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Dad. Welcome to watch Mojo.
And today we're looking at some of the worst instances
of bands dissolving or losing their reputation thanks to the
actions of one disgraced member.
But we know, if not,
if not intellectually, we know instantly,
that this is wrong.
Five Finger Death Punch. Ivan Moody,
one of the most successful heavy metal bands of the
two thousand 10s Five Finger Death Punch,
is tarnished by the controversial actions of frontman Ivan Moody.
Moody was nearly fired from the band in the early
2000 tens,
citing his alcohol use disorder and his subsequent erratic on
stage behavior.
I can't deny this behavior often disappointed fans,
like when he cut a concert in Worcester short by
falsely claiming that his mother was dying.
In reality, he was too inebriated to continue performing.
Moody has also faced a number of personal and legal
issues,
like continuously abusing his ex-wife,
assaulting a flight attendant, and receiving restraining orders from his
own mother and sister.
So I looked in the mirror and I and it
was like Gollum.
I was green and ugly and pale.
And luckily, Moody is not currently using substances and attempting
to fix the band's reputation.
It just it, it really came down to legacy,
man. How did I want to be remembered and how
did I want my kids
to go through the rest of their lives answering for
me?
Various Johnny Craig Some people are so contentious that they
ruin every band they're in or we're in.
That's the case with vocalist Johnny Craig.
He has been the subject of many allegations and run
insurance with the law.
For example, he stole thousands of dollars by pretending to
sell a used MacBook on Twitter in order to fund
his substance abuse disorder.
He was subsequently kicked out of Dance Gavin Dance and
Amarosa.
Craig's time in the band Slaves was also marred by
controversy as multiple women,
including his ex fiance, have accused Craig of sexual assaults.
This led to the band being dropped from their record
label.
They changed their name to Rain City Drive after becoming
the third band to fire Craig in scandal.
Gorgarov, Gall.
Several Scandinavian black metal bands are represented on this list.
Norwegian group Gorgoroth has faced a number of negative headlines
throughout the years,
with many stemming from former frontman Gall.
Church Burnings and all. All these things are,
of course, a
thing that I support 100%.
Real name Christian Espadar Gall has been to prison at
least twice for assault.
The first sentence was handed down in
2002 and the next in
2004. In the latter incident,
Gall reportedly kept his victim prisoner and abused him for
lengthy periods of time while collecting his blood in a
cop.
Gaul claims it was just to prevent it from getting
on his carpet.
He was sentenced to 14 months in prison.
Not long after, Gaul attempted to remove founding member in
furnace from the group,
but this only resulted in his own termination.
Dissection Jan Nerdvite We go from Norway to Sweden for
Dissection,
which was Co founded by Jan Nordvite in the late
80s.
The band released two albums but hit a major impasse
in
1997 when Northvite was sent to prison for murder.
In the summer of that year,
a gay Algerian man named Yosef Ben Madure was found
dead in
Gothenburg's Kaler's Park. The two perpetrators were Northvite and another
metal musician named Vlad,
who supposedly killed the man owing to their homophobic beliefs.
When you go deeper into it,
some people realize that this is
gone way too far. Nordfight was sentenced to 10 years
in prison,
but was released early in
2004. Dissection released one more album following his release,
but split for good in
2006. Less than two months after their final show,
Nordfight took his own life.
Headley, Jacob Hoggard Was it something I said?
Headley was enormously popular in their native Canada,
scoring 9 top ten hits.
Part of the success is due to their music,
while part of it stems from the popularity of frontman
Jacob Hoggard,
who competed on Canadian Idol back in
2004.
However, the band's career came to a startling end in
2018 when multiple members were accused of sexual misconduct.
They admitted that they engaged in certain rock'n'roll cliches but
denied that they did anything illegal.
Unfortunately, that wasn't the case with Hogar,
who was personally charged with sexual assault and sentenced to
five years in prison.
Amidst of the controversy, Headley was fired by their management
team and entered an indefinite hiatus.
The judge also told the court that while 38 year
old Hogard is no longer a rock star,
having lost his career as a singer with the band
Headley as a result of these charges,
she believes that Hogard still poses a risk in the
future.
