ANIMALS AS LEADERS Cancel Tour Dates After Drummer Matt Garstka Suffers Serious Arm Injury

Animals As Leaders have canceled their upcoming performances in Mexico, South America, and Australia after drummer Matt Garstka sustained a serious arm injury that will require surgery. The progressive instrumental trio announced the news today, July 30th, and confirmed that all affected dates have been officially scrapped.

While the nature of the injury hasn’t been disclosed, the band emphasized that the severity of the situation makes touring impossible. In their statement, ANIMALS AS LEADERS wrote:

“To our fans in Mexico, South America, and Australia,
We have some unfortunate news. We’re going to have to cancel our upcoming tour dates. Matt sustained a serious arm injury that requires surgery, and there’s no way we can perform without him.
Rather than leave things up in the air, we’re calling it now and putting our full focus into writing the next Animals As Leaders album. New material is already in the works, and we’ll have more to share soon.
We know this news sucks – especially for those of you who’ve been waiting a long time to see us live. Canceling isn’t something we take lightly. Thank you for sticking with us. We’ll make it back to your cities with new music and a set that hits even harder.

Respect,
Animals As Leaders”

While unfortunate for international fans, the silver lining is that the band is now putting their energy into crafting the follow-up to 2022’s Parrhesia. Expect updates on that new material in the near future.

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