I was wondering what your take on this is. "I had this near-death experience in 2010 where I was almost killed and I had a white light experience. And I know Justin Bieber. I fell back into my body, which felt like I fell through the atmosphere and back to Earth. Doc: From my background, I was in a band called God Forbid that for our era was kind of known as "the black heavy metal band" for that time. Tommy Vext, a self-proclaimed QAnon supporter, has dragged us into a ridiculous, unfounded narrative that falsely paints him as a victim." Also, if not for singing in that band I might never have gotten sober. Bad Wolves fans were shocked to learn this week that vocalist Tommy Vext has left the band. With his behavior demanding constant attention and never progressing and never getting bettermy father just gave up. We actually had Austin [Dickinson] from As Lions sing two of the shows for me so I could recuperate., If you had the power to turn off the internet, would you do it?For everybody? Although Vext started experimenting with alcohol at 12, by the time he was 15, he had graduated to weed, ecstasy, and mushrooms. So I got hired to go on tour with Mayhem Festival and I went on tour with this guy. I told the judgenothing in the judges power will ever make my family safe because hes not capable of giving this person the death penaltyAnd he tried to attack me in the courtroom, and he was subdued by the police officers.. And I went to my train station on my day off and decided I was going to jump in front of the train. It was very confusing because my parents had no idea what they were dealing with. (Testifying against him) Metal Insider caught up with Tommy to talk about his attack, the show, and what hes been up to musically. Tommy Vext: Exes, Metal and Almost Being Murdered. "Remember When" is a song by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart", "Bad Wolves' Tommy Vext on the Harrowing Story of 'Remember When', "BAD WOLVES' Video For "Remember When" Is About Tommy Vext's Brother Trying To Kill Him", "Bad Wolves Release Acoustic Version Of "Remember When", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Remember_When_(Bad_Wolves_song)&oldid=1018148841, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 April 2021, at 14:37. And we met a couple of times a week for weeks. I got thrown out of The Roxy in Hollywood. This is another step, the fact that he would be willing to go to those lengths to expose himself in a vulnerable sense about something so personal, but we also felt thats exactly the type of thing that people were going to relate to. At one point, Vext was told that the hitman who had been hired by his brother had himself been killed, and so Vext briefly felt safe. As most people know, [FFDP guitarist] Zoltan Bathory manages Bad Wolves, and when issues were going on and there was kind of an emergency situation, I got asked to help out. It is interesting to note that he has been a member of multiple bands over the course of his career. The strange thing about depression isthe perception that nothing will changethe feeling of eternal damnation like this is how it is nowits an illusion. Then I started working at the sober living facility Madden House. I think theres one life force that inhabits all living things and we all have a separate consciousness thats connected to the same force. His brother was high, and Vext testified against him, which led to the brother being convicted for attempted murder. There was a lot of anticipation because I was really excited, and I had no idea what would happen. His name was Derrick. 30. And it was a kid on the other line, and he was crying. What happens when we die?Ive been dead. Theres a song on the record about my twin brother whos currently serving 17 years for attempted murder, who tried to kill me during a home invasion when he was high in 2010. Nobody cares. And Ill throw a bottle in someones face and then all of a sudden its like chaos. Does it help you stay more grounded? It's easy to make a "brutal" or totally nondescript music video these days, but Bad Wolves isn't about that. And we forget about that., Whats the funniest rumour youve ever heard about yourself?I dont know! And I hear that all the time. He remembers that one of his friends mother was a heroin addict, and she would have him, and his friends stay at her house doing drugs. "[8], While AntiHero Magazine described the original song as heavy metal,[1] a separate acoustic version was released in February 2019.