Overview
- Guitarist Keith Merrow said he, drummer Andy Vincenzetti and bassist Brett Leier quit during the tour and abandoned Kyle Rasmussen at a Vermont gas station.
- Merrow accused Rasmussen of “cowardly and weak outbursts of misplaced anger” and later said the departing trio will continue together under a new name.
- Rasmussen responded in two lengthy videos and launched a GoFundMe, saying he, his partner Maggie and their dog were stranded and need funds for transport, lodging and food to get back to Portland.
- Accounts differ on the precise location of the incident, with posts citing Vermont and Rasmussen’s fundraiser describing a remote station in upstate New York.
- The remaining tour dates are uncertain, with at least one report of cancellations, and coverage notes Vitriol’s history of mid-tour lineup turmoil.