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'''Sam James Matlock''' is a British musician. The son of ], Sam formed ] in 2012 and entered the ] with that band's ] in 2018; after they split up, he recruited ] for his own band ], which launched in August 2019 and entered the ] in 2023 with ''Venom''. He has also co-written the ] song "]" and played live with ]. In November 2021, he attracted press attention after being assaulted by security guards at ], who were subsequently fired. '''Sam James Matlock''' is a British musician. The son of ], Sam formed ] in 2012 and entered the ] with that band's ] in 2018; after they split up, he recruited ] for his own band ], which launched in August 2019 and entered the ] in 2023 with '']''. He has also co-written the ] song "]" and played live with ]. In November 2021, he attracted press attention after being assaulted by security guards at ], who were subsequently fired.


== Life and career == == Life and career ==
Sam James Matlock<ref>{{Cite web |title=MATLOCK SAM JAMES |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/591133067/MATLOCK%20SAM%20JAMES |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.ascap.com}}</ref> is the son of a music publicist<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Emma |title=Wargasm: Nu-Metal-Loving, Riot-Grrrl-Spirited U.K. Duo Are "Fire and Fire" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/wargasm-nu-metal-loving-riot-grrrl-spirited-uk-duo-are-fire-and-fire/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref> and ], the bassist for the ], who in May 2022 were described by Matt Mills of ] as "one of rock’s most infamous bands".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Matt |date=2022-05-17 |title=10 new bands featuring the kids of famous rock stars |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-rock-star-kids-bands |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> He and his brother Louis<ref>{{Cite web |title=Classic Rock - issue 01/2025 |url=https://www.yumpu.com/news/en/issue/175709-classic-rock-issue-012025/read?page=61 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=yumpu.com |language=en}}</ref> both attended ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-14 |title=Glen Matlock: 'Leaving the Sex Pistols cost me millions of pounds' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/11092419/Glen-Matlock-Leaving-the-Sex-Pistols-cost-me-millions-of-pounds.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> and ].<ref name=":1" /> He got into ] via ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Wargasm: Thank you for the Venom - Dork |url=https://readdork.com/features/wargasm-hype-cover-october-2023/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=readdork.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> and formed ] with Louis, Sam Chappell, and Alex Mountford while at university; the band signed to ] in May 2016.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sally |date=2016-05-11 |title=Isle of Wight band Dead! sign to Infectious Music |url=https://onthewight.com/isle-of-wight-band-dead-sign-to-infectious-music/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight |language=en-GB}}</ref> After moving to ], they hired ] as a photographer<ref name=":0" /> and released the singles "You're So Cheap",<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jasmin |date=2016-06-01 |title=Track Review: You're So Cheap // Dead! |url=https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-youre-cheap-dead/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=The Indiependent |language=en-GB}}</ref> "Something More Original",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-09 |title=DEAD! Reveal Something More Original Video |url=https://www.kerrang.com/dead-reveal-something-more-original-video |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> "Enough, Enough, Enough",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-20 |title=DEAD! Reveal New Single, Enough, Enough, Enough |url=https://www.kerrang.com/dead-reveal-new-single-enough-enough-enough |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> "Up for Ran$om",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-08 |title=Alternative, prog-folk and doom rock at the Craufurd Arms |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/alternative-prog-folk-and-doom-rock-at-the-craufurd-arms-843317 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Northampton Chronicle and Echo |language=en}}</ref> and "The Golden Age of Not Even Trying"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-06 |title=Dead! Announce New Album And Video |url=https://www.kerrang.com/dead-announce-new-album-and-video |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> and then the 2018 album ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moody |first=Melissa |date=2018-02-02 |title=Dead! shows why The Golden Age of Not Even Trying is now - |url=https://riveronline.co.uk/dead-shows-why-the-golden-age-of-not-even-trying-is-now/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref> which charted at No. 11 on the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-04 |title=DEAD |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52940/dead/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref> The band announced that they would split up following a gig in October 