Spineshank guitarist (and former Chimaira member) Jason Hager has announced he’s stepping away from the band’s current “Nu Metal Sucks” tour, celebrating 25 years of The Height Of Callousness.

Primer 55 are on the bill performing Introduction To Mayhem, while (hed)p.e. are playing Broke. Oceans On Other Planets are opening this final leg.

05/23 Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge 
05/24 Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs 
05/26 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom (No Primer 55)
05/27 Joliet, IL @ The Forge 
05/28 Belvidere, IL @ The Apollo Theatre 
05/29 Ringle, WI @ Q & Z Expo Center 
05/30 Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood 
06/01 Madison, WI @ The Annex 
06/03 Wichita, KS @ Wave 
06/04 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep 
06/05 Denver, CO @ The Federal Theatre 
06/06 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater 

With Drowning Pool and Silly Goose:

06/14 Donington, UK @ Download Festival
06/16 Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed 
06/17 Guildford, UK @ G Live 
06/18 Bexhill, UK @ De La Warr Pavilion 

With Nonpoint:

07/23 Menahga, MN @ Mid Summer Music Fest
07/25 Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre *
07/26 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze *
07/28 Des Moines, IA @ Woolys (Nonpoint only)
07/29 Indianapolis, IN @ Vogue Theater *
07/31 Wyandotte, MI @ District 142 ^
08/01 Lansing, MI @ Jackson Field (Rock Lansing)  ^
08/02 Lakewood, OH @ The Winchester ^
08/04 Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater ^
08/06 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wallys ^
08/07 Albany, NY @ Empire Live ^
08/08 Waynesboro, VA @ The Foundry *
08/09 Harrison, OH @ The Blue Note *
08/11 Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall *
08/12 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s *
08/14 Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center (Nonpoint only)
08/15 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II *
08/16 Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar *
08/18 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep (Nonpoint only)
08/20 Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club *
08/21 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *
08/22 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon *
08/23 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *
08/25 Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post *
08/26 San Jose, CA @ The Ritz (no (hed)p.e.)
08/28 Pomona, CA @ Glass House *
08/29 Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford *
08/30 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater *
09/01 Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s *
09/03 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live *
09/04 Dallas, TX @ Tree’s *

* = with Spineshank & (hed)p.e.
^ = with Soil, Spineshank, & (hed)p.e.

With Orgy:

10/25 Grimsby, UK @ Yardbirds $
10/27 Glasgow, UK @ The Garage ^
10/28 Newcastle, UK @ Digital ^
10/29 Bradford, UK @ Nightrain ^
10/24 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City %
10/30 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy %
10/31 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace %

$ = with with Oceans On Other Planets
^ = wIth Orgy & Oceans On Other Planets
% = with Skindred & Alien Ant Farm

In a statement shared this morning, Saturday, May 23rd, Hager said he’s been dealing with mental and physical health issues and needs to focus on addressing them.

The statement read:

I’m sorry to say, that due to personal reasons, after our show tonight, at The Mercury, I will not be able to finish the rest of the Nu Metal Sucks Tour. I’m currently struggling with some mental, and physical health issues that I need to get under control. Otherwise I’m no good to the band, my family, myself, or all the fans. I love Spineshank, and every band member, and crew member are my family, and I need to be 100% every night for them, and most importantly the fans. So I need to take this time to get myself to that point.

Thank you to everyone who made the shows amazing up to this point! and I’m deeply sorry to the fans coming out to the rest of the shows that I won’t be there. Tommy Jr. is a beast, and is more than capable of holding it down. I guarantee the rest of the shows will be amazing.

Thank you all for understanding. You have not seen the last of me yet.

Forever grateful
Jason Hager