‘Fake’ metal band Threatin is back with a questionable illness claim after the scandal in 2018.
Threatin is back with a new single called ‘Die Young,’ which Eames claims was recorded before his hospitalization. The song comes with a music video showing a lot of hospital footage. It’s unclear if this is another stunt to get attention for Threatin.
The band wrote about the song and situation, “Due to severe health issues, Jered Threatin has been hospitalized. After years of misdiagnosis, it was discovered that he had a life-threatening illness. Following a series of heart attacks, he underwent an emergency open-heart surgery that left him in a coma.”
“In a race against his declining health, ‘Die Young’ was recorded in the weeks leading up to his hospitalization. The new song has been released with a music video / mini-documentary that chronicles his battle with the fatal condition,” the post added.
Threatin made news in 2018 after booking a big UK tour with fake promotions, per Metal Injection. The band’s frontman, Jered Eames, lied about things like fake media coverage, fake videos, fake social media likes, and even a fake record label. In the end, they sold almost no tickets, and made international headlines for the fraud.
The tour made no money, even with money spent by Eames and his bandmates, which upset them. Eames was sued by his former bandmates Joe Prunera and Dane Davis, along with Davis’s mother, for the costs of the fake tour.
Eames lost all three lawsuits and made headlines again for not paying anyone. He finally played a real show in London at Camden Underworld on November 1, 2019, with only 50 people showing up.
Threatin’s website says his second album is mastered at Abbey Road and will be released with a ‘highly anticipated Threatin film and documentary.’