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |last2= |first2= |date=2018-06-05 |title=Dead! To Split |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/dead-to-split/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> following which Matlock spent a period working behind a bar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=WARGASM: “We stand for chaos” |url=https://www.kerrang.com/wargasm-interview-milkie-way-sam-matlock-cover-story |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> Sam James Matlock<ref>{{Cite web |title=MATLOCK SAM JAMES |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/591133067/MATLOCK%20SAM%20JAMES |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.ascap.com}}</ref> is the son of a music publicist<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Emma |title=Wargasm: Nu-Metal-Loving, Riot-Grrrl-Spirited U.K. Duo Are "Fire and Fire" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/wargasm-nu-metal-loving-riot-grrrl-spirited-uk-duo-are-fire-and-fire/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Revolver |language=en-US}}</ref> and ], the bassist for the ], who in May 2022 were described by Matt Mills of ] as "one of rock’s most infamous bands".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Matt |date=2022-05-17 |title=10 new bands featuring the kids of famous rock stars |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-rock-star-kids-bands |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> He and his brother Louis<ref>{{Cite web |title=Classic Rock - issue 01/2025 |url=https://www.yumpu.com/news/en/issue/175709-classic-rock-issue-012025/read?page=61 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=yumpu.com |language=en}}</ref> both attended ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-14 |title=Glen Matlock: 'Leaving the Sex Pistols cost me millions of pounds' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/11092419/Glen-Matlock-Leaving-the-Sex-Pistols-cost-me-millions-of-pounds.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> and ].<ref name=":1" /> He got into ] via ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Wargasm: Thank you for the Venom - Dork |url=https://readdork.com/features/wargasm-hype-cover-october-2023/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=readdork.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> and formed ] with Louis, Sam Chappell, and Alex Mountford while at university; the band signed to ] in May 2016.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Sally |date=2016-05-11 |title=Isle of Wight band Dead! sign to Infectious Music |url=https://onthewight.com/isle-of-wight-band-dead-sign-to-infectious-music/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight |language=en-GB}}</ref> After moving to ], they hired ] as a photographer<ref name=":0" /> and released the singles "You're So Cheap",<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jasmin |date=2016-06-01 |title=Track Review: You're So Cheap // Dead! |url=https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-youre-cheap-dead/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=The Indiependent |language=en-GB}}</ref> "Something More Original",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-09 |title=DEAD! Reveal Something More Original Video |url=https://www.kerrang.com/dead-reveal-something-more-original-video |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> "Enough, Enough, Enough",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-20 |title=DEAD! Reveal New Single, Enough, Enough, Enough |url=https://www.kerrang.com/dead-reveal-new-single-enough-enough-enough |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> "Up for Ran$om",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-08 |title=Alternative, prog-folk and doom rock at the Craufurd Arms |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/alternative-prog-folk-and-doom-rock-at-the-craufurd-arms-843317 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Northampton Chronicle and Echo |language=en}}</ref> and "The Golden Age of Not Even Trying"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-06 |title=Dead! Announce New Album And Video |url=https://www.kerrang.com/dead-announce-new-album-and-video |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> and then the 2018 album ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moody |first=Melissa |date=2018-02-02 |title=Dead! shows why The Golden Age of Not Even Trying is now - |url=https://riveronline.co.uk/dead-shows-why-the-golden-age-of-not-even-trying-is-now/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref> which charted at No. 11 on the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-04 |title=DEAD |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52940/dead/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref> The band announced that they would split up following a gig in October 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |last2= |first2= |date=2018-06-05 |title=Dead! To Split |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/dead-to-split/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> following which Matlock spent a period working behind a ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=WARGASM: “We stand for chaos” |url=https://www.kerrang.com/wargasm-interview-milkie-way-sam-matlock-cover-story |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>


