Metal Anarchy

Death Ray Vision guitarist Christopher Rosati has been accused of having ties to the white nationalist and neo-fascist group Patriot Front. Vocalist Keith Bennett has since responded to the allegations, saying the band “had no idea about any of this.”

Bennett said the following:

“Hey, what’s up? My name is Keith. I’m a singer for Death Ray Vision, and I’m making this to address the situation that evolved over the last couple of days with our guitar players involvement with the Patriot Front. First of all, fuck the Patriot Front. Fuck fascism, fuck Nazis, fuck racism, fuck the Patriot Front.

We had no idea about any of this. We did not cosign, we did not condone, we did not enable, and we weren’t hiding anything within our ranks because we didn’t fucking know. It sucks. It came out of fucking nowhere.

But for anybody who gives a fuck, because obviously we’re not Metallica, but We’re all human beings who have to get painted by the same brush. So for anybody who’s listening, anybody who gives a fuck, I know that the band is making their own statement today, but I can speak for everybody. We’re not about that bullshit. No fucking way.

For accountability, I had a past that was part of that world, and I left that far fucking behind. I can speak with confidence saying that that is not who I am today. It’s not who I’ve been for a long fucking time, and I still regret that bullshit.

I hope everybody has a good day. Fuck the Patriot front. Stay free. Bye.”

The band added:

“Keith said it best in this video. In solidarity, we are reposting his eloquent words. For anyone who is still uncertain about how we feel: DRV does not support Fascism, Racism, or ANY Nazi ideology. These abhorrent views do not have anything to do with who we are and what we believe in. Fuck The Patriot Front”

[via Lambgoat]