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LOSTPROPHETS Singer IAN WATKINS' Child Sex Case: Sentencing Remarks Posted Online

LOSTPROPHETS singer Ian Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison after pleading guilty to 13 sexual offense charges, including the attempted rape of an 11-month-old baby. According to BBC News, the 36-year-old Watkins was sentenced on Wednesday (December 18) after pleading guilty last month at Ca...

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LOSTPROPHETS Singer IAN WATKINS Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison For Child Sex Abuse

LOSTPROPHETS singer Ian Watkins has been sentenced to a jail term of 29 years for a string of sexual offenses, including two of attempting to rape a baby. His two accomplices, whose identities have not been officially released to the public and are known simply as Woman A and Woman B, were jailed fo...

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KORN's RAY LUZIER Says LOSTPROPHETS Singer IAN WATKINS Is 'Not Wired In The Head Right'

During a brand new interview with Chile's Radio Futuro, KORN drummer Ray Luzier was asked to comment on last week's report that LOSTPROPHETS lead singer Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to 13 sexual offenses, including two of attempting to rape a baby. "That's really sad," Ray said. "Obviously, he's n...

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IAN WATKINS' LOSTPROPHETS Bandmates: 'We Never Imagined Him Capable' Of Committing These Crimes

LOSTPROPHETS members Lee Gaze (guitar),Mike Lewis (guitar),Stuart Richardson (bass),Jamie Oliver (keyboards) and Luke Johnson (drums) have released the following statement: "Earlier this week, we learned that the allegations of child sexual abuse against [LOSTPROPHETS singer] Ian [Watkins] were t...

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LOSTPROPHETS Albums No Longer Sold At HMV Stores

According to NME.com, HMV has confirmed that it will no longer sell any releases by LOSTPROPHETS following the report that the group's lead singer, Ian Watkins, has pleaded guilty to 13 sexual offenses, including two of attempting to rape a baby. A spokesperson for the high-street retailer, which cu...

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LOSTPROPHETS Singer's Stepfather: We Thought, 'There Must Be Some Mistake Here'

The stepfather of LOSTPROPHETS singer Ian Watkins has spoken to the Daily Mail about being "devastated" to hear about his son's "heinous" crimes against children, expressing his fear that Watkins will be remembered as a "Jimmy Savile character". Watkins appeared in court in Cardiff, Wales on Tuesday...

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Former LOSTPROPHETS Tour Manager: 'Who Would Have Ever Thought It Would Have Ended Up Like This?'

George Davison, who was the tour manager for the Welsh rock band LOSTPROPHETS from 2001 to 2008, has commented on the report that the group's singer, Ian Watkins, has pleaded guilty to 13 sexual offenses, including two of attempting to rape a baby. The 36-year-old musician admitted three counts of s...

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LOSTPROPHETS Singer Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Rape Baby

According to the BBC News, singer Ian Watkins of the Welsh rock band LOSTPROPHETS has pleaded guilty to 13 sexual offenses, including two of attempting to rape a baby. The 36-year-old musician admitted three counts of sexual assault involving children and six involving taking, making or possessing i...

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LOSTPROPHETS Announce They Are Splitting

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Welsh act LOSTPROPHETS have announced that they are splitting up in the wake of singer Ian Watkins' arrest last December and subsequent indictment on sexual offense charges, including sexual assault of children and possession of child pornography. The band said in a...

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LOSTPROPHETS Frontman To Stand Trial In November

According to BBC News, singer Ian Watkins of the Welsh rock band LOSTPROPHETS will go on trial in the fall to face a total of 23 offenses, including two charges of raping a baby. The trial is scheduled to begin on November 25 and is expected to last a month. Watkins, 35, allegedly ...

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LOSTPROPHETS Singer Denies Child Sex Offense Charges, Issues Statement

According to BBC News, singer Ian Watkins of the Welsh rock band LOSTPROPHETS pleaded not guilty today (Monday, June 3) to a total of 24 charges, including two charges of raping a baby. Watkins, 35, allegedly twice raped the child, who was under 12 months old at the time. The rape charges were ...

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FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Interviewed By U.K.'s BRING THE NOISE (Video)

Bring The Noise editor Ian Arnold recently conducted an interview with U.K. post-hardcore veterans FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND. You can now watch the chat below. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND's sixth studio album, "Conduit", was released in North America on February 5 via The End Records. "Conduit", the follow-up t...

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LOSTPROPHETS Frontman 'Furiously Denies All Of The Charges And Allegations Made' Against Him

According to BBC News, singer Ian Watkins of the Welsh rock band LOSTPROPHETS has issued a statement denying child-sex-offense charges brought against him at the end of last year. The statement, issued on behalf of Ian Watkins by his solicitor Sarah Williams-Martin of Watkins & Gunn Solicitors,...

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FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND: 'Nails' Video Released

"Nails", the new video from U.K. post-hardcore veterans FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, can be seen below. The clip, directed by Ben Thornley of Sitcom Soldiers (YOUNG GUNS, THE BLACKOUT, HYRO DA HERO),was shot in a studio in Bolton, England, and all the extras included are fans that responded to posts on th...

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FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND: 'Conduit' Album Preview Available

An eleven-and-a-half-minute audio preview of "Conduit", the sixth studio album from U.K. post-hardcore veterans FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, is available in the YouTube clip below. The CD will be released in North America on Tuesday, February 5 via The End Records. "Conduit", the follow-up to 2011's critic...