Straight after Dead!'s dissolution, Matlock ] Way.<ref name=":0" /> At the time, he was looking to form a project with a ] attitude and female vocals;<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-24 |title=Meet the rising NI heavy metal star who caused ‘topless’ stir at awards ceremony |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/meet-the-rising-ni-heavy-metal-star-who-caused-topless-stir-at-awards-ceremony/41862744.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> this became ], who launched in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-20 |title=Ten Minutes With Milkie Way {{!}} Rokit Vintage Clothing |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420113955/https://www.rokit.co.uk/features/ten-minutes-with-milkie-way |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> They began producing ]<ref name="altpress">{{cite web |title=WARGASM on creating their spiky brand of electro-rock in AltPress issue #402 cover story |url=https://www.altpress.com/wargasm-interview-issue-402/ |accessdate=29 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> but soon pivoted to nu metal.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title="Someone said that they were in a Portaloo while we were on stage, and the bass rumbled some excrement out of them." Getting to know Wargasm, the genre-splicing, Fred Durst-approved duo making major waves in modern metal |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/wargasm-uk-interview-2023-metal-hammer |accessdate=29 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> During the ], both moved in with Way's parents.<ref name=":0" /> The pair released the mixtape ''Explicit: The Mixxxtape'' (2022) and the album ''Venom'' (2023),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=27 October 2023 |title=Wargasm: Thank you for the Venom |url=https://readdork.com/features/wargasm-hype-cover-october-2023/ |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> which respectively charted at number 19 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and number 88 on the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wargasm |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/63334/wargasm/ |accessdate=29 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> In May 2021, Matlock joined ] for his ''Separation Event'' livestream, a live playing of his ] ''King of Clubs'' mini-album, deputising for PENGSHUi's Illaman on "Summer of Discontent".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Jack |date=2021-05-31 |title=LIVE(STREAM) REVIEW: Jamie Lenman @ Seperation Event |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/livestream-review-jamie-lenman-seperation-event/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Distorted Sound Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> In July 2024, he featured on Crashface's "Maniac", a track about the extracurricular requirements of musicians,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=CRASHFACE drop new single with WARGASM’s Sam Matlock |url=https://www.kerrang.com/crashface-drop-new-single-with-wargasms-sam-matlock |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> which later appeared on their third EP ''Life and Death in the Wasteland''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cosgrove |first=Jo |date=2024-09-13 |title=EP REVIEW: Life And Death In The Wasteland - Crashface |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/ep-review-life-and-death-in-the-wasteland-crashface/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Distorted Sound Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Between October 2023 and August 2024, Matlock co-wrote Harpy's "Inside Out",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Harpy unleashes new single that “sounds like Adele’s Hello, but… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/harpy-new-single-video-inside-out-wargasm-sam-matlock |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> ]'s "]",<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is Bambie Thug? The Irish ‘goth gremlin’ leaving Eurovision fans ‘speechless’ |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-2024-bambie-thug-ireland-doomsay-blues-lyrics-b2543317.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240718080336/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-2024-bambie-thug-ireland-doomsay-blues-lyrics-b2543317.html |archive-date=2024-07-18 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Bex's "Taste Better".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Watch the video for BEX’s explosive new single, Taste Better |url=https://www.kerrang.com/watch-the-video-for-bexs-explosive-new-single-taste-better |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> Straight after Dead!'s dissolution, Matlock ] Way.<ref name=":0" /> At the time, he was looking to form a project with a ] attitude and female vocals;<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-24 |title=Meet the rising NI heavy metal star who caused ‘topless’ stir at awards ceremony |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/meet-the-rising-ni-heavy-metal-star-who-caused-topless-stir-at-awards-ceremony/41862744.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> this became ], who launched in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-20 |title=Ten Minutes With Milkie Way {{!}} Rokit Vintage Clothing |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420113955/https://www.rokit.co.uk/features/ten-minutes-with-milkie-way |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> They began producing ]<ref name="altpress">{{cite web |title=WARGASM on creating their spiky brand of electro-rock in AltPress issue #402 cover story |url=https://www.altpress.com/wargasm-interview-issue-402/ |accessdate=29 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> but soon pivoted to nu metal.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title="Someone said that they were in a Portaloo while we were on stage, and the bass rumbled some excrement out of them." Getting to know Wargasm, the genre-splicing, Fred Durst-approved duo making major waves in modern metal |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/wargasm-uk-interview-2023-metal-hammer |accessdate=29 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> During the ], both moved in with Way's parents.<ref name=":0" /> The pair released the mixtape ''Explicit: The Mixxxtape'' (2022) and the album '']'' (2023),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=27 October 2023 |title=Wargasm: Thank you for the Venom |url=https://readdork.com/features/wargasm-hype-cover-october-2023/ |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}</ref> which respectively charted at number 19 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and number 88 on the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wargasm |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/63334/wargasm/ |accessdate=29 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> One track from ''Venom'', "Bang Ya Head",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=Wargasm - Venom - Dork |url=https://readdork.com/albums/wargasm-venom/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=readdork.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> was written about Matlock's experiences working behind a bar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Wargasm unleash new song "Bang Ya Head" featuring Fred Durst: Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2023/09/wargasm-bang-ya-head-fred-durst/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref>
] in 2022]]
In May 2021, Matlock joined ] for his ''Separation Event'' livestream, a live playing of his ] ''King of Clubs'' mini-album, deputising for PENGSHUi's Illaman on "Summer of Discontent".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Jack |date=2021-05-31 |title=LIVE(STREAM) REVIEW: Jamie Lenman @ Seperation Event |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/livestream-review-jamie-lenman-seperation-event/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Distorted Sound Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> In July 2024, he featured on Crashface's "Maniac", a track about the extracurricular requirements of musicians,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=CRASHFACE drop new single with WARGASM’s Sam Matlock |url=https://www.kerrang.com/crashface-drop-new-single-with-wargasms-sam-matlock |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> which later appeared on their third EP ''Life and Death in the Wasteland''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cosgrove |first=Jo |date=2024-09-13 |title=EP REVIEW: Life And Death In The Wasteland - Crashface |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/ep-review-life-and-death-in-the-wasteland-crashface/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Distorted Sound Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Between October 2023 and August 2024, Matlock co-wrote Harpy's "Inside Out",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Harpy unleashes new single that “sounds like Adele’s Hello, but… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/harpy-new-single-video-inside-out-wargasm-sam-matlock |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> ]'s "]",<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is Bambie Thug? The Irish ‘goth gremlin’ leaving Eurovision fans ‘speechless’ |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-2024-bambie-thug-ireland-doomsay-blues-lyrics-b2543317.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240718080336/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-2024-bambie-thug-ireland-doomsay-blues-lyrics-b2543317.html |archive-date=2024-07-18 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Bex's "Taste Better".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=Watch the video for BEX’s explosive new single, Taste Better |url=https://www.kerrang.com/watch-the-video-for-bexs-explosive-new-single-taste-better |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life == == Personal life ==

