Minnesota metalcore outfit Reflections are down two members at it appears that the hot button topic of ICE, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, played a role in the band defections.
The divide took on a more public presence Monday (Jan. 26) when exiting bassist Francis Xayana and guitarist Patty Somoulay called out the band’s singer Jake Wolf over his support of ICE amidst the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis.
What Did the Exiting Members of Reflections Say?
Somaulay alluded to the conflict over ICE in his exit statement. He shared via his Instagram account, “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.”
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Xayana offered more insight through a posting on his Instagram Stories, revealing the conflict with singer Jake Wolf.
He shared:…