[9]. I know you work as a sober counselor. It was during this incident that Vext had his near-death experience. Evidence offered in support of these claims included time-stamped photographs of Johns injuries; an e-mail from Vext in which the singer allegedly admitted to setting off a nuke on social media and then deleting those comments, as they were made in poor taste; screenshots of those comments; and a message from Vext to Johns (below) in Its been an emotional rollercoaster, but a sweet one at that. Some of them are normal for normal people. Bad Wolves will release debut album Disobey via Eleven Seven Music on May 11. Representation matters; if you're not white and you see people who look like you onstage, it has an effect. You may remember Tommy Vext as the former vocalist of Bad Wolves. Everything had gone so wrong in my life that I wasnt meant to be alive anymore. The fascination wore off later, and he thinks it was for the best because he would not have ended up dating a fitness model. We go to Europe and South America. More, he felt guilt at having testified against his brother. People could find me that way. I think were all here for a reason, and were all here for a purpose. And then youre going to blow it. Here are 10 albums that nobody saw coming which was just what the artists wanted. Many will hear Zombie without knowing that youre a pretty weighty metal band with songs quite different to that. And I was drinking and smoking weed and when I was 15 or 16 we found out about acid and started taking mushrooms and ecstasy. Later in life, a tragedy of situations culminated in Tommys (at-the-time homeless and He would hurt the family pets and beat up the family members. The show, on Sunday, November 28, will feature performances from God Forbid, Mutiny Within, Empyreon, The Judas Syndrome, and more (click flier on the right for full details). It looked like he was trying to take the VCR or DVD player or something. Our birth mother abandoned us at the hospital. But its also been in bed with someone I'm in love with, theres been being a 16 year-old kid and getting a puppy or going to see Pantera for the first time. By that time, he had developed full-blown alcohol and drug dependence, which became particularly evident while on tour. Being in a crew mentality, suddenly Im 3,000 miles away and I dont have backup. Perhaps youve listened to some of their music and if you have, youve probably been quite impressed, to say, Read More 10 Things You Didnt Know about Jackie LaPonzaContinue, Your email address will not be published. He was like, Hey is this Tommy? And I was like, YeahIm really busy right now. The band has an upcoming album named, Dear Monsters, But Ross from Friends got Rachel for a while, so anything can happen!. Their album is off to a promising start, thanks to their first single, "Zombie." Men have long been silent and stoic about their inner lives, but theres every reason for them to open up emotionallyand their partners are helping. Despite growing up in a loving home, Vexts brother began acting strangely. I remember when my brother hit my mom when I was about 14. The Five Finger guys made a very mature decision that ultimately resulted in Ivans recovery and coming back stronger than ever. This time the doctors found I had been internally bleeding since the 19th and now my spleen had ruptured. He taught me everything I know abouthow to deal with people with large egos, how to deal with artists. Im trying to get better at it, Ive just never been told that this was a problem, you know what I mean? I think their fans really rallied around Bad Wolves in our infantile stage of being a band, and after we played with them our songs got a lot more attention. Vext (n Thomas Cummings) and Bad Wolves parted ways in January, not long after the frontmans ex-girlfriend, fitness model and personal trainer Whitney Johns, was granted a restraining order against him. And in 2010 he broke into my apartment, and I came home to a home invasion. And then he would act completely sane. in 2019. She relapsed on heroinlost the pregnancy, almost lost her own life. And I did my job and I saved them. Vexts upbringing is not one he is proud of; he grew up surrounded by drugs, so eventually, he got sucked into substance dependence. I mean, people know that Im friends with Josh Brolin. According to Vext, his brother had hired a hitman to kill him because Vext had pressed charges against his brother. My dad became crippled by his alcoholism by the time I was 16, 17, he said. We dont have anything set up yet. Disturbed will honor two decades of The Sickness with a massive North America tour. The song talks about our choices and how the choices that we make determine who we are, and they determine our destiny. And through all that, he wound up going to jail, and he got17 years for attempted murder. Reinvent it. Vext decided to try and warn his sister, but was assaulted by his brother. Frontman Tommy Vext has even served as a fill-in frontman for Snot and Five Finger Death Punch. And he was in this punk-metal band in the city. I have less anxiety and I treat people differently based on a spiritual belief and practice. If theres an issue well just call the cops and have him arrested. Somewhere around 11 or 12, my brother really started strugglingNobody really knew what was going on, Vext explained. I dont know if there are any untrue rumours. But I know he is very sick and I pray to god that he can get the help he needs to get clean and sober. And he encourages others who are contemplating suicide to learn the lessons from his near attempt, and how he changed things. We threw concerts to raise money for artists and creative people who couldnt afford rehab., Vext then met Earl Hightower, who Vext credits with further educating him on being a sober companion. