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Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin headed to jail

by Bram Teitelman | Oct 6, 2017 | Crime, Updates

Puddle of Mudd, the 2000-era radio rock band, have been in the news quite a bit lately, and not about “Blurry” or “She Hates Me.” Yes, we’re talking about Wes Scantlin, the troubled singer of the band. In the past few years, he’s...

Artifact stolen from late Suicide Silence frontman Mitch Lucker’s grave [UPDATED]

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 26, 2017 | Crime, News

We write a lot about theft here, as musicians are sometimes sitting ducks for despicable people that might want to steal their gear or break into their vans while playing. However, stealing from a grave site is a new kind of low, and that’s what an alleged...

A thief stole Thy Art Is Murder frontman’s stage clothes

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 20, 2017 | Crime, News

Thy Art Is Murder are currently touring across North America with Fallujah and Ghost Bath, and this past Sunday (17), they made it out to the Corona Theatre in Montreal, Canada. During their stop, someone decided to steal frontman CJ McMahon’s stage clothes, which...

Decapitated deny allegations in first statement since arrest

by Bram Teitelman | Sep 14, 2017 | Crime

The metal world and beyond was shaken over the weekend after Decapitated were arrested in Los Angeles and charged with a kidnapping in Spokane, WA. It was even more shocking to hear that the entire band was accused of gang raping a woman on their bus. Of course, this...

Havok’s gear stolen, band launches crowdfunding campaign

by Bram Teitelman | Sep 6, 2017 | Crime, Touring

One of the hazards of being in a band, along with accidents, lack of health insurance, potentially unhealthy lifestyles and rampaging egos is theft. The latest band to fall victim to it is Havok, who returned home from a European tour to find their trailer broken into...

Two fans stabbed at Chicago Rancid and Dropkick Murphys show

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 9, 2017 | Crime, News

According to the Chicago Tribune, a man and woman were stabbed at last night’s (8th) Rancid and Dropkick Murphy’s show in the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago. Police said the man (29) was stabbed in the neck and face, and the woman (34), suffered...

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