Two Members Quit Minnesota Metalcore Band Over ICE Apologist Singer

Two members of the Minnesota metalcore act Reflections have quit the band, with one of them accusing the singer of being an “ICE apologist.”

Bassist Francis Xayana and guitarist Patrick “Patty” Somoulay, who co-founded the band with frontman Jake Wolf, have exited Reflections while calling out the singer on their way out.

The band is based in the Twin Cities, where tensions are high following the shooting deaths of two civilians at the hands of ICE this month.

On his Instagram stories, Xayana wrote the following regarding his exit:

“Jake has always had control of the band. There’s a reason Patty left even though he is the primary writer. Jake is an ICE apologist and I will not fuck with someone like that. I don’t give a flying fuck what we’ve been through. I cannot trust a person who thinks this is necessary. And honestly fuck you if you support this ICE shit. You’re a fucking bitch. And instead of getting into your fucking feelings y’all should have been listening to Black voices this entire time. Now when a white person is killed in the same form they’ve experienced for centuries, we are at end game. There is no going back. This is the beginning of the end if people continue to turn a blind eye. He’s going to kill anyone who opposes him.”

Somoulay shared the following message on his social media pages:

“I am no longer a part of Reflections. A lot of stuff happening in life lately where it just does not feel okay to continue on with this myself. Also f**k ICE. This isn’t the country my family wanted to risk their lives to come to.”

Wolf has yet to make any statements regarding his bandmates’ exits. His Instagram only has one post currently, a poster for the band’s upcoming appearance at a European music festival taking place in September.

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Reflections have released five studio albums and three EPs since forming in 2010. At one point, they were signed to eOne Records, but their last couple albums have been self-released.

See screen grabs of Francis Xayana’s IG stories (via ThePRP), as well as Patrick “Patty” Somoulay’s IG post, below.