News•June 21, 2020 9:08 PM ET•32,275 views

Homewrecker members accused of sexual misconduct

The future does not look bright for Ohio metal/hardcore outfit Homewrecker, as two of its members are now accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. The situation arose yesterday (June 20) when an Ohio woman named Riley came forward via Twitter to accuse frontman Matt Barnum of soliticing nude photos from her when she was 16 years-old:

lately a lot has been going on to where i actually feel supported speaking out and i literally cannot hold my tongue anymore bc the person in question knows what is coming for him and i know others will come forward if i speak out
— riley (@coorsbably) June 21, 2020

so i'm posting this sincerely hoping that anyone else who has been groomed, targeted, and affected by this individual's predatory behavior in any way will feel comfortable coming forward to me and knowing they have an entire community supporting them
— riley (@coorsbably) June 21, 2020

matt barnum from @Homewrecker_OH solicited nudes from me when i was 16 and he was 24~ in exchange for a bottle of whiskey even though he is "straightedge" and then manipulated me for several years which is nothing compared to what he did to other girls in our local scene.
— riley (@coorsbably) June 21, 2020

i know for a FACT that he did worse things to YOUNGER girls than me in our community at the time. after several years i called him out for it but there is a serious pattern there and we have all been silent for far to long
— riley (@coorsbably) June 21, 2020

i never wanted to be the first person to come forward about this but i literally cannot stand by anymore and sit with what happened without addressing it. sorry to my friends who may be affected by this but you know who he is and denied it.
— riley (@coorsbably) June 21, 2020

This afternoon Harm's Way guitarist Bo Lueders weighed in on Barnum, whom he "considered [a] brother":

I have immense guilt over bringing someone like that with us all over the world for a few years, no doubt enabling that abuse. I can speak for everyone in my band and say that we are fucking sick to our stomachs. It's not ok and it's not being ignored.
— bo (@bosxe) June 21, 2020

In the wake of her allegations, an Instagram account was created to disseminate information regarding Barnum's supposed misdeeds. Since then, more woman have come forward to accuse Barnum of similar behavior, including one who claims to have sent him nudes when she was ninth grade. The group has subsequently deleted its official Twitter and some of the members' personal social media accounts have also been taken down. [An accusation concerning another member of Homewrecker has since been retracted, so we've removed his name from this piece.] UPDATE: Homewrecker's label, Good Fight Music, has now issued the following statement:

"It has come to our attention that multiple women have accused Matt Barnum of Homewrecker of sexual misconduct while underage over the last number of years. Good Fight Music is no longer associated with Homewrecker effective immediately. "We will never tolerate, condone, or stay silent about sexual aggression on our roster, especially towards minors. Believe women."