The reunited SPINESHANK will embark on the “Nu Metal Sucks Tour” this spring with support from (HED)P.E. and PRIMER 55. For SPINESHANK, these will mark the final shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s sophomore studio album, “The Height Of Callousness”. (HED)P.E. will perform its 2000 sophomore effort “Broke” in full, while PRIMER 55 will play the 2000 debut LP “Introduction To Mayhem”. Additional support on the trek will come from KISSING CANDICE, OCEANS ON OTHER PLANETS and TIDALS.<\/p>\n
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (Friday, February 20) at 10 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n
SPINESHANK says: “Excited to announce we will be heading out on the ‘Nu Metal Sucks Tour’ in April, for our final dates on ‘The Height Of Callousness’ 25th-anniversary tour, with our friends (HED)P.E. (performing ‘Broke’ in its entirety),and PRIMER 55 (playing their classic ‘Introduction To Mayhem’)!!! It is guaranteed to be a banger, so break out the JNCOs and let’s party like it’s 2001!!!”<\/p>\n
Tour dates:<\/p>\n
April 24 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Caf\u00e9 *
April 25 – Houston, TX @ H-Town Metal Fest @ The Wildcatter Saloon *
April 26 – San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box *
April 28 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective *
April 30 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck *
May 1 – Kearney, NE @ The Otherside*
May 2 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre *
May 3 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s Nightclub & Concert Venue *
May 5 – Memphis, TN @ Growlers *
May 8 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
May 10 – Summerville, SC @ Trolley Pub (SPINESHANK only)
May 11 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel Of Bones (SPINESHANK only)
May 14 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s **
May 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Crafthouse (no HED PE) **
May 20 – Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho Theater +
May 21 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz ***
May 22 – Reading, PA @ Reverb ***
May 23 – Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge ***
May 24 – Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs ***
May 26 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom (no PRIMER 55) ***
May 27 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge ***
May 28 – Belvidere, IL @ The Apollo Theatre ***
May 29 – Ringle, WI @ Q & Z Expo Center ***
May 30 – Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood ***
May 31 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s ***
June 1 – Madison, WI @ The Annex ***
June 3 – Wichita, KS @ Wave ***
June 4 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ***
June 5 – Denver, CO @ The Federal Theatre ***
June 6 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater ***<\/p>\n
* with KISSING CANDICE
** with TIDALS
*** with OCEANS ON OTHER PLANETS
+ with CARBONSTONE<\/p>\n
In a new interview with Discoveringbands by Michael Nagy<\/a>,<\/p>\n Joining drummer Tommy Decker, vocalist Jonny Santos and bassist\/vocalist Robert Garcia in SPINESHANK’s current lineup are new recruits Tommy Decker, Jr. (Tommy Decker’s son) and Jason Hager (ex-CHIMAIRA) on guitar.<\/p>\n Last September Tommy Decker<\/p>\n Decker said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There’s some stuff [in the works]. There’s some stuff. It might be a little while [before it’s released]. We’ve gotta this guy and this guy on it, so Tommy Junior and Hager, the new additions to the band. So we got a few songs. We’ll see what happens. [It will arrive] probably sometime next year.”<\/p>\n Asked about the musical direction of the new SPINESHANK material, Decker said: “It’s more SPINESHANK. We like to have the heaviness. We like to have the melody. Everyone wants the electronics. So it’s just SPINESHANK 13 years later. It’s always gonna be heavy. It’s always gonna be a nice hook and there’s always gonna be electronics. So it’s who we are.”<\/p>\n SPINESHANK played its first show in nearly 13 years on July 9, 2025 at Jake’s Sports Cafe & Backroom in Lubbock, Texas.<\/p>\n SPINESHANK teamed up with THE UNION UNDERGROUND for the “25 Years Of Rebellion & Callousness” tour last summer. This commemorative, co-headline trek, with special guests ADEMA and SICKSENSE, celebrated the 25th anniversaries of “The Height Of Callousness” and THE UNION UNDERGROUND sole studio LP, “\u2026An Education In Rebellion”.<\/p>\n In June 2025, Santos confirmed to Rock Feed<\/a> that a new song from SPINESHANK would arrive in the coming months. “We’re literally in the studio trying to finish right now,” he said. “The song has been recorded. Right now it’s in the final process of being edited. We’re gonna actually start listening to roughs this week.”<\/p>\n Santos also addressed the reason he and the rest of SPINESHANK’s current lineup have decided to release one track as opposed to focusing on making a full-length record. “People are, like, well, why are we only doing one song?’ Jonny said. “‘Cause we don’t know. We haven’t put a record out in 12 years. “Cause let’s face it, the SHINESHANK thing right now, [the tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of] ‘The Height Of Callousness’, this is nostalgic. We’re not out there pumping a new record. We’re celebrating one of our best records. That’s what we’re doing. So what we decided to do is\u2026 Do we wanna do a new record? ‘Cause now we have little Tommy playing guitar, which is fucking awesome; he shreds. And we’ve got Jason Hager; everybody knows Jason. He’s from CHIMAIRA. So we get these two new guys, and they obviously wanna do a new record. But five months ago, we didn’t even know people even cared about SPINESHANK. So let’s hold on here a second before we start putting new records out. I said, ‘Let’s do one song. Let’s put this song out there. We’ll get it out to the masses, and let’s see how it’s received.’ That’s gonna tell us right there \u2014 I feel it’ll tell us if we are just a nostalgic act, that people just wanna come hear the hits and feel like they’re 18 again, or we put this new song out. Does it trend? Does it fucking blow up? Then that will indicate right there, ‘Okay, guys, let’s go do a new record and start putting new songs out.’ And I think that’s a fair way to look at it instead of just assuming that since we’re doing well and shows are selling out right now, that we’re just gonna put an album and everybody’s gonna love it.”<\/p>\n Regarding the musical direction of the new SPINESHANK song, Jonny said: “Well, I will tell you this much. It’s got all the elements that is what is SPINESHANK. One of the biggest complaints we had on the last SPINESHANK record was fans were, like, ‘It’s not electronic enough.’ And I saw that. I felt that in a way. There was a lot of programming on that album; we were just using organic sounds as the loops and stuff. But I understand what the fans meant. So this time around, the SPINESHANK recipe, if you will \u2014 the song’s gotta have energy. It’s gotta be heavy. It’s gotta be catchy. It’s gotta have a hook. I don’t care. I fucking love singing in fucking metal songs. All those people out there [who say], ‘That’s lame that you sing’ \u2014 fuck you. You’ve gotta bring girls to the show too. So you’ve gotta have energy. It’s gotta be heavy. You’ve gotta have a hook. And with SPINESHANK, it’s gotta have that electronic aspect and that dirty, nasty, electronic aspect. Very industrial \u2014 ‘Antichrist Superstar’ [MARILYN MANSON] industrial. I love when you have a cool loop. Distort that motherfucker. So it’s that whole ATARI TEENAGE RIOT dirtiness to it.”<\/p>\n After releasing three successful albums (“Strictly Diesel”, “The Height Of Callousness” and “Self-Destructive Pattern”),performing on countless world tours (including appearances on Ozzfest and the Download festival) and a Grammy nomination in 2004, SPINESHANK went on a hiatus.<\/p>\n SPINESHANK’s fourth album, “Anger Denial Acceptance”, was released in June 2012 via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by SPINESHANK guitarist Mike Sarkisyan and drummer Tommy Decker and mixed by Mike Plotnikoff (PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY).<\/p>\n SPINESHANK’s third LP, “Self-Destructive Pattern”, was released in September 2003. The album’s lead single, “Smothered”, was nominated for a Grammy in the category of “Best Metal Performance”.<\/p>\n In April 2025, Jonny referenced the resurgence of “nu metal” while speaking to the “Talk Toomey” podcast about the possibility of SPINESHANK releasing new music to coincide with the current tour: “It’s kind of weird how \u2014 it’s uncharted territory. It’s, like, is this here to stay? Is this gonna be a staple in heavy music or is this just a fashion fad for kids today? So I think once we release this new song and tour for the better part of this year, then I think we’ll know if we’re gonna put a new record out next year or not. I would like to, but I only wanna put a record out if it’s gonna matter. I don’t wanna put a record out if nobody’s gonna give a shit.”<\/p>\n Elaborating on his reluctance to release a full-length collection of new material, Jonny said: “Not comparing us to the size of THE ROLLING STONES or anything, but if I was gonna go see THE ROLLING STONES, I’m not too concerned with anything that they’ve done post 1979. You know what I’m saying? I think you hit a certain point in your career as a band when you have a legitimate and constant following that people just wanna go hear the hits.<\/p>\n “I’ve noticed, I’ll put music out or whatever, and people are, like, ‘Oh, man, it doesn’t sound like ‘The Height Of Callousness’.’ It’s just, like, dude, me putting out the same record twice is not gonna make you young again,” he said. “Because that’s how it is.<\/p>\n “Very few bands can get away with putting the same record out. AC\/DC’s done it. SLAYER’s done it. But it works \u2014 that works for them, and it’s fucking awesome. But for me, it doesn’t.<\/p>\n “The thought of putting a new SPINESHANK record out there, it’s exciting. But at the same time, we’re gonna see how this goes.<\/p>\n “We’re going into this with no expectations. This is really fun for us to do, and I think it’s a chance for a lot of people that have become SPINESHANK fans in the last decade or so that have never seen us to get to see us. 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