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If you remember the drama surrounding fake band Threatin, you’re going to love how they made their onstage comeback. The band booked a show exactly one year after the initial show that caught them attention at the Underworld in London again and some people actually showed up. Read More: Prophets Of Rage disband after RATM […]

The tragically hilarious story of Threatin has been a rollercoaster to follow, but it’s not quite done yet. Apparently, guitarist Joe Prunera, drummer Dane Davis and Davis‘ mother filed lawsuits against band leader Jered Eames and his wife Kelsey and won by default. Read More: Enter Shikari vocalist compiles out of print books in new novel Records show Prunera was awarded $10,000 plus $250 […]

Back in November, it was reported that a Los Angeles rock band named Threatin came up with a pretty imaginative scheme when the group faked their own fanbase just to score a European tour…that consequently not many people attended. It’s a wild story, made even crazier once you realize the band somehow managed to use a fake […]

He created a fake label and a phony booking agent to pull off a European tour that no one attended, and after a weird and absolutely insane turn of events, Jered Threatin gained viral fame for all the wrong reasons. Now, the fraudulent vocalist is claiming he was the one to anonymously tip off the […]

Back in November, Threatin made headlines after successfully booking a European tour on the basis of a faked fanbase by using a fake publicist, booking agent and label. While it might sound like a Hard Times article, it was indeed true. Now, frontman Jered “Threatin” Eames is opening up for the first time and admitting to […]

The bizarre story of LA rock “band” Threatin continues to develop. Live bassist Gavin Carney is now sharing a statement defending Jered Threatin: “Very good musician, very talented person.” You can watch the statement in full below. Read more: Satanic Temple settles lawsuit against Netflix for ‘Sabrina’ statue LA rock “band” Threatin have quickly skyrocketed into viral […]

“I feel like I won the lottery or something,” opines longtime Abigail Williams frontman Ken Sorceron on Facebook today. “Man this explains so much…” The musician is referring to the revelation that Jered Threatin joined his black-metal band back in 2010, a once-forgotten point now surprising even to the group’s leader. “The other day I […]

Calling it a “surreal, strange thing that has happened” in a new Facebook video message, ex-Threatin drummer Dane Davis is speaking out about Jered Threatin, the Los Angeles-based metalhead who faked an online fanbase and recruited the percussionist for his eponymous metal act Threatin to mount a European tour that no one’s attended. Read more: More […]

Unless you were hiding under a rock this weekend, you probably heard about Jered Threatin, the L.A. metalhead who faked an online fanbase for his eponymous band Threatin to mount a European tour that no one’s attended. Well, now we’re finally seeing live footage from Threatin’s spurious introduction to U.K. concert halls. Watch it below. […]

LA rock “band” Threatin have quickly skyrocketed into viral fame—for all the wrong reasons. The mind-boggling story surrounding a fake fanbase continues as Threatin’s live guitarist and drummer quit the band in the middle of their European tour. Honestly, we don’t blame them. Read more: Rock band Threatin created fake fanbase to book a tour […]