After an absence of almost 13 years from the live stage, Spineshank made a triumphant return on Wednesday, July 9, at Jake’s Sports Cafe & Backroom in Lubbock, Texas. This highly anticipated performance marked the commencement of the band’s “25 Years Of Rebellion & Callousness” tour, sparking considerable excitement among their dedicated fanbase.
The 2025 iteration of Spineshank sees the familiar faces of vocalist Jonny Santos, drummer Tommy Decker, and bassist/vocalist Robert Garcia augmented by fresh talent. Tommy Decker, Jr., son of the band’s drummer, joins on guitar, alongside former Chimaira guitarist Jason Hager. Fan-filmed video from the Lubbock show has quickly surfaced online, offering fans a first look at the reformed lineup in action.
This summer, Spineshank is co-headlining the “25 Years Of Rebellion & Callousness” tour with The Union Underground, a trek designed to commemorate the 25th anniversaries of Spineshank‘s acclaimed sophomore album, The Height Of Callousness, and The Union Underground‘s sole studio LP, An Education In Rebellion. Special guests Adema and Sicksense are also featured on the bill.
Beyond their live return, Spineshank is poised to release new music. Vocalist Jonny Santos recently confirmed to Rock Feed that a new track from the reunited band is imminent. “We’re literally in the studio trying to finish right now,” Santos stated. “The song has been recorded. Right now it’s in the final process of being edited. We’re gonna actually start listening to roughs this week.”
Santos clarified the band’s strategic decision to release a single piece of music rather than a full-length album at this stage. “People are, like, well, why are we only doing one song?’” Jonny mused. “’Cause we don’t know. We haven’t put a record out in 12 years.”
He emphasized that the current tour is primarily driven by nostalgia, celebrating a past milestone. “Cause let’s face it, the Spineshank thing right now, [the upcoming tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of] The Height Of Callousness, this is nostalgic. We’re not out there pumping a new record. We’re celebrating one of our best records. That’s what we’re doing.” The single will serve as a litmus test for future music production. “So what we decided to do is… Do we wanna do a new record? ‘Cause now we have little Tommy playing guitar, which is f**king awesome; he shreds. And we’ve got Jason Hager; everybody knows Jason. He’s from Chimaira. So we get these two new guys, and they obviously wanna do a new record. But five months ago, we didn’t even know people even cared about Spineshank. So let’s hold on here a second before we start putting new records out. I said, ‘Let’s do one song. Let’s put this song out there. We’ll get it out to the masses, and let’s see how it’s received.’ That’s gonna tell us right there — I feel it’ll tell us if we are just a nostalgic act, that people just wanna come hear the hits and feel like they’re 18 again, or we put this new song out. Does it trend? Does it f**king blow up? Then that will indicate right there, ‘Okay, guys, let’s go do a new record and start putting new songs out.’ And I think that’s a fair way to look at it instead of just assuming that since we’re doing well and shows are selling out right now, that we’re just gonna put an album and everybody’s gonna love it.”
Regarding the direction of the upcoming song, Jonny assured fans it would embody the quintessential Spineshank sound. “Well, I will tell you this much. It’s got all the elements that is what is Spineshank,” he promised. He addressed past feedback, noting: “One of the biggest complaints we had on the last Spineshank record was fans were, like, ‘It’s not electronic enough.’ And I saw that. I felt that in a way.” The new track aims to rectify this, incorporating the band’s core “recipe”: “The song’s gotta have energy. It’s gotta be heavy. It’s gotta be catchy. It’s gotta have a hook… with Spineshank, it’s gotta have that electronic aspect and that dirty, nasty, electronic aspect. Very industrial — ‘Antichrist Superstar’ [Marilyn Manson] industrial. I love when you have a cool loop. Distort that motherf**ker.’
Spineshank – July 9, 2025, Lubbock, Texas Setlist:
- Asthmatic (First Time Live Since 2012)
- Synthetic (First Time Live Since 2012)
- (Can’t Be) Fixed (First Time Live Since 2003)
- Cyanide 2600 (First Time Live Since 2003)
- Play God (First Time Live Since 2001)
- Malnutrition (First Time Live Since 2001)
- Seamless (First Time Live Since 2009)
- Negative Space (First Time Live)
- Transparent (First Time Live Since 2012)
- New Disease (First Time Live Since 2012)
- The Height of Callousness (First Time Live Since 2012)
- Smothered (First Time Live Since 2012)
- Violent Mood Swings (First Time Live Since 2012)
- Beginning of the End (First Time Live Since 2012)
- Dead to Me (First Time Live Since 2012)
Spineshank – “25 Years Of Rebellion & Callousness” Tour Dates (Summer/Fall 2025 & UK 2025):
July 2025
- 11: Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 12: San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
- 13: Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
- 15: Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
- 16: Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live
- 19: Mansfield, OH – The Ohio State Reformatory
- 22: Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 24: East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 25: Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
- 26: Turtle Lake, WI – St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake
- 27: Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
- 29: Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
- 31: Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
August 2025
- 01: Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
- 02: Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
- 23: West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
September 2025
- 10: Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
- 12: Reading, PA – Nightclub Reverb
- 18: Louisville, KY – Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center – Complex
- 18: Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
- 26: Wichita, KS – Wave
November 2025 (UK Dates)
- 06: Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
- 08: Norwich, UK – The LCR
- 09: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – Boiler Shop
- 10: Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Garage
- 12: Belfast, UK – Limelight
- 13: Dublin, Ireland – The Academy, Middle Abbey Street
- 14: Bradford, UK – Nightrain
- 15: Wolverhampton, UK – KK’s Steel Mill
- 16: Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
- 18: Torquay, UK – The Foundry
- 19: Nottingham, UK – Rock City
- 20: London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
- 21: Margate, UK – Dreamland Margate
- 22: Brighton And Hove, UK – Chalk
- 23: Southampton, UK – The 1865
