New Jersey hardcore band Gel was set to have a tremendous 2025. The band simply launched their new EP Persona again in August and was slated to tour with each Spiritbox and Volbeat all through this yr. Sadly none of that’s taking place anymore, because the band has damaged up.
In a prolonged assertion, Gel states that former guitarist Anthony Webster is accountable. Gel accused Webster of stealing tens of 1000’s of {dollars}, posting nude pictures of the band’s members on the Web, spending band funds on OnlyFans, put the band in “bodily harmful conditions quite a few occasions,” and extra. It is fairly dangerous if it is all true. Gel’s full assertion might be discovered beneath.
“Hey everybody, buddies and followers – Gel is not a band, and due to this fact won’t be enjoying any of our presently scheduled upcoming exhibits. The reason being fairly easy at its core; the previous guitar participant, Anthony Webster, has dedicated such heinous acts in attempting to ahead himself in his musical profession that he is executed irreparable injury to the band within the course of, and it is affected us as human beings greater than we will even try to elucidate, to the purpose of being fully unable to do the band anymore. Listed here are some examples of what he is executed:
“He is stolen tens of 1000’s of {dollars} from us, and one of the best half is that he left all of it on file for us to ultimately discover. He spent it on his personal lease, private meals orders, and actually no matter else he needed to, as a result of for a protracted time period, nobody had entry to the checking account (or any accounts for that matter) however him, regardless of quite a few makes an attempt to achieve entry, as a result of you recognize, we’re a band, and we must always have all had entry to these issues. Oh yeah, he additionally spent it on a really unbelievable variety of OnlyFans purchases and mysterious CashApp transactions, doubtless in the identical lane.
“He posted nude pictures of band members on Reddit for the world to see. Yup, simply casually, for who is aware of what function. Let that one actually sink in. He did that each one whereas nonetheless in a band with us too, by the way in which. Fortunately, he is really horrible at overlaying up his tracks, so we’ve the receipts to show that one too.
“He put us in bodily harmful conditions quite a few occasions. From speaking shit on the band Twitter and getting our van window smashed in with a baseball bat, to repeatedly driving erratically like a psychopath as a result of he was “upset” for once more, who is aware of what motive (oh yeah…. he would not let anybody else drive both by the way in which, so we simply needed to take care of it), and throwing issues at us as a result of he is a bit of fucking child and may’t deal with himself like an grownup, it was at all times the identical with him. Absolute distress and inconsideration for anybody and everybody round him (effectively, aside from the individuals who he needed to impress and would feign being a pleasant man to…LOL).
“Now, I am certain lots of people are pondering, effectively why did not you simply cease coping with it? Why did not you simply depart? If you happen to’ve ever been in abusive relationship, emotionally and / or bodily, you may in all probability perceive this higher. It is like that, however along with your life’s work and keenness on the forefront as effectively. It isn’t really easy to simply give one thing up that you simply care a lot about, particularly with pressures from exterior organizations, individuals, and many others which can be all relying on you in a roundabout way. We want that this might have all been simpler, and we want that it did not have to finish this manner – we’re fighters although, and we noticed it via to the very finish, till it merely could not go on anymore. And we’re pleased with that.
“On that observe, we would wish to ship our most honest and deepest apologies to anybody who that is affecting on a private stage and past. We all know so many individuals have been relying on us, together with Spiritbox, Volbeat, our good buddies in Anxious – we’re so sorry that we’ve to finish it this manner and we really hope for one of the best for all of you. Thanks a lot to the buddies we have made over time, and thanks a lot to our followers for at all times being there for us and exhibiting us how a lot you care. Maintain one another, and love your mates.”
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