Ex-Turnstile guitarist kicked out of new band for recent Turnstile comments
Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert has been kicked out of his new band, The S.E.T., after he accused the Baltimore hardcore group of pretending to care about social issues and misusing funds from a benefit gig.
In late January, the Grammy-winning band used their social media to condemn ICE, sharing a post that said “Abolish ICE,” which was later shared by music journalist, Jesea Lee.
Ebert then took it upon himself to comment on the post, sharing, “Lmao, no one in Turnstile cares at all about ethics or social issues in general. They’re just pandering to their audience.”
He also wrote that frontman Brendan Yates stole $4,000 from a charity show played by the band, which raised $10,000, falsely claiming that he “needed to pay the merch bill”.
Though Turnstile never responded to the comments, this didn’t go down well with Ebert’s band, who debuted in September last year.
Taking to Instagram on February 6th, The S.E.T. posted a simple statement about the now ostracised guitarist. They began, “Brady is no longer a member of The S.E.T.”
The statement continued, “We will not stand by his ridiculous comments and behaviour toward the members of our band and our community. We will continue to put on for Baltimore hardcore and thank everyone for their support.”
This news comes just weeks before the release of their debut EP, Self Evident Truth, which is slated for a March 6th release.
In his spurt of original comments, Ebert also went on to reference his departure from the band in 2022, when their drummer, Daniel Fang, allegedly filed a restraining order against the guitarist.
Ebert wrote, “My friends filed a restraining order, and guess what, they had two lawyers with them, and I showed up to court by myself, and the judge DENIED the restraining order. Because there was no statute in the laws about what qualifies for a restraining order that they were able to meet the requirements of.”
Ebert finished, “In other words they had no reason to file it and it was all over text messages which they showed the judge and the judge agreed with me without me even having to testify so next time before you spread bullshit misinformation say that shit to my face.”
Recently, Turnstile were nominated for a total of five Grammys, and left the ceremony with the award for ‘Best Rock Album’ thanks to Never Enough, as well as ‘Best Metal Performance’ for ‘Birds’.
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