In the wake of recent allegations leveled against guitarist Jes Steineger, Coalesce have effectively parted ways with the member. The band have also canceled their upcoming European tour.

The Kansas metalcore veterans appear to have wiped their social media presence, with confirmation of the split and tour cancellation surfacing via Roadburn Festival, who announced the band’s withdrawal from the event.

A short statement was included with that from the band, it reads:

Coalesce has parted ways with their guitarist and, as a result, will be unable to fulfil the upcoming shows.

 

 

On Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2025 from a former student of Steineger at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO, alleges an inappropriate relationship with them through email which then turned slightly physical. Which was detailed in several Reddit posts.

While both parties were reportedly of age and, at one point, willing participants, Steineger ultimately resigned or was let go following an internal investigation conducted by the school’s HR department.

It was alleged that Steineger provided the student with his personal email address, bypassing the university’s established communication protocols between faculty and students.

No public statement was ever issued regarding his departure from Lindenwood University.

The affected tour dates:

04/16 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn
04/18 Bethune, FR @ Le Poche
04/19 Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
04/20 Manchester, UK @ Rebellion
04/21 London, UK @ The Garage
04/22 Brussels, BE @ Botanique – Rotonde
04/23 Koln, DE @ Helios37
04/24 Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia
04/25 Prague, CZ @ Klub 007