Metal Anarchy

As previously reported, Launceston, Tasmania city mayor Matthew Garwood was recently hit with backlash after taking part in a meet and greet with Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke despite his controversial past. Several of those speaking out were members of the Launceston City Council, who aired their grievances to ABC. As such, Radke has now responded, blasting the councillors and ABC.

Radke said the following via social media:

“Imagine abc news grasping at straws since their ratings are so bad they have to do articles about the mayor of Tasmania taking a picture with me. Hey @ABC I’m bigger than you. And have more of an impact. Ain’t nothing yall propagandist can do. Fuck you.”

He then continued in a new video, slamming one of the councillors:

“You’re a disgrace to your entire city and town and I’m gonna make sure that you f*cking feel this one.”

He went on to bring up the rape allegation against him, saying he was cleared by DNA evidence. He also called the councillors hypocrites:

“You guys don’t say a f*cking word when Tommy Lee comes to town, do you? But he had to go to jail for beating the sh*t out of his girlfriend or wife or whatever [Lee was sentenced to six months in jail in 1998 for spousal abuse.] You know how many countless people you guys overlook and you let into your f*cking country that are raping and pillaging people and f*cking literally doing terrible shit?”

He also took aim at another councillor, who said people are “perplexed why [the] mayor would stand in solidarity with a person convicted of parole violations associated with violence”:

“You want to talk about f*cking equality bitch? Why am I not included? You fucking lego-headed bitch. Meanwhile, here’s me in Australia, boosting your f*cking economy, and doing 5 to 600,000 dollars a night in f*cking merch and bringing kids onstage that asked me at the meet & greet if they could some sing a song with me. Yeah, that’s the f*cking terrible human being I am, huh.”

Radke then called ABC a “propaganda machine,” before defending Garwood:

“And to the guy, the mayor of Tasmania, or whatever, what’s up man? The motherf*cker just came through the meet & greet to take a picture and come see the show and he was really excited. I f*cking hate politics and I f*cking hate all you pieces of sh*t out there that judge like this. Let this be a lesson, because this is not the end.”

Radke later added that he has been trying to expose alleged pedophiles music scene, while implying that some politicians are just as bad. He then turned his attention back to the council members and ABC:

“F*ck ABC news, f*ck all these councilmen in Australia, f*ck this shit, dude. F*ck you guys. I boosted your f*cking economy. I f*cking made a buncha kids happy. I made a bunch of f*cking grown men & f*cking women crying f*cking happy at my meet & greets and at my shows — f*cking giant arenas sold out — when’s the last time you ever did anything for your f*cking city, except sit around and bitch and complain. F*ck you.”

[via The PRP]