The progressive metalcore group Reflections just lost both their bassist and their guitarist in one fell swoop. The now ex-bassist Francis Xayana and now ex-guitarist Patrick “Patty” Somoulay individually made public statements on social media about their departures, but both shared the same reason for leaving – vocalist “Jake [Wolf] is an ICE apologist and I will not fuck with someone like that,” Xayana writes in his stories on Instagram.
With the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement running rampant throughout the state of Minnesota and causing havoc, and taking the lives of two civilians in the last two weeks, tensions were bound to rise within bands who may have differing opinions, and it feels like a Minnesota-based band would definitely be susceptible to the chaos occurring around them.
Bassist Xayana wrote in his stories on Instagram: “Jake [Wolf] has always had control of the band. There’s a reason Patty [Somoulay] left even though he is the primary writer. Jake is an ICE apologist and I will not fuck with someone like that.
“I don’t give a flying fuck what we’ve been through. I cannot trust a person who thinks this is necessary. And honestly fuck you if you support this ICE shit. You’re a fucking bitch. And instead of getting into your fucking feelings y’all should have been listening to Black voices this entire time.
“Now when a white person is killed in the same form they’ve experienced for centuries, we are at end game. There is no going back. This is the beginning of the end if people continue to turn a blind eye. He’s going to kill anyone who opposes him.”
Somoulay had a statement of his own, instead posting it to his main grid – with a picture of his cat wearing an American-themed tie in the background:
“I am no longer a part of Reflections.
A lot of stuff happening in life lately where it just does not feel okay to continue on with this myself.
Also f**k ICE.
This isn’t the country my family wanted to risk their lives to come to.”
Jake Wolf has yet to comment on the situation himself.
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