CHVRCHES have revealed the outpouring of support they received from the metal community following an incident with Hatebreed last month.
Late in July, Deftones revealed the eclectic lineup for the second edition of their Dia De Los Deftones festival. Boasting a rather stellar list of names that include CHVRCHES, Gojira, JPEGMAFIA, Hum, Youth Code, and Brutus, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed soon took it upon himself to complain about the bill on Twitter.
“Who is churches with a v and why the fuck are they playing over Gojira,” Jasta wroter. “Get tha fuuuuuck outtta here have you ever heard The Heaviest Matter In The Universe you’re gonna get embarrassed off the stage lol no offense. God the music industry suckkkkks sometimes.
“Update: googled Churches w/ a v, they gotta be huge they did a song with a guy w/ a Marshmallow mask and people LOOOOOVE IT. Good for them.”
“I saw Gojira in Glasgow years ago and have seen Deftones three times so was excited when we got asked to be on the bill,” Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES later responded, noting that Deftones curated the bill themselves.
“Just because someone plays or listens to ‘pop music’ doesn’t mean they don’t understand or appreciate other things.”
Update: googled Churches w/ a v, they gotta be huge they did a song with a guy w/ a Marshmallow mask and people LOOOOOVE IT. Good for them.
— Jamey Jasta (@simswapperamij) July 30, 2019
Deftones curated the lineup so I don’t know how that speaks to problems with The Music Industry. I think it’s important and powerful that they promote the idea of a diverse community and try to bridge gaps instead of being guided by limiting, antiquated ideas about genre. https://t.co/3AR1NvpKPe
— Lauren Mayberry (@laurenevemay) July 30, 2019
Now, in a new interview with NME, CHVRCHES have addressed the incident, laughing it off by recognising that Jamey Jasta’s thought process is not a common one in the world of metal.
“I thought it was really cool because it just showed that kind of thinking in the metal community isn’t stood for any more,” Lauren Mayberry explained, noting she almost got a Deftones White Pony tattoo in her younger years.
“And Gojira actually sent us a merch package so we got a crap tonne of Gojira t-shirts. That was really nice. It reflects the community and informs the community.
“I just didn’t understand. I was like, ‘That’s not what Deftones has ever been about’.”
“Who cares really?” Martin Doherty added. “I mean, that guy. We’re living in different universes. What’s even the point in taking a swipe like that?
“I’ve been listening to Deftones since 1998 and they were always an alternative metal band. I wasn’t a huge metal fan but I was a massive Deftones fan. I think that anyone who’s narrow-minded like that totally misses the point of the band, as far as I can see.”
CHVRCHES are currently scheduled to perform at the Dia De Los Deftones festival in November, while Hatebreed are most definitely not.
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