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In November 2018, Threatin was booked to tour the United Kingdom and Europe having informed venues they had sold hundreds of tickets and had paid the hire fee before each gig.<ref name="BBC failed">{{cite web |last1=Baggs |first1=Michael |last2=Blake |first2=Jimmy |title=The band who faked a fanbase and failed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46179210 |website=BBC News |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=12 November 2018}}</ref> However, the tour achieved widespread news coverage when it became known that the shows had been played to empty rooms.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref name="BBC failed" /><ref name="NME">{{cite news |last1=Connick |first1=Tom |title=‘Fake band’ Threatin just played a UK tour to… pretty much no-one |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/fake-band-threatin-just-played-sold-uk-tour-absolutely-no-one-2400572 |accessdate=13 November 2018 |work=NME |date=9 November 2018}}</ref> The [[Camden Underworld]] in London had been told that 291 advanced tickets had been sold but three people attended,<ref name="BBC ni">{{cite web |title='Fake fanbase' band to play Belfast gig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46161994 |website=BBC News |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=10 November 2018}}</ref> whereas 180 tickets had supposedly been sold for the Bristol Exchange but the band played to an "empty room".<ref name="BBC cancels">{{cite web |title='Fake fanbase' band cancels Belfast gig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46173152 |website=BBC News |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=11 November 2018}}</ref>
In November 2018, Threatin was booked to tour the United Kingdom and Europe having informed venues they had sold hundreds of tickets and had paid the hire fee before each gig.<ref name="BBC failed">{{cite web |last1=Baggs |first1=Michael |last2=Blake |first2=Jimmy |title=The band who faked a fanbase and failed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46179210 |website=BBC News |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=12 November 2018}}</ref> However, the tour achieved widespread news coverage when it became known that the shows had been played to empty rooms.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref name="BBC failed" /><ref name="NME">{{cite news |last1=Connick |first1=Tom |title=‘Fake band’ Threatin just played a UK tour to… pretty much no-one |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/fake-band-threatin-just-played-sold-uk-tour-absolutely-no-one-2400572 |accessdate=13 November 2018 |work=NME |date=9 November 2018}}</ref> The [[Camden Underworld]] in London had been told that 291 advanced tickets had been sold but three people attended,<ref name="BBC ni">{{cite web |title='Fake fanbase' band to play Belfast gig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46161994 |website=BBC News |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=10 November 2018}}</ref> whereas 180 tickets had supposedly been sold for the Bristol Exchange but the band played to an "empty room".<ref name="BBC cancels">{{cite web |title='Fake fanbase' band cancels Belfast gig |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46173152 |website=BBC News |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=11 November 2018}}</ref>


It was later discovered that the 38,000 likes on the band's Facebook page had been bought.<ref name="Guardian" />
It was later discovered that the 38,000 likes on the band's Facebook page had been bought.<ref name="Guardian" /> It was also found that Threatin created a series of fake websites for a [[booking agency]] (StageRight Bookings), a [[record label]] (Superlative Music Recordings), a PR company (Magnified Media PR), a music recording studio (Mindframe Studios), a film production company (Glass Castle Film & Photography), and various music press websites (Top Rock Press, New York Music Review, Celebrity Music Scene) in an attempt to give his band credibility and secure the tour, and referenced other made-up companies (Universal Web Group) and bands/artists. Doctored footage of Threatin performing in an arena to audience stock footage was used to produce a promotional video for the European tour.<ref name="MetalSucks">{{cite web |title=Jered Threatin Also Created a Fake Record Label, Fake Press Outlet, Fake Award and Fake Web Design Company to Promote His Band |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/11/10/jered-threatin-also-created-a-fake-record-label-fake-press-outlet-fake-award-and-fake-web-design-company-to-promote-his-band/ |website=MetalSucks |accessdate=13 November 2018 |date=11 November 2018}}</ref>


On November 11, Threatin's backing guitarist Joe Prunera and drummer Dane Davis left the band midway through the tour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Shaun D. |title=US metal band Threatin fakes popularity, heads out on European tour |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/108550900/us-metal-band-threatin-fakes-popularity-heads-out-on-european-tour |website=stuff.co.nz |accessdate=13 November 2018 |language=en |date=12 November 2018}}</ref> Dane Davis stated that bassist Gavin Carney was unable to quit the band as he could not afford a plane ticket home from Europe.<ref name=avclub>[https://news.avclub.com/not-even-the-members-of-threatin-realized-that-their-ba-1830420149 Not even the members of Threatin realized that their band was a scam] ''The A.V. Club''</ref>
On November 11, Threatin's backing guitarist Joe Prunera and drummer Dane Davis left the band midway through the tour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Shaun D. |title=US metal band Threatin fakes popularity, heads out on European tour |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/108550900/us-metal-band-threatin-fakes-popularity-heads-out-on-european-tour |website=stuff.co.nz |accessdate=13 November 2018 |language=en |date=12 November 2018}}</ref> Dane Davis stated that bassist Gavin Carney was unable to quit the band as he could not afford a plane ticket home from Europe.<ref name=avclub>[https://news.avclub.com/not-even-the-members-of-threatin-realized-that-their-ba-1830420149 Not even the members of Threatin realized that their band was a scam] ''The A.V. Club''</ref>

