Discovered recently that Electric Wizard were kinda dicks back in the day. “At the time, we were pretty bad people. I got arrested for arson of a car, outside a police station. Tim [Bagshaw] went to nick a crucifix off a church roof so we could use it onstage…”
R. L. Burnside killed a man “possibly at a craps game.”
Varg of Mayhem Burzum burned a couple churches and killed a bandmate.
I could list other examples, but would like to hear from other people and other music genres.
Iced Earth guitarist was one of the first ones in the door on January 6th. The band pretty much said they disagree with his actions,but not his intent.
Guitarist from Manowar in trouble for being a pedo.
Years ago, Zazz Blammymatazz had a song about getting head from a 14 year old.
I’ve only ever known Jon Schaffer to be an arsehole.
Years ago I was freelancing for a German heavy metal fanzine. That zine was attached to a record label, and for a few years ran a festival in its own name. The one year, Iced Earth and Nevermore, who were touring together at the time, were slated to be the headliners. Iced Earth were touring the Dark Saga album, and Nevermore had just released the In Memory EP, so must have been around '96.
I remember having a pleasant conversation with then Nevermore guitarist Pat O’Brien, who was happily browsing the label’s CD stand - dude was big into Death Metal. I remember Jim Sheppard accidentally burning my hand with a cigarette and apologising for it. But what most stuck with me was Schaffer sending out his tour manager to order us to remove all CDs that weren’t of bands playing at the festival. Original quote from the tour manager: “Jon ist schon tierisch sauer” - Jon’s really pissed off.
Through the years Schaffer revealed more and more of his personality, culminating in him joining the Capitol invasion. I can’t even get myself to listen to my favourite Iced Earth album (“Something Wicked”) any more.
The dude from Iced Earth and Demons and Wizards is a right wing terrorist. That’s a bummer.
That really ruined the day of my partner when it came to light, he is … was a huge Iced Earth fan for decades 😕
More than a few of the musicians whose music I like have gotten in trouble for grooming, being pedos, and abusing minors. Two come to mind immediately because I found out recently: BoyInABand and Geoxor. There’s probably more musicians like that whose news I haven’t heard of.
edit: I don’t follow this band but seems like lostprophets had an even worse situation.
Edit2: I read a bunch of the comments and a very prevalent trend is musicians getting in trouble for being pedos. Why so common?
The Boyinaband thing sucks, used to like his collabs with Andrew Huang :( Boyinaband won’t get any of my views anymore.
So I’m a huge fan of The Smiths…
I feel for you. My first concert was a Morrissey one. After finding out about his support for For Britain, I’m not supporting him anymore. Yet he still has his defenders…
I used to enjoy Lostprophets
I’m out of the loop here but I’m not sure if I want to know what happened
Ian Watkins, the lead singer, is now in prison for sexual abuse of children. We’re not talking the typical groomer here, he actually raped kids as young as toddlers. He’s a monster. A lot of their songs are absolute bangers, but knowing about him makes it hard to listen to them.
The rest of the band (to my knowledge) are decent, though. They broke up the band upon learning the truth about Watkins, and has since formed a new band.
Oh yikes. That’s just… Yikes. I’m glad the rest of the band got out of there, that’s just absolutely appalling and horrible
Wasn’t one of my favorite bands, but Iistened to them regularly.
Lead singer of As I Lay Dying hired someone to kill his wife. (Guy he hired was actually a cop, so he went to prison)
Fucking Tim! I don’t like As I Lay Dying but I LOVE Austrian Death Machine (another band of his). Sucks that they’ll never make any more music. Arnold Schwarzenegger themed metal is great. NEEAAAAHHHH! GUITAR SOLO!
Came here just for them.
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is a prolific anti-Semite.
