Final December, whereas working as a DJ at a strip membership in Portland, OR, American Me drummer Duncan Allen was stabbed 5 occasions by an unique dancer. He was hospitalized because of the assault, with this GoFundMe launched to assist him out.
Chatting with Individuals shortly after the incident, Allen acknowledged of his relationship together with his attacker prior, “We’ve had an awesome working relationship the couple of occasions we labored collectively. She’s all the time requested for music and I performed it. She’s all the time tipped me very well. We’ve all the time been pleasant.”
The dancer in query, Peyton Lathan, was initially charged with tried homicide, first-degree and second-degree assault, and the illegal use of a weapon. She went on to plead not responsible to the fees.
Allen for his half has channeled the harrowing expertise into artwork, utilizing it as gasoline for the brand new music and music video “Clipped Wings” from his outfit Arduous Tablet, which he fronts. Allen directed that video, which is prefaced by safety cam footage of the above-mentioned assault, together with the next introduction:
“On December eighth, 2024 Duncan Allen was virtually senselessly murdered for no motive introduced on by an unprovoked assault by Peyton Colby Lathan.
He sustained a number of accidents together with a collapse lung, 5 puncture wounds on his again/facet, a defensive wound on his hand, and a large quantity of psychological trauma.
The assault has introduced on a number of panic assaults per week and nightmares which have been debilitating in each probably method.
After 2 months of rehabilitation, Duncan made a virtually full bodily restoration and returned to creating music with Arduous Tablet.”
The band additionally offered the next disclaimer concerning the video and music:
“This can be a work of fiction. Until in any other case indicated, all of the names, characters, companies, locations, occasions and incidents on this e-book are both the product of the writer’s creativeness or utilized in a fictitious method. Any resemblance to precise individuals, dwelling or lifeless, or precise occasions is only coincidental”