Ronnie Radke recently targeted Polyphia’s Tim Henson with mocking posts on social media, sparking speculation about potential tensions between the two musicians. The posts were shared on Instagram.
Radke made disparaging comments about Henson’s appearance in a series of posts that quickly gained attention from fans.
“Tim Henson of Polyphia slowly turning into the Warheads logo, sources say,” Radke wrote as the title of his post about Tim Henson.
He continued with additional commentary in the caption of the same post.
“Tim Henson got an operation to make it look like his face exploded, sources say,” Radke added in the caption.
The posts prompted reactions from fans who questioned the motivation behind Radke’s comments. One fan commented on Radke’s post, asking about the context behind the attack.
“What did Tim say about Ronnie? Usually, Ronnie attacks ppl that attack him, and I understand that, I would do the same,” one fan wrote.
Another fan expressed similar curiosity about the situation.
“What did Tim do? I’m genuinely curious because Polyphia is one of my favorite bands,” another fan commented.
This incident follows Radke’s recent pattern of changing his personal Instagram account name to ‘Rock Hard News’ and making satirical posts about various figures in the rock music industry.
The current feud between these two artists has deeper roots that trace back to Polyphia’s controversial early marketing tactics and Radke’s history of public confrontations with fellow musicians.
Metal Injection reported that the tension stems from Polyphia’s deliberately provocative approach during their early career when they adopted an edgy persona to gain attention. In their first press release, the band made disparaging comments about various artists, including directly insulting Ronnie Radke by calling him a “dildo.” This controversial marketing strategy was part of their attempt to create buzz through inflammatory statements.
Tim Henson has since expressed regret over those early tactics as the band evolved beyond this provocative phase. Ultimate Guitar revealed that Henson later clarified these disparaging comments were made when the band was trying to attract attention with controversial remarks. He acknowledged that this approach left a wrong impression about the band’s actual character and values.
“We were young and stupid, and we said a lot of things that we probably shouldn’t have said,” Henson admitted in a later interview, reflecting on the band’s past behavior and the negative impression it created within the music community.
Meanwhile, Radke has established a pattern of publicly calling out other artists for perceived slights or controversies. The Mosh documented how he has previously targeted artists like Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante over alleged lyrical jabs. This demonstrates his tendency to engage in public feuds within the rock community. This history of confrontational behavior adds context to his recent attack on Henson and suggests that the current situation may be part of a larger pattern of unresolved tensions in the metal scene.
