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New Jersey metal band Reign go viral after calling out replacement search following member sacking
Reign have gone viral after sacking two members and publicly seeking a new vocalist and bassist ahead of Chaos & Carnage.
New Jersey metal band Reign have gone viral after posting that they were looking for replacement members following the removal of two bandmates for what they called “unforeseen and disgusting reasons.”
The group, which had been posting normally to its 7,000 Instagram followers, was surprised when one of its recent updates reached more than two million accounts. The sudden attention led to a flood of comments and comparisons to Fleetwood Mac, after the remaining members, guitarists CJ and Aiden and drummer Cork, addressed the split publicly.
“Due to unforeseen and disgusting reasons, Ryan and Aubrey are no longer in Reign,” the band wrote. “Their actions in zero way are a reflection of the morals of the band and everyone who is involved with the band.
“The things going on behind the scenes that were brought to the light was simply unacceptable and THAT is the honest and genuine truth. Now that we look to the future we are looking for a new vocalist and bassist because this is 100 per cent not the end of this band and we plan to move the same way as before,” the statement continued, adding that more details would follow in a future post.
That wording quickly drew interest in what had happened between the former members. Reign later added more “context for those who ask/assume the wrong stuff,” saying: “Aubrey cheated on our drummer (Cork) with Ryan months ago and kept the relationship a secret for months.
“As soon as we found out we decided it was best to kick out both members because at the time (Tuesday) they were still together and were persistent on being a thing. We kicked them because these are supposed to be people that we can trust and the fact they did that to our drummer was enough for us to do what we did (that’s not the only reason).”
The comment also pointed to “other horrific things that Ryan has done to other women” coming to light, with the band saying they wanted “absolutely nothing to do with him” as a result.
“To everyone new here that’s never heard of us. We seriously have no fucking clue why this is blowing up the way it is,” the band wrote in a later post, before sharing a screenshot of its account dashboard showing the post had reached more than a million accounts.
Formed in 2002, Reign are still set to play Chaos & Carnage at Reverb in Pennsylvania this Friday, May 15, even though they will be without a bassist or vocalist. The band also made a last-minute appeal for new members, writing: “Please hit us up and share this all over.”
