Vitriol has a whole boatload of tour dates coming up, and with that comes a brand new lineup! Vitriol in 2025 is currently founding guitarist and vocalist Kyle Rasmussen alongside guitarist Keith Merrow (Merrow, Demisery), bassist Brett Leier (Gargoyl, Varthagus), and drummer Andy Vincenzetti (Morgue Defilement, Imperial Crystalline Entombment).
“We have two large developments to share,” said Rasmussen. “Firstly, we are deeply saddened to announce that Matt Kilner has chosen to step away from Vitriol. While I imagine that most people’s first instinct is to ask why, Matt‘s reasoning is his own, and we want to afford him the respect of not speaking on his behalf. Suffice it to say, we are pained to see him go.
“In more triumphant news, we have welcomed Brett Leier into the fold on bass and accompanying vocals. Brett is a wildly talented instrumentalist with a very potent creative mind. He also looks like he’d be camped out in a Serbian gas station bathroom with chicken wire pulled tight, which I think is a pretty sweet vibe.
“Brett is best known for his work in Gargoyl alongside fellow mega-shredders. Brett will be joining Keith Merrow and I on our upcoming, soon-to-be announced tour where we will re emerge as a four piece. We look forward to seeing what the future will bring. We will provide more information on the drummer situation soon enough.
“Here’s a little Woo for my fellow Wooers. While these goodbyes don’t become less painful, I’m at peace knowing that, if nothing else, part of this band’s legacy will be to have proven that grief does little to slow the art of loss. And that you simply can not kill what is already dead.”
“We are extremely excited to announce that Andy ‘Yung Cannon’ Vincenzetti will be handling blasting duties for Vitriol moving forward. He’ll be beating ass on the road and in the studio with us soon enough. Time to go fast.”
Catch Vitriol at one of their very many tour dates below and grab yourselves some tickets right here.
w/ Unmerciful & Weeping Death
11/6 Santa Cruz, CA Blue Lagoon
11/7 San Luis Obispo, CA Humdinger
11/8 Los Angeles, CA Knucklehead
11/9 Phoenix, AZ Yucca Tap Room
11/10 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
11/12 Dallas, TX TX Tea Room
11/13 Corpus Christi, TX Boozer’s
11/14 Houston, TX Black Magic
11/15 Fort Walton, FL Dwntwn Music Hall
11/16 Orlando, FL Conduit
11/18 Atlanta, GA The Earl
11/19 Asheville, NC The Odd
11/20 Frederick, MD Cafe 611
11/21 Queens, NY El Bunker Del Diablo
11/22 Providence, RI Alchemy
11/23 Ottawa, ON Dominion Tavern
11/25 Montreal, QC Foufone’s Cabaret
11/26 Toronto, ON The Baby G
11/27 London, ON Honey Dip
11/28 Detroit, MI Sanctuary
11/29 Columbus, OH Spacebar
11/30 Chicago, IL Reggies
12/2 Denver, CO The Roxy
12/4 Boise, ID Shredder
12/5 Seattle, WA Substation
12/6 Portland, OR Twilight
w/ Bölzer, The Ruins Of Beverast & Trepaneringsritualen
2/20 Berlin, DE Lido
2/21 Nijmegen, NL Doornroosje
2/22 Antwerp, BE Kavka
2/23 Paris, FR Petit Bain
2/24 Nantes, FR Le Ferrailleur
2/25 Toulouse, FR Le Rex
2/26 Madrid, ES Revi Live
2/27 Barcelona, ES Sala Wolf
2/28 Montpellier, FR Victoire 2
3/1 Aarau, CH KIFF
3/2 Milan, IT Slaughter Club
3/3 Ljubljana, SI Orto Bar
3/4 Zagreb, HR Boogaloo
3/5 Belgrade, RS Zappa Barka
w/ Bölzer, The Ruins Of Beverast & Misþyrming
3/6 Bucharest, RO Quantic Club
3/7 Cluj-Napoca, RO Form Space
3/8 Budapest, HU Dürer Kert
3/9 Košice, SK Collosseum Club
3/10 Warsaw, PL Hydrozagadka
3/11 Gdańsk, PL Drizzly Grizzly
3/12 Poznań, PL 2 Progi
3/13 Hamburg, DE Bambi Galore
3/14 Leeuwarden, NL Neushoorn
3/15 Haarlem, NL Patronaat
3/17 Oberhausen, DE Kulttempel
3/18 Mörlenbach, DE Live Music Hall Weiher
3/19 Hannover, DE Bei Chez Heinz
3/20 Prague, CZ Futurum
3/21 Vienna, AT The Fall V Festival
3/22 Dresden, DE Pushkin
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