Brian Stone

Gawd damn it cannot express what an amazing shows this was. I'd waited 3 years to see @artbatmusic again since I'd last seen them in Tulum. They were phenomenal!!! Likewise, @ericprydz was so cool to see! So glad I'd attended the event. Amazing sets. Great company. And an all-around fun evening at Core LA. #festivals #LAconcerts #Artbat #wishingtherewasmore

Boise photos provided by @justin.m.webb Amazing shots for an amazing show!!! We are greatly looking fwd to returning. 🙏🏼🤘 #tourlife #boiseconcerts #liveshots #Contortiontour

Fun times on tour... Boise is rad, and we look fwd to returning in the future. 🙏🏼🤘 #Tourlife #tourantics #contortionmetal

Happy birthday to my darling angel. Today she would be 11 years old. ❤️ Another year, another garden. This time, we've planted in Oregon at one of my dearest and oldest friends' homes. 🙌 For those who wish to also celebrate this day, please spread more color into the world. Plant your own flowers wherever the mood strikes. 🙏🏼🏵 A million thanks to @jeanne_irie_iridescent for this ritual and practice. As many know, this is an annual thing for me, and the idea was all her's to begin with. I've carried it on wherever I am in the world. It brings me a modicum of peace to bring more vibrancy and beauty into the world just as Larissa had brought into ours. #newgarden #livelikea4yearold #Lalabear #myangel

A little jaunt through the wilds of Zion in Utah... been a hell of a trip. More to come!!!

CONTORTION made it to Wichita!! Always a good time jamming with our buddies from Love Like War!! Got to enjoy the hospitality of our shredding buddy Jeff, thanks for the beds and hot meals and great convo!! Lightning struck Jeff's tree a while back and they turned it into a rad lil tree fort, lemonade from lemons style! Also we spotted our old stickers in the restroom of the venue still hanging in there!! We explored downtown a bit and out of random luck we got to be an extra in an independent stoner slasher flick!! \m/💀\m/ #tourlife #2026contortiontour #greenbeard #wichita

the CONTORTION "Bring Back The Guillotine" 2026 U.S. Tour is officially underway, tonight we play in Peoria AZ at The Chaos Foundry!

Here it is!!!! US will be our first tour of the year. Hitting some of our favorite cities and beloved venues. Individual show announcements to follow!!! We can't wait tonsee you all on the road this year. New music. New hair cuts. New guitars.... Same brutality. #tourannouncement #2026tour #UStour #bringbacktheguillotine @everyone @followers #everyone

That's right kiddos! We're back! New shows, new songs, new... newness. Same fucking brutality! First 3 shows of the year are all beloved home-based cities. San Diego, Los Angeles, & San Bernardino All details are either already leaked or coming soon! Immediately following this, we will be dropping through tour route for the US, taking place in April!! #followers #tourannouncement #SoCalMetal #socalshows @followers @everyone

2025 in a wrap-up 1 sec Everyday... a ton of shit happened, and it definitely doesnt end on a great note. But new travels, new tours, new friends, so many great moments. Are you in the vid? Who made the cut? Lol Please, enjoy my 2025 snips and moments. 😉

"I Am No One" - Song discussion... Today, here in the US, it's supposed to be a 'day of thanks.' And I am thankful for the time I spent in the darkness. Not at all for what made it dark, but that I endured, persevered, and came out the otherside. It was the hardest time of my life, and I survived. And this is what "I Am No One" is about. The first lines in the song: "This metamorphosis. We change as dialectic formations unravel. Disintegrating all but my construct...... Target and sacrifice of the ego I'm only scratching the surface of healing. A path that I must tread alone." We all have the ability to break under certain pressures. The world and life over all is a constant wat of attrition. We, as humans, pushing back against society, oppression, struggle, entropy, time, and of course death. While all of these push back. While it may sound nihilistic, we are so small in comparison to the cosmic scheme of things.... but our voice, and presence, and our influence can mean the world to even a handful of people. Yes... I am truly no one, and we all are. But our influence and our actions can be eternal. Ripples in time and reality that cascade through the ages and create a domino effect to reach those we will never know, see, or physically touch. This is what the second half of the song represents. The after effect. While the first section of the song is rife with chaotic riffs and time signature changes, describing the process amongst this chaos... In the second half, my voice is no longer present, but the music continues... the changes have created their waves and move outwards through time to create something new.... I longer fear the darkness. I have become one with it, and integrated through my DNA. And, for those who are struggling, I hope the same for you. And maybe this song will help. 🙏🏼🙌🤘 Lastly, a million thanks go to @danbystereo and @travisneal810 for their stellar and uncompromising contributions to this song! They helped make this track an absolute masterpiece!! #contortionmetal #behindthemusic #VH1 #melodicmetal #progressivemetal #evolve