An altercation at a current Cro-Mags present turned violent on Tuesday, September 12, although accounts differ by occasion. The present occurred at Cafe 611 in Frederick, Maryland. Each accounts are beneath and are merely allegations right now; all that’s identified for sure is that there was an incident and it turned violent.

Cro-Mags singer/bassist Harley Flanagan alleged that he was assaulted by two individuals in ski masks and that certainly one of him lower with a razor and maced him. Destroy Zine, who stated they had been there to doc the present, alleged that Flanagan sexually assaulted a feminine editor and that Flanagan and his crew assaulted journal employees.

Flanagan’s account:

“Nice present tonight with DRI excluding one incident. A number of individuals that everybody thought was with one of many bands, however turned out to not be brought on a ruckus and certainly one of them pulled out-mace by the merch desk. I received sprayed my son received sprayed all people within the room was gasping for air a couple of individuals needed to depart. I truly received sliced with a razor or one thing by the man on my ass cheek as I used to be making an attempt to tug him and my son aside. the man who did it received the shit beat out of him by a number of individuals, my eyes had been burning and snot was popping out of my nostril and I couldn’t see. I didn’t understand I used to be lower until I received to the resort I simply thought my pants received torn. I’m nonetheless unsure precisely how or why it began. However in keeping with everybody on the membership him his girlfriend and his associates had been being assholes all night time. Two of them had ski masks on and had been promoting magazines and stuff for this reason all of us thought they had been in or with one of many bands. All I do know is that shit didn’t must occur and shouldn’t have occurred. There have been youngsters on the present a 5 12 months outdated a 7 12 months outdated a ten 12 months outdated and my associates 15 12 months outdated son they usually may have been sprayed or harm. These assholes clearly got here to the present for issues as a result of that they had mace, a stun gun kind baton they usually dropped a bag that had a suture package with stitches, needles and iodine in it so they need to’ve been anticipating one thing you don’t stroll round with stuff like that or convey stuff like that to a present except you’re anticipating issues or on the lookout for them. I needed to play the set with my eyes and pores and skin burning. However moreover that it was an excellent night time and an excellent present. Thanks all for popping out I noticed lots of outdated associates and made lots of new ones however that shit was nuts however I’m not gonna let it break what was an in any other case good time DRI placed on an excellent present I like these guys thanks all for the positivity, regardless of that shit. And don’t fear we might be again. Sadly I feel we want higher safety at exhibits.”

Destroy Zine‘s account (features a video):

“The Cro Mags supplied us ‘press passes’ over Instagram messenger to come back doc their present at Cafe 611 in Frederick Maryland. We fortunately stated ‘sure’ as we had been followers of their band. We went with the potential for an interview with Harley Flanagan of the Cro Mags, and we had been very excited to fulfill them at first. We arrived on the present and went to the merchandising space. Merch is totally arrange and able to go. Individuals begin coming to take a look at what we now have and asking us about costs for issues. As a child is buying a patch from our desk Harley Flanagan of the Cro Mags walks as much as us and began asking us concerning the artwork on our journal cowl. He then slapped our feminine editors thigh a number of instances and stated to her: “yeah you higher shut these legs little lady, you’re sucking me in.” She exclaimed anxiously that she is on the again cowl of the journal, hoping to deflect the eye to one thing else, through which Harley reply’s ‘rattling proper you might be, I’ll goodbye tonight.’ Then he proceeded to say our ‘journal appears nice’ and requested us to order him a duplicate as he needs to see ‘what we’re as much as.’ We felt let down, disillusioned that somebody who’s seemed as much as by so many individuals simply felt welcome to overtly say that in entrance of us, not to mention TOUCH a younger lady. Harley’s ‘nephew’ or ‘son’ as he says then comes over to her and apologized for Harleys actions. We didn’t work together with the band or any of their crew after that moreover to offer Harley a Silver Sharpie. He had began yelling at us concerning the sharpie and we gave it to him in hopes he would depart us alone.

All through hanging out on the present, Harley would stare at our photographer/editor on a number of events, strolling by and/or simply standing on the door throughout from our desk. Once we noticed Harley, they’d look away and attempt to keep away from contact. After some time, Deathwish (the third band to play earlier than Cro Mags) was up and we listened for a bit. We had been hanging within the merch room, simply chatting, and went to go take a look at D.R.I’s merch desk which was off to the suitable, a door’s size away from us. Our photographer/editor watched the desk alone. We had been speaking forwards and backwards, testing the shirt rack on the DRI desk once we began to listen to our editor/photographer confront Harley as he was looking at her, speaking to his crew, and gesturing in the direction of her on the doorway. This was apparent, as every time she would transfer out of Harley’s sight he would then transfer in sight of her. This occurred a couple of instances earlier than initially calling him out.

We rapidly left the D.R.I desk to de-escalate the scenario. His ‘nephew’ began threatening violence as we stated ‘please stroll away, we simply need peace.’ We begged for peace a number of instances. They had been made effectively conscious of their sexual assault at the beginning of the present, and Harley exclaimed one thing to the impact of ‘possibly your girlfriend shouldn’t have her p**sy out and I wouldn’t be trying’ he then proceeds to tear the opposite editors masks off and the editor is then pulled again by members of the crew and swung at a couple of instances. He was initially in a position to get out of it earlier than extra hits may’ve be taken. As that occurred, Harley is within the different editors face, pointing at him saying ‘I’m going to interrupt your mates legs and it’s going to be all of your fault.’ The Singer of D.R.I then exclaimed from behind his desk ‘they aren’t even in a band’ which Harley repeated loudly to the entire crowd. (He knew we weren’t a band, we had been there to interview him, after he claimed to offer us press passes we by no means noticed or acquired.)

He screamed these items, all whereas flipping our merch desk stuffed with glass bottles, magazines and all our artwork whereas there have been kids close by. It was after that, the editor who was being pointed at pepper sprayed Harley within the face in order that couldn’t harm our photographer. He additionally needed to pepper spray Harley’s ‘nephew’/’son’ as a result of they started to hurry us from all sides. Our editor was swarmed by their merch man who was supposedly Harleys ‘nephew’ and one other particular person, in addition to Harley. He was repeatedly crushed and kicked and punched as he fell to the bottom, curling right into a ball whereas closing his eyes and overlaying his face. He was dizzy and delirious. We used pepper-spray in self protection, and our feminine editor used a taser to guard herself from the assault. Tasers are authorized within the state of Maryland for buy (with out allow) and are authorized to be used in self-defense conditions. We acted in self-defense throughout the boundaries of the regulation.”

Flanagan made numerous different posts together with the beneath:

“I’m simply glad that I received lower and never my son. That might’ve been my son’s neck or face everybody who was maced and assaulted might be urgent expenses. These individuals contacted us, requested for an interview had been placed on the visitor listing. They confirmed up in ski masks armed with Mace a baton some form of a stun gun. And a suture package fell out of their bag with stitches, iodine, and all the things that one would wish to restore a wound, so that they clearly got here with the intentions of beginning one thing. Anyone who noticed something please step ahead. This incident occurred earlier than we even received on stage. And there have been kids within the room who may’ve been injured.”

You may view the posts on Flanagan and Destroy‘s respective Instagrams.