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that governs reward in the brain. READ THIS: 13 rock songs inspired by Stephen King, "So I cant tell you with a certainty what exactly happens, but I choose to believe that theres something after this. Tommy Vext of From We even talked about doing a Divine Heresy reunion and reached out to Dino on the 10-year anniversary, but he was just not into it because he was doing his own thing. And that was the beginning of a very long journey of recovery.. The guy who is also a motivational speaker and acts as a 12-step coach to members of the L.A. entertainment industry, and had to testify against his own twin brother after he tried to murder him during a home invasion? And this kid Peter owned the pet storeAnd my brother decided he was going to rob the pet store, at like seven in the morning before they opened. Heavy metal and rock is kind of the biggest thing that doesnt maybe get a lot of the attention. Zeppelin are among my favorites and Foghat's "Slowride" is one of my favorite tracks. So if anyone literally asked me anythingI would walk peoples dogs, watch their house, help people move, clean carsI just said I would do anything. So its about having a more inclusive view of the whole thing. Vext has faced many challenges that may have contributed to his suicidal intent, including his history with substance dependence and violence. Lets see I got kicked out of a bar in London when I was in Divine Heresy because I was doing drugs and the guy found my drugs. And we felt when we heard it, like, "Wow." It was definitely one of the more difficult moments of my life. Much of my life I was raised religious, but I didnt really ever drink the punch. I was like, do you think it would be okay if you sent her this song for her approval?' He recognized me at a show and we started talking and I gave him my number. And so in the dressing room, we had a pretty long conversation about it and I kind of just threw it out there. (laughs) Yeah, if I had the power to turn off the internet I would make it so that my girlfriend couldnt see my Instagram, because I follow a lot of photographers and other models and she doesnt like when I Like photos of other chicks. Bad Wolves welcome new vocalist Daniel 'DL' Laskiewicz, and state that upcoming album Dear Monsters is their "best to date". testified against his twin brother who once tried to kill him, The 40 best punk albums since Never Mind The Bollocks. I think that one thing that has happened, given the way its been embraced, is that weve changed what it means. So its the relinquishment of expectations that reinforces the drive to do it the way that you want it to. I think the hardest job I ever had was when I first got sober: I was homeless and my friends wife got me a job working at a dog kennel, and Id gone from touring and being in a band and being onstage to being an adult working at a dog kennel with a bunch of high school kids cleaning up shit and piss, and then sleeping on my friends couch. And they paid me to stay with him all of the time. In 2009, Vext decided to make a change, and began his path to sobriety. It was very, very strange. From the time that I was little, Ive broken five fingers, my wrist, my skulls been fractured twice, my nose has been broken, Ive had to have knee surgery, Ive been stabbed, Ive been run over by a car, Ive been beaten with baseball bats, Ive had my spleen burst, Ive had my arm broken by a crowbar. Were you picturing it as a duet, or Dolores doing backing vocals? So Id drink to come down, but then the pills would wear off and Id be so drunk that I would make a fool of myself. What kind of shape are you in now? He wanted me to help him murder this guy PeteHe wanted me to help him murder my own boss. We had a normal childhood. Maybe some theory. I think staying grounded comes more so from being in a band comprised of guys who are friends. So he hit me from behind, cracked my skull open. My mother worked at a jewelry store at a mall. And while I dont think we should just have people there as a token or have someone of this identity to kind of check a mark, I do know for a fact that representation matters in the aggregate. I dont know what any of these people are talking about. And I know for a fact that what we did had an impact. The prevalence of substance use contributed to Vext starting to drink and use drugs at an early age. He had stitches across his whole face. Just as bold as their music is the life of frontman Tommy Vext. He continues, "Behind Anger often enables, protects against, or is symptomatic of something else. Youre a drug addict. 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