Vitriol Unveil Their New Lineup and Announce European Tour
A lot has gone on in the Vitriol camp since we last covered them. You may recall that they’d split with their drummer Matt Kilner, bassist Adam Roethlisberger, and welcomed both guitarist Keith Merrow and new bassist Brett Leier into the fold, but today was the official unveiling of the band as a cohesive group.
Earlier today, the band formally revealed the band’s new makeup, with founding member, guitarist, and vocalist Kyle Rasmussen at the helm, along with guitarist Keith Merrow (Merrow, Demisery), bassist Brett Leier (Gargoyl, Varthagus), and drummer Andy Vincenzetti (Morgue Defilement, Imperial Crystalline Entombment).
In addition to the lineup changes, the band announced that they’ve signed on to play in an European tour in support of BÖLZER. Sharing the stage with THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, MISÞYRMING + TREPANERINGSRITUALEN, that tour looks like an extensive run of the continent. You can see the full list of dates below.
REX REVENANT EU Tour
(Supporting BÖLZER with THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, MISÞYRMING + TREPANERINGSRITUALEN):
20/02 – Berlin, DE – Lido ✦
21/02 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje ✦
22/02 – Antwerp, BE – Kavka ✦
23/02 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain ✦
24/02 – Nantes, FR – Le Ferrailleur ✦
25/02 – Toulouse, FR – Le Rex ✦
26/02 – Madrid, ES – Revi Live ✦
27/02 – Barcelona, ES – Sala Wolf ✦
28/02 – Montpellier, FR – Victoire 2 ✦
01/03 – Aarau, CH – KIFF ✦
02/03 – Milan, IT – Slaughter Club ✦
03/03 – Ljubljana, SI – Orto Bar ✦
04/03 – Zagreb, HR – Boogaloo ✦
05/03 – Belgrade, RS – Zappa Barka ✦
06/03 – Bucharest, RO – Quantic Club ✧
07/03 – Cluj-Napoca, RO – Form Space ✧
08/03 – Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert ✧
09/03 – Košice, SK – Collosseum Club ✧
10/03 – Warsaw, PL – Hydrozagadka ✧
11/03 – Gdańsk, PL – Drizzly Grizzly ✧
12/03 – Poznań, PL – 2 Progi ✧
13/03 – Hamburg, DE – Bambi Galore ✧
14/03 – Leeuwarden, NL – Neushoorn ✧
15/03 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat ✧
17/03 – Oberhausen, DE – Kulttempel ✧
18/03 – Mörlenbach, DE – Live Music Hall Weiher ✧
19/03 – Hannover, DE – Bei Chez Heinz ✧
20/03 – Prague, CZ – Futurum ✧
21/03 – Vienna, AT – The Fall V Festival ✧
22/03 – Dresden, DE – Pushkin ✧
✦ = THE RUINS OF BEVERAST – Selected Shows
✧ = MISÞYRMING – Selected Shows
Liberation Through Punishment North American Tour 2026
w/ support from UNMERCIFUL + WEEPING DEATH
11/06: Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon
11/07: San Luis Obispo, CA @ Humdinger
11/08: Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead
11/09: 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
12/02: Denver, CO @ The Roxy
12/04: Boise, ID @ Shredder
12/05: Seattle, WA @ Substation
12/06: Portland, OR @ Twilight Hometown Show
