Issues have formally called it quits. In 2020, the alt-metalcore band fired their singer Tyler Carter after allegations of sexual assault and grooming emerged online.
Since then, they've been entirely silent, but today (November 17th) they suddenly returned to social media to announce they're breaking up after playing three final shows early next year.
The band's remaining three members — guitarist Adrian Rebollo, bassist Skylar Acord and drummer-unclean vocalist Josh Manuel — will be performing in Anaheim, Chicago and Atlanta in January 2024.
It's unclear who will be filling Carter's spot as lead vocalist at these shows, but the band released a statement explaining their decision to break up.
"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."
Tickets are on sale here. See the dates below.
Issues 2024 shows:
1/19 Anaheim, CA @ HOB
1/20 Chicago, IL @ HOB
1/27 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
