Turnstile Lines Up an Unusual Cast of Contributors for ‘Never Enough: Versions’

The news is less about the fact that Turnstile is releasing something new and more about the list of names attached to it. Never Enough: Versions, set to arrive on August 28, gathers contributions from Dying Fetus, Elton John, and Hayley Williams, among others.

The contrast is intentional and hard to ignore. A death metal band, a pop songwriter with a decades-long canon, and a vocalist who has moved between pop-punk and alternative music are being placed in the same frame by a band that built its reputation in the hardcore underground. That pairing suggests a record concerned less with genre purity than with the way songs can be pulled apart and rebuilt.

Turnstile has spent the past few years operating at an unusual intersection. They have held onto the physical intensity of live hardcore while pushing their recorded output toward melody, texture, and broader reference points. The decision to release an album of versions—a format that works by recontextualizing existing material—arrives as a logical extension of that position.

The involvement of Dying Fetus is especially pointed. Their inclusion complicates the smooth narrative of a band simply moving toward accessibility. It signals that Turnstile’s sense of community is not limited to the spaces where their current sound would traditionally be received.

What remains unclear is how these collaborations will function. The project is called Versions, not a cover album, which leaves open the possibility of reinterpretation rather than straightforward tribute. That ambiguity is likely the point. For now, the names are enough to make the record a subject of attention without turning it into a simple cause for celebration.