Melodic hardcore luminaries Turnstile have issued a heartfelt and politically charged statement following their major showing at the 68th annual GRAMMY Awards, held Sunday, February 1 in Los Angeles, CA.
During the ceremony's premiere awards, the Baltimore band took home Best Rock Album for their latest full-length NEVER ENOUGH, beating out heavyweight nominees including Deftones, Linkin Park, YUNGBLUD, and HAIM. In a move that sparked widespread discussion across the heavy music world, Turnstile also won Best Metal Performance, besting Ghost, Sleep Token, Dream Theater, and Spiritbox.
Taking to social media on February 3, the band reflected on the wins while emphasizing that their mission has always extended far beyond trophies or genre boundaries. "On Sunday our band won 2 Grammys for Best Rock Album & Best Metal Performance. We never thought we'd be in these rooms, but we are very grateful to be here."
Turnstile were quick to reframe the moment not as an individual triumph, but as a reflection of collective identity and shared struggle. "This band has never been about the individual, but rather about a collective searching for a common thread in a world where those threads are being hidden from us. The world likes to tell us who we are and what we're not, but the truth is we belong to nothing and we belong to everyone."
The band also used the platform to directly address ongoing sociopolitical injustices, situating their music within a broader global context. "We're existing in a time of heightened state violence. We are watching people be pushed out of their homes here in America, in Palestine, in Sudan, in Iran, everywhere, as if they don't belong to them. As if we don't belong to each other."
Framing music as resistance and refuge, Turnstile added: "Music is a vehicle for voices that are buried, that are searching, that are alien. Turnstile has always existed as an alien thing. Thank you to our family, our friends, our partners, our peers for continuing to shape us and give us sense of belonging… Thank you to Baltimore for giving us a stage. Thank you to everyone who has allowed this band to be a mirror for this community."
