During their September 24 set at the Furnace Fest in Birmingham, AL, Between The Buried And Me were rejoined by Dustie Waring. The guitarist was previously taking a leave of absence from the band after being accused of rape.
Waring’s laywer Chad Diamond, Esq. issued the following statement to MetalSucks:
“Mr. Waring has always maintained his innocence regarding the false allegations against him. He has met those accusations head-on with the truth, and the facts speak for themselves. He has put this unfortunate situation behind him and is thrilled to finally get back to making music.”
Notably, the moderators behind the band’s Discord channel have since called it quits in response to Waring’s return:
“Well, here’s an announcement I hoped I’d never have to post. Now that we are able to confirm at minimum that Dustie is on stage at Furnace Fest, and will presumably be playing the other upcoming festivals as he claimed, several things are going into effect:
“First, the full mod team has individually but unanimously decided to step down. Take from that what you will. We all appreciate everyone’s support, enthusiasm, and presence over the last 3+ years. I will be transferring control of the server over to Blake, and he will decide what the future of this is. I have no idea what that may entail. To be clear, he and I have not spoken about this, he will have a message waiting for me when he gets off stage.”
Fans have also blasted the group on social media:
Metal Anarchy 