Former DEICIDE guitarist Eric Hoffman has publicly lashed out at frontman Glen Benton and drummer Steve Asheim in a heated social media post that was later deleted.
Hoffman, who co-founded DEICIDE in 1987 alongside his brother Brian Hoffman, Benton, and Asheim, accused his former bandmates of misrepresenting the circumstances surrounding the Hoffmans’ departure from the band in 2004. The dispute appears to center largely around royalty payments and merchandise revenue, with Hoffman alleging that funds from labels including Earache Records and Roadrunner Records were sent directly to Benton and were not properly distributed among all members.
In the now-deleted Facebook post, Hoffman wrote (via Metal Stop): “Was analyising Steve Ashamed comment’s on a podcast big mistake!!! also Glen on a pod cast hilarious, we never left our band you two f**king bi**hes, its your ridiculous comments, clearly fraud, I will show the royalties statements sent to Glens house from earache, tell me if you would jam for a grand, Brian is going to beat your a** as am I, Steve shut your candy a**, it’s glens obligation was to split 4 ways to 4 band members and all the merchandise from Earache was sent to his residence, also all roadrunner merchandise has been sent to Glen to glen for 20 years, all scars merchandise sent to Steve, all scars royalties sent to glen for 20 years, no payment, beating in order, did not split royalties to other members, clearly faud, time for trademark on Eric and Brian so you don’t make any thing on our face a**hole, real nasty f**ks, not going to complain, we are stating fact, we did not leave deicide, you f**k boys, you stole our music and image, remember this steve, do a torment in hell tour or a insinerathym tour, you know why because I wrote both those records you shut up and ply drums, I’m not going toooo say any this else Glen, this is personal and I don’t care about any money you are going to pay bi**h and candy a** steve, shut your mouth, you candy a**, take the money f**king possers, you two like I said beat down is in order, you f**king a**holes, your getting new teeth. All the fans that talk s**t for glen and steve can shut there candy a**es. Eric where’s your music, will be up your candy a**es next week, Glen I’m going to have a personal meeting, Shut up and don’t say a thing respond to this post. You will see me and all the fans will see me kick your a**, at your next show, big bully glen should have shut up and took the money and ran, now it’s personal you are not a good person, and when you said you will shoot me and ask questions later, it’s not good, start training, get a nother lawyer 20 years ripping Hoffman’s, time has come, you will pay in blood or money, have a great day.”
The Hoffman brothers departed DEICIDE in 2004 and later revived their earlier project, AMON, while Benton and Asheim continued performing and recording under the DEICIDE name.
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