These are often cited as the reason a band breaks up, but a band in Italy called Soul Cry took theirs to extreme lengths.
THE singer in an Italian teen gothic metal band and her brother allegedly stabbed the band’s guitarist dozens of times because he did not play well enough. The 18-year-old singer, Cristina Balzano, and her 16-year-old brother, the band’s bass player, were arrested on charges of premeditated attempted murder. Police in Genoa, on Italy’s northwestern coast, said the 16-year-old victim remained in hospital, but his life was not in danger.
In a further show of band harmony, the victim accused both the others of stabbing him, Ms Balzano initially said she was trying to stop the victim from committing suicide and her brother has accused her of being the sole attacker.
The old saying “I live for my music” got taken to a whole new level of low there.
Well I guess a band reunion is out of the question then. I think when you have a bunch of creative but volatile personalities in one group clashes like these are kinda common , but not a violet as this one I hope.
What made these artists so creative are usually are the same traits that causes them to implode or self destruct.
So what else is new , we always hear about bands breaking up ( and yes sometimes violently ) because of creative differences.
That’s what you get when you mix volatile temperaments and inflated ego , you get a keg of gunpowder and a box of matches so to speak.