Metal Anarchy

Brojob have parted ways with Jacob Wallace. The band fired the frontman after he defended Tactosa vocalist Kyle Weeden, who was recently accused of sexual assault and manipulation.

Wallace initially said the following:

“Most people here will look at that post and probably land on the page that Kyle might have done something wrong, but was probably able to learn and grow from it since it happened a while ago.

There are real victims of sexual assault and that’s fucking horrible. In fact, shit like this actually takes away from real victims’ experiences – you said in your own post it was consensual. Whether you felt coerced or not sucks, but you did NOT have to follow through, and acting like he’s this horrible monster will not only destroy his life, but will further perpetuate this growing stigma that a true manipulator can destroy a hard workers’ dreams, just because they can.

Very few people will feel comfortable voicing this opinion out of fear of being canceled themselves, especially when we get people like top commenter here who still believe cancel culture isn’t a thing.

I just need everyone to remember the whole Amber Heard debacle floating around. Unfortunately there are people out there looking for attention, trying to gain traction for their own social status by tearing down others who bust their ass, and are simply willing to destroy others’ dreams because they fucking can. I’m so sick of enabling that kind of power and abuse of good people by remaining silent. It has to stop now.”

The band then issued the following response:

“BROJOB has parted ways with vocalist Jacob Wallace after learning of his handling of the Kyle Weeden/Tactosa accusations and how his comments negatively affected victims of sexual violence.

BROJOB stands in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence and we will not support, enable, or stand for misconduct, abuse, or harassment. We acknowledge that abuse of power is a systemic problem within society that directly impacts individuals, their families, and community members. Sexual violence is not only traumatic, but the burden of coming forward can be difficult and isolating, especially within the music community. We are determined to cultivate a space where everyone can participate without fear of violence or harassment.

We are working together to determine how to best move forward, and will provide an update in the coming days. In the meantime, we hope you will join us by donating to victim advocacy groups such as RAINN, and the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.

https://give.rainn.org/a/donate
https://www.fcasv.org/donate“

Wallace has since fired back as well:

“Manager and friends decided they didn’t like my opinion. I listened to them when they said to remove the post. I heard out the people who felt upset by my words and apologized accordingly. Now a few douche bags are going around spreading my words even after I apologized and spreading my name around like I’m some sort of sexual assault sympathizer.

Let me make something really fucking clear – if you sexually assault someone, you should be castrated. You should straight up have your dick yanked from your pelvis. You shouldn’t be allowed any rights whatsoever. I am not saying all people who come forward about abuse are liars. I am however saying that in this particular case surrounding Tactosa, I was dubious of the incident, and I’m not the only one.

I was considering quitting for quite a long time. I don’t enjoy where the band has gone and honestly feel like their action in removing me solidified my opinion that I am better off without the band.”

His wife also chimed in:

“Ok. Let’s make this clear. Jacob Wallace is a husband and a father of three very small girls. He supports his entire family on his own. He is an extremely hard worker and an incredibly talented vocalist. In NO WAY does he sympathize with abusers of any kind. If you know him personally, you know that already. If you’re some troll on the internet, he made a post about cancel culture. That’s it. Was it in poor taste? Kinda. Does he deserve to be dragged through the mud being called an “abuser sympathizer?” No. BROJOB isn’t a fun band anymore and has not been for a long time. They live for cancel culture and abandoning their “friends” when things get hard. Remember when Jacob couldn’t tour for months and they barely acknowledged it and said he will be fine? His wife (me) was dealing with post partum psychosis and was hospitalized for over a week until they diagnosed me with TLE. He took care of our three children on his own. Brojob then asked him to pay 1200$ for missing the tour and for the poor financial decisions THEY made while he was away, struggling to take care of his family. Not only that, they were calling him constantly asking for favors when he couldn’t leave me by myself after I got out, and were outwardly pissed off when he said he couldn’t leave me. These are people who were supposed to be our “best friends.” Those are the people you’re supporting. I’m also tired of “staying silent” and I no longer will. Brojob does not support women or mental health.”

[via Lambgoat]