Suicide Silence guitarist Mark Heylmun has announced that he’ll be sitting out the band’s immediate touring in order to focus on his sobriety and mental health. He explained his situation in the below post shared this morning, November 07th:
“After A LOT of thought, I’ve decided not to go on the Reminders of Hell Tour. Right now I need to put my sobriety and my mental health first.
I’m not stepping away from Suicide Silence. I’ll still be involved behind the scenes. I’ve had to accept that life on the road has always been a difficult environment for me, and if I want to keep doing this for years to come, some things need to change.
With Graceless coming out, this definitely wasn’t an easy decision. But I know I need to build a solid foundation in my sobriety before I can confidently get back out there.
I’m grateful for everyone who’s supported me, for the band standing behind me, and to Jordan for stepping in.
I’ve got work to do… it’s time to level up and come back stronger than ever.
–Mark“
This isn’t the first time Heylmun has stepped away from the band, as back in 2018 for he took a lengthy hiatus which he dubbed “a radical sabbatical“.
Suicide Silence‘s tour kicked off last night, November 06th at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, CA. That trek finds Emmure, AngelMaker and Synestia joining the deathcore vets on the road, with the following dates booked:
11/07 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
11/09 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
11/10 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
11/11 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
11/13 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
11/14 Orlandlo FL – Vans Warped Tour
11/15 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
11/17 Greensboro, NC – The Pyrle
11/18 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
11/20 Philadelphia, PA TLA
11/21 Worcester, MA – Palladium
11/22 Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
11/24 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
11/25 Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
11/27 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving
11/28 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
11/29 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
12/01 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
12/02 Minneapolis, MN – Myth
12/04 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
12/05 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
12/06 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
12/08 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
12/09 Portland, OR – The Hawthorne Theater
12/10 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
12/11 Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
12/12 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
12/13 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
Suicide Silence‘s new album “Graceless” will be out on November 20th.
