Lotus Eater Disband Following Allegations Against Frontman - TheRockFix.com
Lotus Eater Disband Following Allegations Against Frontman

Lotus Eater Disband Following Allegations Against Frontman

3 years ago | July 10, 2021 | Written By

Just two weeks ahead of the release of their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Where The Body Goes’, lotus eater have disbanded. The news comes within hours of accusations first hitting social media.

Allegations against the band’s frontman, Paul Collins, started surfacing on Friday (9th July) evening via a dedicated Twitter handle @Surviving_PaulC. The handle shared three anonymous accounts from past partners of the frontman detailing their experiences with him. We’ve linked the full allegations below, please be advised that the details may be disturbing to some readers.

Within hours the band went into damage control sharing a photo that read “Paul Collins is no longer a member of Lotus Eater.” signed off by drummer Cameron Humphrey, and guitarist Aidan Cooper.

The frontman later made a statement to Twitter with the caption ‘I am taking legal action.’ In the statement, he says “I have been made aware of a twitter and Instagram page that is a group of my ex partners that are portraying me in horrendous and disgusting ways when I was in my teens. I’m now 25. these stories are NOT true and I wouldn’t dream of doing any of these things to women or anyone and any arguments I’ve had with them are blown highly out of proportion. I will be revising these statements and addressing them throughly.”

AD

He continued “you have relationships when you’re younger and you learn from mistakes you make through out those relationships. I understand that the way I could speak when I was younger was irrational and I didnt understand what I do now about interacting with people. especially when I felt uncomfortable. I will hold myself accountable for the things I do wrong but these things are a deformation of my character and slander… I am stepping down from lotus eater until these statements are sorted”

The statement has been mocked by other Twitter users with one saying “Man’s admitting to it while not admitting it, the fuck?”, and another writing “You don’t fucking abuse people as a mistake.”

Rather than letting the situation play out any further, an hour later all the band’s social media accounts shared an image that announced their disbandment.

The fresh allegations follow those that surrounded the band in June of 2020, which saw allegations against former members including guitarist/bassist Alan Ross and guitarist/bassist Douglas Park. Some of those allegations can be found here, please be advised that the details may be disturbing to some readers.

Lotus eater had been gearing up for the release of their debut album ‘Where The Body Goes’ which was supposed to release July 23rd via Hopeless Records. The band had been riding high on a wave of momentum following the release of their single ‘Obliterate’ which saw them collaborate with Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon. The band had also been announced for several festivals including Bloodstock 2021.

Thanks for reading! Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram for the latest Rock and Metal news.

AD