20/12/2025
This deserves a share in its own right!
Thornspawn is just one of many scams run by this family.
Beware!
Reposting a firsthand experience with permission from CJ Guerrero. Just more evidence of this band being an apparent sham run by clout-chasers.
"I was the lead guitarist for Thornspawn and Maledictvs from 2019-2021. I played a fest with Maledictvs/Thornspawn where we headlined, Satan's Unholy Abomination Fest 2019. The other guitarists and I were told that our stay would be covered, however, the gig would be unpaid because the band allegedly was not getting paid. I found out later that this was a lie. Despite what was initially offered, our stay was not covered and I ended up getting a room and took in the other guitarists as well. Additionally, we had to learn the songs by ear because they couldn't provide tabs. When we showed up for rehearsal, they were playing the songs completely different from what you hear on the albums they released. We had to re-learn the whole set list the day of the show because Laura doesn't even know how to play the songs correctly. Listen to the albums and then listen to the way the songs are played live, you'll hear it. Not to mention I had to tune her god damn bass for her...
During the recording sessions for the Maledictvs/Espectrum split that never came to be, Laura sent me some drafts for some music to work on. Long story short, she wanted me to record songs for a release with no set tempo and no drum tracks. She doesn't even know how to use a metronome, and stated that she does not use one. Seeing how she couldn't even provide a set tempo for the songs and kept changing it... this was quite obvious... After the tedious task of recording draft after draft and sending them over and over, she messages me one night saying, "You can't sleep, I need this song now!" before jumping on a video call. Mind you, it was after 11:00 PM when we ended the call, on a work night. Ultimately, they were not willing to amicably work together to have this completed in a timely manner, which led us going our separate ways, though I've been told by others that he tells a completely different story
Long story short, they lie, they take credit for music they didn't even write, they f**k their musicians over, bootleg merch and profit off of the work of others, and will only be cordial when they want something from you. They also attempted to have ex-band members removed from metal archives because they don't want people using their name as a "stepping stone" to "level up their projects and fame," yet they are the ones taking advantage and f**king people over. Fake ass posers who can't even play their instruments or play songs consistent to something they supposedly wrote. As a drummer, Alex should know that drums should always be tracked before guitars when recording an album. Whether he was on the recording or not, you'd think he'd advise his wife on how to do something the correct way."
