Gaza Breaks Up
2013-03-15 by Nu Metal | 93 Replies | 6530 Views

Progressive Hardcore band Gaza announced today on their Facebook that they have broken up, writing, "Gaza is no longer a band. A big thank you to anyone that has supported us. Some of
us will continue to make music together."

Gaza found itself in a wealth of controversy earlier this year when their vocalist Jon Parkin was accused of rape by a young woman. Whether or not this incident was related to their breakup was not disclosed by the band.

Gaza released 3 full lengths and 1 EP during their 9 year career as a band.

The statement can be found on their Facebook:

www.facebook.com/GAZAMUSIC

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F0RBES
March 15th 2013

193 Comments


lamesauce.

Trebor17
Contributing Reviewer
March 15th 2013

39746 Comments


Everybody be breaking up

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ThePrisonGuard
March 15th 2013

232 Comments


God dammit, someone got on the news story before I did. Oh well.

Still sad.

Thane
March 15th 2013

1857 Comments


nooooo

a7c7e7
March 15th 2013

31 Comments


ahhhhhhhh (((

TheNexus100
March 15th 2013

1264 Comments


band sucked

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Skoj
March 15th 2013

353 Comments


nope.

tacos N stuff
March 15th 2013

180 Comments


well...this sucks :/

henryChinaski
March 15th 2013

1734 Comments


Bummer.

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FearThyEvil9
March 15th 2013

8405 Comments


fuckkkkkkk

Buzzkillr
March 15th 2013

729 Comments


what? nooooooo

KILL
March 15th 2013

52088 Comments


best news in a while

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Kris.
March 15th 2013

10223 Comments


proggy you are just the worst



rip, band rules this blows hard

Funeralopolis
March 15th 2013

8570 Comments


band rules

RIP

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Myrkur
March 15th 2013

85 Comments


so he did rape her after all

Owantjaaaa
March 15th 2013

1359 Comments


yes ofcourse, don't you believe tumblr?

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Buzzkillr
March 15th 2013

729 Comments


fuck off myrkur

alachlahol
March 15th 2013

6815 Comments


"we dont care where we go when we break up" - gaza

haha made the joke up myself^

alachlahol
March 15th 2013

6815 Comments


double post bitch

Funeralopolis
March 15th 2013

8570 Comments


damn that was actually prettygood

demigod93
March 15th 2013

26362 Comments


damn this kinda blows

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bach
March 15th 2013

6725 Comments


Wonder if he actually did it....

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MMX
March 15th 2013

4053 Comments


fuck this sucks

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Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


lmfao ok

alachlahol
March 15th 2013

6815 Comments


why else would they suddenly break up if he didnt do it??? put that thought in your noggin

Trebor17
Contributing Reviewer
March 15th 2013

39746 Comments


Cuz the other members are actually rapists and they were disappointed


Myrkur
March 15th 2013

85 Comments


I was joking idiots I like this band this is sad but hey life goes on there are lots of better bands

Adabelle
March 15th 2013

3696 Comments


Hahaha, their vocalist is called Jon Parkin?!


(Yes I am aware that it is very unlikely people on here know who the mighty Jon Parkin is...)

Tijnmans
March 15th 2013

313 Comments


Nooooooooooo fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck !

johnnyblaze
March 15th 2013

2422 Comments


whatever rape is metal this guy should be promoted

Relinquished
March 15th 2013

17048 Comments


progressive hardcore lol

djunior
March 15th 2013

591 Comments


shitty news

Torii
March 15th 2013

756 Comments


fucking sucks

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Shuyin
March 15th 2013

8457 Comments


band rules hard but i dont think they're dead yet

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Owantjaaaa
March 15th 2013

1359 Comments


Wel they should be, Jon Parkin raped me too. Srs

Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


will do a new band without the singer to avoid the bad reputation

trust me, im a detective

Shuyin
March 15th 2013

8457 Comments


seems legit

witchxrapist
March 15th 2013

9737 Comments


So fucking bummed.

wacknizzle
March 15th 2013

8188 Comments


fuck

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NickGrouwen
March 15th 2013

79 Comments


AND NOTHING OF VALUE. WAS LOST.

DatsNotDaMetulz
March 15th 2013

931 Comments


Don't think he did it but could be possible that the claim itself and possible hordes of abuse they received from Tumblr dickweeds who believed the story could have put enough strain on the band that they felt they couldn't continue anymore.

Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


thats what i said asshole dont rip my theories dude thats rude

xist
March 15th 2013

154 Comments


Lostprophets are doomed then...

JayVex
March 15th 2013

344 Comments


I've been a Gaza fan for less than a month and this happens?!

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Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


maybe it was ur fault?

KSK1
March 15th 2013

3662 Comments


Damn shitty news. Coulda seen this coming after the rape scandal though. Whether its true or not.

GiaNXGX
March 15th 2013

3245 Comments


Good

Acrosstheshield13
March 15th 2013

728 Comments


sucks. saw this earlier. pretty fucking bummed.

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gwynbleidd
March 15th 2013

4655 Comments


so he did rape her after all


First thought ^

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Hep Kat
March 15th 2013

10499 Comments


not one of my favorite bands, but i saw them live once and they put on a great show, so this bums me out to a certain degree

also: he prolly did rape her

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ChuckyTruant
March 15th 2013

13359 Comments


aww man that blows rip

mangasm
March 15th 2013

672 Comments


RIP hard

Kris.
March 15th 2013

10223 Comments


there could also be the fact that the allegations made it hard for them to book shows and studio time and whatnot

maybe he didn't rape her

just my 2 cents

andcas
March 15th 2013

57764 Comments


that feminist lost the battle but she won the war

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Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


feminism lol

fromtheinside
March 15th 2013

12646 Comments


fuuuuuuuuck
no.

that stupid whore.
bumping gaza all day in respect

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DatsNotDaMetulz
March 15th 2013

931 Comments


All it takes is an accusation and you're ruined forever regardless of whether it's true or not. Name me one case where someone's been accused of rape (or any other major offence like this) and been found innocent but HASN'T had it looming over them since with people wondering "maybe he (as is more often the case) did do it".

Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


dats: when their names are not revealed. not long ago i heard of a girl who got convicted for her false accusation, and the dudes (3) got away and nobody knows who they are (or maybe friends know but the girl admited she just got drunk and regreted it the next day).

fromtheinside
March 15th 2013

12646 Comments


"All it takes is an accusation and you're ruined forever regardless of whether it's true or not. Name me one case where someone's been accused of rape (or any other major offence like this) and been found innocent but HASN'T had it looming over them since with people wondering "maybe he (as is more often the case) did do it"."

kobe bryant

zaruyache
March 15th 2013

3621 Comments


Their vocalist was accused of rape and they're forced to break up, but Varg killed a dude and he's
still allow to chuck out records? How's that work?

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fromtheinside
March 15th 2013

12646 Comments


the spirit of bm can never be overcome

Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


cuz varg doesn't give a shit and isn't leaving his room so lol society opinions

DatsNotDaMetulz
March 15th 2013

931 Comments


Because http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0se48vz1Q1r9m95po1_500.png

CrimsonLies
March 15th 2013

1163 Comments


Dam it

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Uranium
March 15th 2013

5202 Comments


indifferent post

ILJ
March 15th 2013

5361 Comments


you know, they could have broken up for totally unrelated reasons.

just saying.

flaffy
March 15th 2013

145 Comments


""All it takes is an accusation and you're ruined forever regardless of whether it's true or not. Name me one case where someone's been accused of rape (or any other major offence like this) and been found innocent but HASN'T had it looming over them since with people wondering "maybe he (as is more often the case) did do it"."

kobe bryant"


also Ben Roethlisberger, David Copperfield, Cee Lo Green

Volt2187
March 15th 2013

194 Comments


"Their vocalist was accused of rape and they're forced to break up, but Varg killed a dude and he's
still allow to chuck out records? How's that work?"

Who the hell said that is the reason why they broke up? Bands like this (smaller bands that don't sell out to the mainstream) break up all the time. You fools act like this is something new.

Plus wasn't the accuser said to have made up the whole story?


Asdfp277
March 15th 2013

491 Comments


volt: no the accuser said she wouldn't talk about it anymore...

lol

DatsNotDaMetulz
March 15th 2013

931 Comments


Nah they still stood by the accusation but claims to have "reached an agreement" with the band. Probably as, considering how she describes herself and the things she'd posted on Tumblr made her story pretty unreliable.

earthblues
March 15th 2013

47 Comments


NO!!! That fucking sucks!
Their last album ruled so hard

ThirtySixChambers
March 15th 2013

7464 Comments


well damnit. has to be related to the rape charges, otherwise i reckon they would have mentioned details. maybe not though

dimsim3478
March 15th 2013

2763 Comments


You have to be fucking kidding.

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pbass0
March 15th 2013

239 Comments


terrible news

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Ire
March 16th 2013

39275 Comments


haha sweet band sucked so hard

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EyeForAnEye
March 16th 2013

1616 Comments


Regardless if it's true or not, it can be considered that the accusation of rape alone was what probably took this band down.

SadAndHolyGlow
March 16th 2013

511 Comments


^ True.

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North0House2
March 16th 2013

5162 Comments


I still doubt the rape deal was true. But I stated my reasoning in the thread about it and don't wanna repeat myself.
I bet after that they just got tired and broke up.

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welljesuschrist
March 16th 2013

63 Comments


the spirit of bm can never be overcome

hahahahaha legend.

zxlkho
March 16th 2013

3039 Comments


FUCK, this sucks. I just got into them.

RevenantBlue
March 16th 2013

136 Comments


Goddammit, why. One of my favorite bands

BenjLaud
March 16th 2013

170 Comments


this blows massively

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bringonthebreakdown
March 16th 2013

8870 Comments


so glad i was able to see them a couple of months back.

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DropdeadWHA
March 16th 2013

369 Comments


I honestly think the rape accusation caused this, I don't think he raped her but I think the association with such a thing did.

renegadestrings
March 16th 2013

1337 Comments


it sure was lame of Jesus, to take time off from ignoring
Gaza breaking up
False rape accusations
and famine-bloated children

SladetoBlack
March 17th 2013

133 Comments


...and They Are Never Coming Back.

RosaParks
March 17th 2013

14197 Comments


nothing of value lost

Brumas
March 18th 2013

113 Comments


Nothing of value lost if you're an asshole, let fans grief you douchers

Asdfp277
March 18th 2013

491 Comments


yeah you douchers

RosaParks
March 18th 2013

14197 Comments


"let fans grief you douchers"

i didn't realize me not giving a shit was interfering with their grief

ILJ
March 18th 2013

5361 Comments


"Nothing of value lost if you're an asshole, let fans grief you douchers"

it's just a band bro.

no need to get your panties all tangled up

Toadstool
March 19th 2013

132 Comments


These guys are from my home town. They just started to get somewhat known in the states, hell I just saw them live a few weeks ago and they killed it, the crowd was going crazy! I knew Gaza before Chelsea Grin was even a band, and now CG is the only heavy band out of Utah that's actually big.

This blows.

Scoot
March 19th 2013

15566 Comments


it's okay you'll get through this

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