Los Angeles hardcore band Zulu parts with singer after abuse allegations

Zulu, the acclaimed L.A. hardcore punk band, has parted with vocalist and founding subordinate Anaiah Muhammad aft different creator alleged helium abused them.

This week, the instrumentalist Simpson posted connected Instagram that “In April of past twelvemonth we had an brushwood that was initially consensual which resulted successful maine being truthful traumatized, I was gaslit by him into reasoning I was connected my play until I was capable to sojourn a healthcare supplier aft a consequent brushwood wherever helium choked maine truthful hard it near a large bruise adjacent my cervix down to portion of my collarbone, and I knew aft showing it to idiosyncratic I needed to question help.

“Knowing thing was deeply, profoundly wrong,” Simpson continued, “I began sharing my acquisition and feelings with radical who whitethorn cognize of idiosyncratic other harmed by Anaiah, and I uncovered an extensive, horrifying signifier of maltreatment I was the latest unfortunate in.”

In a statement, Muhammad wrote that “I privation to commencement by saying that I categorically contradict ever engaging successful immoderate signifier of carnal abuse. Violence towards anyone, particularly partners, is wholly against my values, and I would ne'er harm anyone.

“The claims against maine are not lone untrue but besides profoundly damaging - to me, my loved ones, my set and those who person supported maine passim my life,” helium continued. “I privation to marque it perfectly wide that I person ne'er engaged successful immoderate signifier of coercion, manipulation, oregon isolation toward this individual. At nary constituent person I ever tried to power her environment, interfere with her idiosyncratic life, oregon restrict her successful immoderate way.”

The remaining members of Zulu announced the set was going connected hiatus and offered a lengthy effect to the allegations.

“We are alert of the allegations brought distant against Anaiah. We basal successful solidarity with each radical who are victims of abuse, and condemn the mistreatment of those susceptible successful our communities. Our hearts spell retired to anyone who has experienced immoderate signifier of carnal oregon affectional abuse, assault, oregon immoderate different enactment that has caused harm and taken their bureau distant from them,” they wrote.

“Other members of Zulu person separated ourselves from Anaiah and volition nary longer beryllium moving with oregon performing with him successful immoderate capacity. We privation to admit the allegations were ne'er disclosed to america prior, and we were instantly acrophobic speechmaking the elaborate account...We recognize that this has been highly upsetting and disappointing to anyone who supported this band, it’s connection and what it’s represented. Upon our instrumentality location we person withdrawn from scheduled performances and volition beryllium officially putting this task connected pause.”

The set has canceled each upcoming circuit dates, including a high-profile tally opening for Refused connected their last North American circuit this year.