Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible has addressed internet comments calling him a poser and “tough guy,” saying that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Alex Terrible of Slaughter To Prevail has hit back at internet users who call him a poser and suggest that he’s a homophobe or supports genocide in a lengthy statement posted to social media today.
In the post made to his Instagram account, Terrible addressed the comments left by users that suggested he’s trying to “look tougher than I really am” due to his facial scarification, as well as general hate from those who’ve called him a fascist, homophobe, or supporter of genocide.
He went on to say that while criticism of Slaughter To Prevail’s music doesn’t bother him due to everyone having different tastes in music and the band doing what they enjoy, the idea that he’s a poser or trying to act tough couldn’t be farther from the truth. “I’m a very kind, sensitive, and open person. I’m not tough. I’m very soft and naive. And I never pretend to be someone I’m not,” the post reads.
Check out the statement below:
“I often read comments on the internet. You can’t take that away from me. I’m genuinely interested in what people write about our [Slaughter To Prevail’s] music under our reels. And very often I see comments saying that we play boring music, that it’s just breakdowns and not enough melody. I’m used to that. Everyone has different musical tastes, and many people don’t understand that we play a specific genre. At the same time, we don’t want to put any boundaries on our creativity — we just do what we like. And if you don’t like our music, or anyone else’s, it doesn’t mean it’s bad. It simply means it’s not for you.
Then I started noticing that people often write that they think it’s poser shit or “gay bullshit” that I made an fake scar, that I’m trying to look tougher than I really am. I want to explain this moment. I treat my appearance the same way I treat my art. I play with it and experiment. I want to look “cool” on stage, like a character from some video game. I’m a kid playing with his toy. It has nothing to do with my everyday real life. Listen, guys. Most of you who write that I’m trying to look tough don’t do what I do, and never will, because you don’t have the guts.
You didn’t live the life I lived. You weren’t in the conditions I was in. And I’ve never been proud of that, and I’ve never said I’m better than someone because I lived through something and you didn’t. I’m from a very small settlement in Russia. When many of you were going to schools with basketball courts, I was huffing paint and lighter gas at abandoned construction sites. You probably don’t even understand what I’m talking about. But believe me – I’m a very kind, sensitive, and open person. I’m not tough. I’m very soft and naive. And I never pretend to be someone I’m not.”
The Slaughter To Prevail frontman went on to address accusations that he acts tough or supports genocide, saying that isn’t at all the case:
“My scar is just decoration, like a tattoo. And if it somehow triggers you, ask yourself why. Maybe it’s your own insecurities, guys? When people tell me I’m trying to act tough, I answer: not at all. I cry when I watch dramas, and I’m afraid of literally everything in this world. I’m not tough. When people say I’m a fascist or a homophobe, I answer: absolutely not. I just have very dark humor. And maybe only people with a broad worldview and strict self-reflection can understand that. When people say I support genocide, I answer: absolutely not. I was fined and almost went to jail for my opinion.
But at the same time, I deeply value and love my home. It’s very easy to build an opinion about a person based on their words or their image on the internet. And that actually works in my favour — people talk about me and discuss me. Cool.”
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