Latest revision as of 01:09, 13 January 2025

Sam Matlock
Matlock performing at Full Force in 2023Matlock performing at Full Force in 2023
Background information
Birth nameSam James Matlock
Years active2012-present
Member ofWargasm
Formerly ofDead!
Musical artist

Sam James Matlock is a British musician. The son of Glen Matlock, Sam formed Dead! in 2012 and entered the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart with that band's The Golden Age of Not Even Trying in 2018; after they split up, he recruited Milkie Way for his own band Wargasm, which launched in August 2019 and entered the UK Albums Chart in 2023 with Venom. He has also co-written the Bambie Thug song "Doomsday Blue" and played live with Jamie Lenman. In November 2021, he attracted press attention after being assaulted by security guards at Scala, who were subsequently fired.

Life and career

Sam James Matlock is the son of a music publicist and Glen Matlock, the bassist for the Sex Pistols, who in May 2022 were described by Matt Mills of Metal Hammer as "one of rock’s most infamous bands". He and his brother Louis both attended Ryde School and Southampton Solent University. He got into guitar music via Nirvana and formed Dead! with Louis, Sam Chappell, and Alex Mountford while at university; the band signed to Infectious Records in May 2016. After moving to London, they hired Milkie Way as a photographer and released the singles "You're So Cheap", "Something More Original", "Enough, Enough, Enough", "Up for Ran$om", and "The Golden Age of Not Even Trying" and then the 2018 album The Golden Age of Not Even Trying, which charted at No. 11 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. The band announced that they would split up following a gig in October 2018, following which Matlock spent a period working behind a bar.

Straight after Dead!'s dissolution, Matlock direct messaged Way. At the time, he was looking to form a project with a riot grrrl attitude and female vocals; this became Wargasm, who launched in August 2019. They began producing pop punk but soon pivoted to nu metal. During the COVID-19 lockdown, both moved in with Way's parents. The pair released the mixtape Explicit: The Mixxxtape (2022) and the album Venom (2023), which respectively charted at number 19 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and number 88 on the UK Albums Chart. One track from Venom, "Bang Ya Head", was written about Matlock's experiences working behind a bar.

Matlock performing as part of Wargasm in 2022

In May 2021, Matlock joined Jamie Lenman for his Separation Event livestream, a live playing of his pandemic King of Clubs mini-album, deputising for PENGSHUi's Illaman on "Summer of Discontent". In July 2024, he featured on Crashface's "Maniac", a track about the extracurricular requirements of musicians, which later appeared on their third EP Life and Death in the Wasteland. Between October 2023 and August 2024, Matlock co-wrote Harpy's "Inside Out", Bambie Thug's "Doomsday Blue", and Bex's "Taste Better".

Personal life

Two days after performing at Scala at their Face Down club night on 5 November 2021, Matlock uploaded to social media a picture of large red marks he had sustained to his back and arms. In his post, he alleged that three security guards had administered verbal abuse to Wargasm's female tour manager and responded to him challenging it by dragging him into a toilet, bashing his head against a toilet seat, and holding his head in a toilet bowl. He also stated that he only escaped after another member of his touring party intervened, that they had been attempting to contact the venue over the weekend regarding the matter, and that said bouncers' continued employment meant that they did not consider the club a safe venue, especially for women. The Security Industry Authority confirmed that they had received a complaint. After investigating, Scala fired two of the bouncers involved, with Wargasm later posting to social media that the third had also been fired. A week and a half after the incident, the venue set out a number of planned security measures for its subsequent performances.

Discography

Main articles: Dead! § Discography, and Wargasm § Discography

Featured singles

Other songs

  • "Summer of Discontent" (2021, as part of Jamie Lenman's Separation Event - Live)

References

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