Nor, regardless if I like said sub genre or bands music, I don't paint a group of people, culture or genre with the same brush.
However, TIM LAMBESIS (AS I LAY DYING) is going through a difficult time with his estranged wife in a bizarre case:
San Diego, California metal core warriors AS I LAY DYING have issued this statement on yesterdays arrest of vocalist TIM LAMBESIS whom was charged with "soliciting an under cover cop to kill his wife"
(Trying to hire a "hit man" to kill his wife).
suspicion of solicitation of another to commit murder.
FROM JAN CALDWELL (San Diego County Sheriff’s Department): "You might think that you're talking to someone that's trusted."You might be talking to someone you know. But if you're looking to do something wrong and something bad, most people aren't going to let that rest. They're going to take that to a higher authority. So, something certainly as sinister as this needed to be taken somewhere, and it was." FROM SoundDiego Tim Pyles (FM 94/9"NBCSanDiego.com): AS I LAY DYING are: a straight-edged Christian metal band. He was a nice guy. I've had him on my show a couple times over the years. I just spoke to him via "Facebook the last couple months about having him come on to talk about his latest record.
AS I LAY DYING vocalist TIM LAMBESIS has been estranged from his wife MEGGAN since SEPTEMBER of 2012 as they have three adopted children from Ethiopia. According to MEGGAN, TIM LAMBESIS's estranged wife, TIM told her he no longer believed in God and he had multiple affairs.
TIM LAMBESIS owns a recording studio and enjoys fitness.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/08/lambesi-arrest-murder-hire-singer/
MEGGAN LAMBESIS states:
“concern me regarding his ability to care for our three children” — ages six, eight, and one, all Ethiopian adoptees — and “he has become obsessed with bodybuilding and spends a great deal of time lifting weights, hanging out in the gym, and being unavailable to the children.” She further alleged that Tim had fallen asleep while he was supposed to be watching the kids at the beach or the pool, that he’d ignore them to text and talk on his cell phone, that he spent thousands of dollars on tattoos and “high-end vehicles,” and that he was away on concert tours about six months a year, had twice visited his then-girlfriend in Florida, and was staying at his parents’ Del Mar Country Club home.”
Meggan Lambesis, who submitted a 2010 tax return showing the couple's $233,000 in gross income, said that she had quit teaching private school and was a stay-at-home mother.
TIM LAMBESIS's arraignment is set for 5/9/2013 as LAMBESIS plead "Not Guilty" to the charge of "soliciting an under cover cop to kill his wife".
AS I LAY DYING just finished an tour of ASIA as the band unleashed "Awakened" 9/25/2012 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
To our fans,
As we post this, the legal process is taking its course and we have no more information than you do. There are many unanswered questions, and the situation will become clearer in the coming days and weeks. We'll keep you informed as best we can.
Our thoughts right now are with Tim, his family, and with everyone else affected by this terrible situation - and with our fans, whom we love and draw strength from.
Thank you for understanding, and as always, for your support of As I Lay Dying.
- Jordan, Nick, Phil, and Josh
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Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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