Metal Anarchy

As previously reported, Dany Ciara, the ex-wife of Tim Lambesis, recently made headlines after opening up about their toxic relationship during a new interview. That chat also saw her level more allegations against the frontman, who recently had to rebuild As I Lay Dying after footage of him engaging in disturbing altercations with Ciara and her dog surfaced online. Now, Lambesis has responded to her latest comments, saying “old stories resurface only when [his] life and career move forward again.”

Lambesis said the following:

“I stayed quiet about my personal life because it wasn’t relevant to the work. I’m only speaking now because the same pattern keeps repeating. Old stories resurface only when my life and career move forward again.

I’m not interested in drama or attention. The music either stands on its own or it doesn’t.

What is difficult to ignore is when someone you moved on from long ago suddenly becomes publicly fixated right when momentum returns. That kind of timing explains itself.

Context matters. Removing it is the easiest way to manufacture a narrative, especially when platforms are willing to host one-sided stories without accountability.

I was held accountable for my past over a decade ago. Since then, my life has been public, documented, and scrutinized. If anything illegal had happened in the years since, it would have been addressed through proper channels.

This isn’t even unique. The same sequence played out with another artist, Greg Overton, following a surge of visibility after appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast. Public commentary from a former relationship followed immediately. People noticed then, just as they notice now.

Some people build things. Others only appear when there’s something to attach themselves to. In the end, it’s the work that lasts, not the noise around it.

It’s over. Time to finally move on. I’m going back to making music. I have an album to finish before the next tour.”