Tag Archives: Slaves

Slaves update: all charges dropped against frontman Jonny Craig

Posted by on March 14, 2018

It’s been reported that Slaves frontman Jonny Craig was released yesterday (13th) and all charges against him have been dropped. Craig was arrested shortly after the group’s show in Scottsdale, AZ for allegedly damaging some of the venue’s equipment. The group issued the following statement, to clarify on the incident: “About last night……. To confirm […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/14: Andrew W.K. brings the party to the charts

Posted by on March 14, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The first thing I think of when I hear the name Andrew W.K. is that one time I met him at a party/band showcase and was asked to watch over his DJ equipment while […]

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Slaves frontman Jonny Craig arrested at AZ show

Posted by on March 13, 2018

Jonny Craig has had a hard time staying out of trouble, and his streak of doing so came to an end last night as he was apparently arrested last night after a Slaves show in Scottsdale, AZ. According to Tweets from  concertgoers, the singer didn’t take kindly to Pub Rock Live shutting down the band’s set […]

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Metal By Numbers 3/7: The charts have (turn)stile

Posted by on March 7, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Once again, the debut section is stacked in this week’s edition of MBN. There’s 17 albums, same as last week, with the usual smattering of knowns and unknowns. If you follow the column New […]

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Metal By Numbers 2/28: The charts will find you

Posted by on February 28, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I haven’t actually checked, but I’m pretty sure this is the largest list of debuts compiled yet for 2018. There’s a whopping 17 albums listed below, some you likely know, some you don’t know, […]

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Slaves Texas and NYC dates cancelled, frontman Jonny Craig hospitalized

Posted by on February 22, 2017

Slaves frontman Jonny Craig recently underwent three back surgeries. He’s currently under a post-surgery recovery process, hospitalization and rest are required. Due to these circumstances, the planned shows for Texas and NYC have been cancelled. Craig announced the following to his fans on his Facebook: “Texas & NYC — Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I […]

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Slaves’ frontman Jonny Craig: ‘I have a problem: I am an addict’

Posted by on April 14, 2016

A few days ago, we reported about the band Slaves calling it quits in a sudden way by simply announcing that their next scheduled shows in Sacramento and Santa Cruz were the last ones from the band. Not many details came up about the reasons why the decision was made, although guitarist Alex Lyman posted […]

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Slaves have broken up

Posted by on April 11, 2016

Sacramento post-hardcore band Slaves have only been together since 2014, but they haven’t had an easy run of things. Perhaps that’s why it’s not super surprising to hear that they called it quits after last night’s show in Santa Cruz, CA. The band posted on Saturday, “Tonight in Sacramento and tomorrow in Santa Cruz are the last […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/3: A disturbing amount of debuts

Posted by on September 3, 2015

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Woo, boy. We’ve been hyping this up for a few weeks, but it’s even bigger than we imagined. Below this paragraph you will find twenty-two new metal album added to the charts. And that […]

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Slaves lost their agent, almost called it quits

Posted by on July 22, 2015

Once you get to the point of getting voted off a tour, you can assume things are not going well. Slaves had to find that out the hard way when Vans Warped Tour asked them to leave the already controversial tour, after their frontman Jonny Craig faced some allegations of inappropriate behavior. The damage that sort […]

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