **Supporting

(May 4 - Jul 16, 2024) *Australasia (Jan 29 - Feb 19, 2023) **Performed several dates of the 2023

Laneway Festival The St. Jerome's Laneway Festival, commonly referred to as Laneway, began in Caledonian Lane, Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday, February 27, 2005. Beginning as predominantly an indie music event, the festival grew in popularity and expanded to f ...

, alongside headlining shows supported by

Speed In kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a non-negative scalar quantity. Intro ...

*North America (Feb 28 - May 28, 2023) *Europe (Jun 1 - 11 Jun 11, 2023) *North America (Jun 14 - Jul 16, 2023) *Europe (Aug 17 - 25, 2023) *North America (Sep 15 - Nov 11, 2023) *Latin America (Mar 30 - Apr 16, 2024) *Europe (Jun 14 - 28, 2024) *Asia (Jul 18 - Aug 2, 2024)

References

{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2010 Musical groups from Baltimore Hardcore punk groups from Maryland 2010 establishments in Maryland American musical quintets American melodic hardcore musical groups