Metal Anarchy

NJ Bloodline have called out This Is Hardcore Fest founder Joe McKay for allegedly bootlegging their merch. The band leveled the allegation after finding an unlicensed “Tiger Style” shirt for sale via Die With Your Boots On.

NJ Bloodline said the following in a series of posts:

“Livebytheboot Instagram page and their bootlegging ass website “die with your boots on” still has the fake ass Tiger Style t shirt on their site. Do not buy from these grifters. You aren’t supporting NJBL by buying from them.”

“The bootleg Tiger Style tshirt has been removed from the “die with your boots on” website. It’s never cool to bootleg IP from artists. Don’t buy bootleg shit. Bootleggers… you are parasites that devalue art.”

“As it turns out, the bootlegger of our Tiger Style shirt is non other than Joe “Hardcore” McKay.

After finally talking with him he says this is normal in the scene today. He blamed us for not making our own merch. His friends run the site and do the printing. We got him to pull the thumbnail on the homepage but the shirt page is still active.

He’s avoiding us now and won’t respond to repeated texts and calls to remove the shirt.

Do not support Joe Hardcore, as he is a lying grifter. This is as unhardcore as it gets.”

“Joe hardcore is a bootlegger.

If he had nothing to do with it, then he wouldn’t be able to get the thumbnail on the homepage of the fraud site pulled down.

We had an agreement that he would pull it down on Sunday before 6pm.

Judge for yourself on whether not he is a lying grifter.”

“Proof Joe clowncore is a bootlegger. How can you have the site remove the shirt by an agreed upon time if you ain’t involved? Shady bitch #joehardcore #thisishardcore #njbloodline #njhc #bootleggers”

[via The PRP]