Metal Anarchy

During a recent appearance on the Pod Scum podcast, Sick Of It All bassist Craig Setari discussed the band’s upcoming plans. According to him, the group have “a bunch of songs” for their next album. He also confirmed that they will be easing up on their touring schedule.

Setari said the following:

“We have a bunch of songs. We’re planning to get together and start working on that. [Vocalist] Lou [Koller] is right now cancer free. He gets another evaluation in roughly two to three months. He’s gonna get six-month evaluations. But he responded very well to the treatment. And the plan is in 2026, somewhere in the warm weather of 2026, to potentially play some shows, if everything goes like it’s been going.

We’re not gonna play as much as we did, obviously. It’s gonna be selective. So, if you wanna see us, when you see we’re playing, you come out and see us. Because we’re not gonna be playing… We used to be like MOTÖRHEAD. We played down the block and here and there. Now we have to be more selective because this man has to conserve his energy after what he’s been through.

So, SICK OF IT ALL is still gonna be a full-time band, but I don’t think we’re gonna be playing every little show on Tuesday and Monday night like we used to. We’re gonna pick our spots. And people, if you wanna see us play, you come out. We’re gonna be a little more selective, like I said. But, yeah, I can’t wait to get out there.

Lou’s doing well. He’s just on the mend right now. He went through a lot, so it’s gonna take him a good year. The doctor said a year, year and a half till you feel right again.”

He continued when asked about European shows:

“Well, we have to start easy. We’re gonna start — the plan would be tentatively to start with some festivals in America. We’re on hold for a few things for next year. And it would be weekend fly-in-type stuff — fly in, play this festival, come home. Fly, play this festival, come home. Maybe play two shows on the weekend, come home. So it would start out like that, and then we’d see how it builds up. I mean, Europe would be, hopefully, after some American festivals. Europe would be some festivals. As far as long tours in a van, not right away, but who knows? We’ve gotta build it back together, put it back together.”

[via Blabbermouth]