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Threatin
Jered Threatin in 2015
Jered Threatin in 2015
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2012–present
Members
  • Jered Threatin
Websitethreatin.com

Threatin is an American rock[4] band from Los Angeles. Founded by Jered Threatin, it gained notoriety in November 2018 for its ill-fated European tour. Threatin has been labelled a "fake band" by the music press and described as a vanity project of its founder.[5][6][7][8]

History

Jered Eames,[9] who goes by the stage name Jered Threatin, began Threatin as a solo act after moving to California in 2012, after the break-up of his previous band Saetith and his departure from Abigail Williams.[9] In 2015, Threatin released a single, "Living Is Dying". In 2017, the album Breaking the World was released, with Jered Threatin performing all instruments.[citation needed]

In November 2018, Threatin was booked to tour the United Kingdom and Europe having informed venues they had sold hundreds of tickets and had paid the hire fee before each gig.[10] However, the tour achieved widespread news coverage when it became known that the shows had been played to empty rooms.[6][10][11] The Camden Underworld in London had been told that 291 advanced tickets had been sold but three people attended,[12] whereas 180 tickets had supposedly been sold for the Bristol Exchange but the band played to an "empty room".[4]

It was later discovered that the 38,000 likes on the band's Facebook page had been bought.[6]

On November 11, Threatin's backing guitarist Joe Prunera and drummer Dane Davis left the band midway through the tour.[13] Dane Davis stated that bassist Gavin Carney was unable to quit the band as he could not afford a plane ticket home from Europe.[14]

On November 14, Jered Eames issued a statement reading, "What is Fake News? I turned an empty room into an international headline. If you are reading this, you are part of the illusion."[15] Metal Injection commented that despite the publicity "we have seen no significant gains in Threatin's social media followings or their streaming numbers."[16] Scott Eames, Jered's brother and member of Thy Antichrist, released a statement to distance himself from his brother's actions. He added that, "While [Jered] may try to spin all this as an elaborate hoax of sorts, I can assure you, knowing my brother, that this indeed was a failed attempt at entering the music industry."[16][17]

Members

Current members
  • Jered Threatin – lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums[9] (2012-present)
Former touring members
  • Joe Prunera – guitar (2018)
  • Gavin Carney – bass (2018)
  • Dane Davis – drums[18] (2018)

Discography

  • Breaking the World (2017)

References

  1. ^ Ward, Victoria. "California metal band played to audience of four after faking army of fans to secure UK headline tour". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ Bacon, Matt. "So, this Threatin thing". Medium. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ Shoemaker, Whitney. "Rock Band Threatin Created Fake Fanbase to Book a Tour No One Attended: We Can't Make This Up..." Alternative Press. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "'Fake fanbase' band cancels Belfast gig". BBC News. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. ^ Munro, Scott (12 November 2018). "The strange case of Threatin: The 'fake band' that tricked the music industry". loudersound.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Belam, Martin (12 November 2018). "Threatin: band creates fake fanbase for tour attended by no one". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. ^ Sheils McNamee, Michael (11 November 2018). "Performance by 'fake band' at Belfast Empire cancelled last minute". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. ^ Bromwich, Jonah Engel (November 16, 2018). "The Story of Threatin, a Most Puzzling Hoax Even for 2018". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c PASBANI, ROBERT. "Jered Threatin's Actual Identity Uncovered". Metal Injection. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. ^ a b Baggs, Michael; Blake, Jimmy (12 November 2018). "The band who faked a fanbase and failed". BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  11. ^ Connick, Tom (9 November 2018). "'Fake band' Threatin just played a UK tour to… pretty much no-one". NME. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  12. ^ "'Fake fanbase' band to play Belfast gig". BBC News. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  13. ^ Wilson, Shaun D. (12 November 2018). "US metal band Threatin fakes popularity, heads out on European tour". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  14. ^ Not even the members of Threatin realized that their band was a scam The A.V. Club
  15. ^ Variety: Did Threatin’s Ridiculous European Tour Stunt Actually Work?
  16. ^ a b Jered Threatin's Brother, Scott Eames, Distances Himself From Brother, Says They Haven't Spoken Since 2012 Metal Injection
  17. ^ Jered Threatin: I turned an empty room into an international headline Louder
  18. ^ Everley, Dave. "Threatin interview: inside the year's most talked-about tour". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

External links

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