old Divine Heresy photo with Cazares (lright), Cummings (center)

Clearly, something went down between Divine Heresy guitarist Dino Cazares and ex-Divine Heresy singer Tommy "Vext" Cummings (now in Snot) in San Bernardino on July 13 at the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour. Punches were thrown, police responded, lawsuits will be filed. But after talking at length with both Cazares and Cummings we're no closer to finding out what really happened.

Maybe it doesn’t matter who’s to blame. No one was severely injured, no property was damaged and it was all over in a matter of minutes. However, the incident illustrates how vehemently both men defend their sides of the story and how completely opposite those perspectives are. This isn't just a case of he said, she said where both individuals shout, "He started it." Cazares and Cummings both insist that the other has a vendetta against him and that the only way to resolve the situation is to put it in the hands of the courts.

Both artists are currently assembling legal cases and each says he fears for his life. In fact, both compare the situation to the friction that developed between Dimebag Darrell and Phil Anselmo and worry that some insane fan of the other will take matters into his own hands and enact some sort of vigilante justice.

Instead of presenting the incident as a straightforward, unbiased news story, we decided the most sensible way to handle this mess is to allow Cazares and Cummings to state their cases in essay form and to let you guys decide what to make of it all: Click "more" to read lengthy statements by Cazares and Cummings. Read more...