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Onslaught Reunites With Vocalist Sy Keeler; Return Show To Take Place At Damnation Festival

Bristol thrash metal stalwarts Onslaught has announced Sy Keeler, who sang on their seminal album, "The Force" in 1986 and fronted the band from their 2005 return until 2020, has rejoined the band. A message from the group reads as follows:

"Onslaught are super stoked to announce the return of their legendary vocalist Sy Keeler!
"After a 6-year hiatus Keeler will hit the ground running at the BEC Arena in Manchester on November 9th for an explosive show at the UK’s Damnation Festival! Following this Onslaught will be heading down under for the band's long-awaited Australian debut, before kicking off their freshly announced 2026 'The Force From Hell' European run!"

Guitarist Nige Rockett comments: "Wow, this is truly incredible having Sy back in the Onslaught camp. He has always been seen as ‘The’ Onslaught vocalist and we know the fans are gonna’ be blown away for sure. The band are in a truly great place right now after the success of the “Origins Of Aggression” release and this will be seen as amazing news, I’m sure."

Sy states: "Well, that came out of nowhere! ‘Sy, would you consider rejoining the band?’ ‘Ugh! Yes, of course, I’ve really missed it.’ So almost 6 years on from my last gig, I’m very excited to be embarking on the 3rd chapter, looking forward to meeting old friends and of course making new ones, and of course having a few beers with my band mates. See you on the road very soon metalheads!"

Continuing the explosive success of their ongoing "Power From Hell" tour and their career-defining double-album "Origins Of Aggression" (released on May 22, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music), the band are ready to turn the pit into chaos once more with their "The Force From Hell" tour. In early 2026, they’ll be bringing the ultimate thrash assault to 22 cities all over the continent - a full-on fusion of their iconic debut “Power From Hell” and the 40th anniversary celebration of "The Force."

Onslaught comments on their upcoming tour: "So looking forward to this one following on from the great success of the “Power From Hell” tour earlier this year: it’s gonna be a full on combination of the best of 'Power From Hell' with 'The Force' [40th anniversary] to create a totally monstrous set for those who we missed out last time... Let there be thrash - see you in the pit!"

The tour dates are as follows:

28.01.2026 NL Haarlem - Patronaat
29.01.2026 NL Arnhem - Willemeen
30.01.2026 DE Dusseldorf - Pitcher
31.01.2026 BE Kortrijk - DVG Club
01.02.2026 FR Paris - Petit Bain
03.02.2026 ES Madrid - ReviLive
04.02.2026 ES Barcelona - Sala Wolf
05.02.2026 FR Lyon - Rock n’Eat
06.02.2026 CH Lucerne - Musikzentrum Sedel
07.02.2026 DE Weinheim - Café Central
08.02.2026 DE Munich - Backstage
10.02.2026 CZ Prague - MusicClub Modrá Vopice
11.02.2026 PL Warsaw - VooDoo Club
12.02.2026 DE Berlin - Cassiopeia
13.02.2026 DE Hamburg - Logo
14.02.2026 DK Copenhagen - Spillestedet Stengade
15.02.2026 SE Gothenburg - Monument 031
17.02.2026 NO Oslo - John Dee
18.02.2026 SE Stockholm (Johanneshov) - Hus 7
20.02.2026 FI Helsinki - Kult
21.02.2026 FI Tampere - Kotelo