Emperor Faust. We return to Norwegian Black Medal for the
story of Faust.
Baust was heavily involved in the black metal scene,
providing the lyrics for Zyklone and drumming for Emperor.
Their debut album In the Nightside Eclipse,
was released in 1994 and is widely considered one of
the most influential black metal albums in history.
Unfortunately, Baust wasn't around to enjoy it.
Yeah, yeah,
it's underneath Montgomery Mountain, Chill DE or Black Drop among
the Andreas.
Back in 1992, Baust killed a gay man named Mongna
Andreasen after being propositioned.
He later confessed to the murder and was sentenced to
14 years in prison.
He served 9.
And while Emperor is still highly regarded within the black
metal scene,
Faust's time with the band is regarded as an unfortunate
sore spots.
The Mamas and the Papas John Phillips,
A major part of the late 60s counterculture,
The Mamas and the Lapa,
scored six top ten singles,
including the multi platinum California Dreaming.
The band was led by John Phillips,
who passed away in 2001 at the age of 65.
But both his and the band's reputation took a major
hit in
2009. That's when his daughter Mackenzie revealed that she and
her father shared an inappropriate relationship throughout the 70s and
80s.
You know, you tell yourself
there's a video loop in your head of this event,
this occurrence, this moment in time
and I have spent the last 31 years trying not
to look at it.
She also claims that Phillips injected her with various substances
and may have even fathered a child with her,
but she received an abortion before the child was born.
Some people, including Phillips, ex wives and
Mackenzie's half sister, deny the allegations,
she said. My mother told me that this happened,
Genevieve. And I said yes,
it did be and and this is something that you
need to know because I'm not going to lie to
you.
She went,
I would say hysterical. Others,
including Phillips's bandmate Denny Doherty,
have corroborated the story. Mayhem Varg Vickerness Mayhem was hugely
influential within the black metal scene,
but infamous for their many gruesome scandals.
The breaking point came after Varg Vickerness of the acclaimed
solo project Burzum,
joined the band on bass.
His volatile relationship with Euronymous,
real name Einstein Orschet, ended with Vickerness murdering the guitarist
during an altercation on August
10th, 1993. One of the biggest scandals in black metal
history temporarily broke up Mayhem and landed the killer in
prison until
2009. But that's not all.
Also has a history of church arson and extremist ideology,
even founding a neo Nazi organization while in prison.
Despite the cultural importance of his work with Bursum and
Mayhem,
the already controversial music is further blackened by
Vickerness's name.
The truth is out there and I sound like some
X-Files,
but the truth is of course to be found.
But in a sea of lies it's just
impossible to find it. As I Lay Dying Tim Lambesis,
one of the essential metal core bands As I Lay
Dying,
has been nominated for a Grammy,
and their albums In Ocean Between US and the Powerless
Rise hit the top 10 on the Billboard 200.
But their output slowed in the 2000 tens,
and that's thanks to the actions of frontman Tim Lambesis.
In May of 2013, Lambesis hired a hitman to kill
his ex-wife,
Megan Murphy. Fortunately for his wife,
this hitman was an undercover police officer and Lambesis was
arrested for soliciting murder.
But this morning, the allegations are no laughing matter.
The rocker who sang about his Christian faith,
who now face nine years in prison.
He pled guilty and was sentenced to six years in
prison,
but he served only two and has since returned to
the band.
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Lost Prophets Ian Watkins Lost Prophets was on an upward
trajectory until frontman Ian Watkins ruined it all.
The band saw great success in the 2000s,
scoring 2 UK top 10s and selling over 3 million
albums.
And then the horrible news broke.
This investigation has uncovered the most shocking and harrowing The
world learned the disgusting truth about Watkins on December
19th, 2012, and while the charges are way too awful
to relay here,
they were enough to send them away for almost 3
decades.
The band released a statement distancing themselves from Watkins,
and they officially disbanded in October
2013.
As for Watkins, he pled guilty and was given 29
years in prison,
with the judge claiming that his story plunged into new
depths of depravity.
Do you still listen to these bands despite the controversy?
Let us know in the comments below.
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