Gel Break Up Over Ex-Guitarist’s ‘Heinous Acts,’ Statement Issued

New Jersey hardcore punk band Gel have known as it a profession after revealing a disturbing sequence of “heinous acts” by their former guitarist that the band claims has performed “irreparable injury” to the group.

The band had been on an upward trajectory, lining up excursions with Spiritbox and Volbeat this 12 months after garnering some consideration for his or her Persona EP final 12 months and their 2023 debut full size, Solely Fixed. However after taking part in a closing present in Tokyo this week, Gel introduced their break up on social media.

What Gel Needed to Say About Their Cut up

Throughout the breakup announcement posted to their Instagram account, the band particularly known as out former guitar participant Anthony Webster for his actions that contributed to the group’s demise.

CONTENT WARNING: Particulars under could also be triggering.

Among the many infractions allegedly dedicated by Webster had been utilizing band funds to pay for hire, meals, various OnlyFans purchases and mysterious CashApp transactions. In addition they declare he was the one member of the band to have entry to their checking account and different band members had been rebuffed when making an attempt to realize entry. Whereas talking of Webster’s alleged monetary infractions, the band claims to have the proof to again up their assertion.

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Webster was additionally accused of posting nude pictures of his fellow band members on Reddit and placing the band in a number of harmful conditions through the years as effectively.

The complete assertion from Gel may be learn under:

Hey everybody, mates and followers – Gel is now not a band, and subsequently won’t be taking part in any of our at the moment scheduled upcoming reveals. The reason being fairly easy at its core; the previous guitar participant, Anthony Webster, has dedicated such heinous acts in making an attempt to ahead himself in his musical profession that he’s performed irreparable injury to the band within the course of, and it’s affected us as human beings greater than we will even try to elucidate, to the purpose of being utterly unable to do the band anymore. Listed here are some examples of what he’s performed:

He’s stolen tens of hundreds of {dollars} from us, and the very best half is that he left all of it on file for us to ultimately discover. He spent it on his personal hire, private meals orders, and actually no matter else he wished to, as a result of for an extended 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 realize entry, as a result of you recognize, we’re a band, and we should 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, possible 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 every one whereas nonetheless in a band with us too, by the best way. Fortunately, he’s really horrible at protecting up his tracks, so now we have the receipts to show that one too.

He put us in bodily harmful conditions quite a few instances. From speaking shit on the band Twitter and getting our van window smashed in with a baseball bat, to commonly driving erratically like a psychopath as a result of he was “upset” for once more, who is aware of what purpose (oh yeah….he wouldn’t let anybody else drive both by the best way, so we simply needed to cope with it), and throwing issues at us as a result of he’s somewhat 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 wished to impress and would feign being a pleasant quy to…LOL).

Now, I’m certain lots of people are considering, effectively why didn’t you simply cease coping with it? Why didn’t you simply depart? In the event you’ve ever been in abusive relationship, emotionally and / or bodily, you’ll in all probability perceive this higher. It’s like that, however together with your life’s work and keenness on the forefront as effectively. It’s not really easy to simply give one thing up that you just care a lot about, particularly with pressures from exterior organizations, individuals, and many others which can be all relying on you ultimately. We want that this might have all been simpler, and we want that it didn’t have to finish this manner – we’re fighters although, and we noticed it by way of to the very finish, till it merely couldn’t go on anymore. And we’re happy with that.

On that word, we’d prefer to ship our most honest and deepest apologies to anybody who that is affecting on a private degree and past. We all know so many individuals had been relying on us, together with Spiritbox, Volbeat, our good mates in Anxious – we’re so sorry that now we have to finish it this manner and we really hope for the very best for all of you. Thanks a lot to the buddies we’ve made through the years, and thanks a lot to our followers for at all times being there for us and displaying us how a lot you care. Deal with one another, and love your mates.

Love,

GEL

Gel’s Transient Profession

Gel initially shaped in New Jersey in 2018 as a aspect undertaking of the band Sick Shit. Over the course of their profession, they launched one full-length album (Solely Fixed) together with a trio of EPs (self-titled, Violent Closure and Persona), a demo and one split-mini album (Shock Remedy with Chilly Brats).

The group consisted of vocalist Sami Kaiser, bassist Matthew Bobko, guitarist Madison Nave and drummer Alex Salter. Webster had been a guitarist with the band since 2018, however the group went their separate methods with the musician in 2024. Drummer Zach Miller had additionally been a member of the band between 2018 and 2023.

As acknowledged, the band was simply beginning to garner some traction with their five-song EP Persona launched in August of 2024 by way of their new label Blue Grape Music. The band members haven’t revealed their subsequent steps after making the choice to interrupt up.