In January of this year, Bad Wolves announced the departure of vocalist Tommy Vext following accusations of assault and support for "conservative politics." Now, the band has announced his replacement: Daniel "DL" Lasckiewicz.
DL was previously the guitarist for The Acacia Strain between 2001 and 2013 and will serve as the band's vocalist and songwriter. The group also announced that they are already working on their next studio album and promise it will be the "best Bad Wolves album" to date.
The band said they prefer not to comment on Vext's departure and want to move on. They also said that DL is "one of the most talented and hardworking people" they know and they are excited to continue with him.
Vext has been accused of assault by an ex-girlfriend . According to a report published by MetalSucks , the incidents between the pair, who dated for nine months and lived together for two weeks, involved attempted rape, punches, throwing water in his face, banging his head against the floor, and threats of death and the leaking of intimate videos.
Whitney also recounts that after distancing herself from Vext and leaving town for a while, the singer called her once, threatening to kill himself and asking her to come to his house. She agreed and tried to comfort Vext; however, he prevented the model from leaving the house when he realized that the relationship would not be rekindled. At that point, Tommy acted with such violence that Whitney almost lost consciousness as she was being suffocated, and only managed to escape because he realized what he had almost done.
It was reported that in the video, Vext attributed his departure to a "scheme between band members and the record label Better Noise Music against their conservative policies," given that the vocalist had announced his support for the re-election of the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, and believed the election was fraudulent. Furthermore, the musician showed support on social media for the Capitol Hill invasion that occurred in January.
