Oi oi! Grab your shorts, jump in the pit, and prepare to crowd-surf straight into another dimension, โcause Turnstile didnโt just reinvent hardcoreโฆ
They ***repainted it in neon, gave it a hug, threw it in a blender with 90s alt-rock, and turned it into the most euphoric chaos youโve ever felt. ๐บ๐ง ๐ฅ
From beatdown bangers to spacey breakdowns to boy band vibes in a punk shell, Turnstile is for the heads, the freaks, the lovers, the loudmouths, and the loons.
If Minor Threat and the Beastie Boys went skateboarding on Mars with Deftones in tow โ thatโs Turnstile, mun. ๐ซ๐น๐ฃ๏ธ
๐ฅ WHO THE HELL ARE TURNSTILE?
Genre: Hardcore Punk / Alt Rock / Psych-Punk / Joycoreโข
From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ๐บ๐ธ
Formed: 2010
Known For: Exploding the hardcore rulebook and replacing it with pure ENERGY.
They brought colour, groove, and heart to a genre that once only wanted black hoodies and violence.
๐ THE VIBE DEALERS:
- Brendan Yates โ Vocals / The human embodiment of a mosh-ready mood swing
- Franz Lyons โ Bass + Vocals / Groove merchant and bounce commander
- Brady Ebert โ Guitar / The riff guy with that alt-rock crunch
- Daniel Fang โ Drums / Punk rock metronome from the multiverse
- Pat McCrory โ Guitar / Live chaos wizard
Former member shout-out:
- Sean โCooโ Cullen โ OG guitarist and part of the early fire ๐ฅ
๐ฟ TURNSTILE DISCOGRAPHY โ SHORT, SHARP, AND LIFE-AFFIRMING
๐งจ Pressure to Succeed (2011, EP)
๐ง Death Grip, The Dream
Vibe: Raw. Rude. Proper old-school hardcore scrappinโ.
Their intro to the world: short songs, big swings.
๐งฑ Step 2 Rhythm (2013, EP)
๐ง 7, Keep It Moving
Vibe: Two-steppinโ with just enough groove to raise eyebrows.
Starting to hint at the weirdness to come.
๐งจ Nonstop Feeling (2015)
๐ง Drop, Canโt Deny It, Blue by You
Vibe: Hardcore goes sunny-side up.
Still heavy, but catchy as hell.
You can pogo AND punch your mates to this.
๐ Move Thru Me (2016, EP)
๐ง Come Back for More/H.O.Y., Harder on You
Vibe: Fast, loud, with more melody sneaking in.
Also: a Give by Fugazi cover. Legends.
๐ Time & Space (2018)
๐ง Real Thing, Generator, Moon
Vibe: Now weโre floating. Now weโre dancing. Now weโre crying in the pit.
Produced by freakin’ Will Yip.
This one broke โem wide open. Turnstile went global.
๐ GLOW ON (2021)
๐ง BLACKOUT, MYSTERY, UNDERWATER BOI, T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION)
Vibe: Genre? Who needs one. Hardcore, psych-pop, dream-rock, all melted together.
A masterpiece.
โI want to touch a level of clarity that I havenโt felt in yearsโ โ YES MUN.
Critics, fans, punks, ravers, indie kids โ everyone said: โYEP.โ
๐ THE RIFF REPORTโS TURNSTILE TRIP ESSENTIALS:
๐ T.L.C. (TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION) โ Hardcoreโs first love letter. Still a banger.
๐ BLACKOUT โ The bassline alone could wake the dead.
๐ REAL THING โ Instant ignition in the pit. Pure kinetic.
๐ UNDERWATER BOI โ Shoegaze in a punk hoodie. Float mode engaged.
๐ HOLIDAY โ Mosh AND dance? Go on then.
๐ CANโT DENY IT โ Throwback brawler. OG fans go wild for this one.
๐ WHY TURNSTILE ARE A BIG BLOODY DEAL:
Because they:
- Made hardcore accessible without selling out.
- Turned every genre inside out.
- Have the best live energy since Rage Against The Machine.
- ***Refuse to do things the โhardcore wayโ โ and in doing so, ***became its future.
- Youโll see them in a crusty punk squat AND at Coachella.
They broke barriers, tore up norms, and did it with joy.
๐ฅ LIVE SHOWS โ CHAOS, UNITY & ABSURD JOY
Turnstile live is:
- Wall-to-wall stage dives
- No security โcause fans become the band
- Crowd surfers with flowers, hugs, and fists in the air
- Sweat, smiles, and actual euphoria in a circle pit
Itโs ***not violence. Itโs ***release. Itโs not a show. Itโs a celebration.
๐ค FINAL VERDICT FROM THE RIFF REPORT:
Turnstile are what happens when hardcore dares to feel.
They hit as hard as Hatebreed, but leave you lighter than air.
Theyโre ***punk rock that wears glitter, moshes with meaning, and starts revolutions with a bass drop.
Want heavy without the hate?
Want mosh pits that feel like group therapy?
Want to feel ALIVE again?
Then TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION IS REAL.
๐ The Riff Report is crowd surfing on vibes, screaming with joy, and dancing like nobodyโs judging:
TURNSTILE โ YOU CANโT PUT THIS ENERGY IN A BOX.
๐๐บ๐ฅ โI want to touch a level of clarityโฆโ and Turnstile brought us there.
