Lead Singer of Christian Heavy Metal Band Arrested for Hiring Hitman to Kill His Wife?

Guess what, folks? We actually have some news for you! We finally have a story to write about that actually matters! No more of “Did Bieber go shirtless today?” at least not today. Tim Lambesis is the lead singer/screamer for the Christian heavy metal band, ‘As I Lay Dying’ which is kind of an appropriate name for the band. Why? Well, because Tim Lambesis was arrested at a retail business in California for allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife. Little did he know that the hitman was actually an undercover detective…whoops.

The 32-year-old was being investigated after detectives received information from someone that said Tim was trying to find someone that would kill his estranged wife.  A spokeswoman for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said,

 “You might think you’re talking to someone that’s trusted. You might be talking to someone you know. But if you’re looking to do something wrong and something bad, most people aren’t going to let that rest. They’re going to take that to a higher authority. So, something certainly as sinister as this, needed to be taken somewhere and it was.”

We’re assuming when she said, “higher authority” she meant the police and not god.

This band is not just some small band performing out of their garage, either. As I Lay Dying has a huge fan base and has even been nominated for a Grammy! So, you can imagine how shocking this news is to fans of the band, especially given the band’s Christianity roots. Tim Lambesis is now in police custody and was booked at the Vista Jail on suspicion of solicitation of another to commit murder. Which is basically a long way of saying, “He wanted to kill his wife!” The case has now been forwarded over to the District Attorney’s Office, and he is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.

A little more information about the band. They formed back in 2000 in San Diego and have released six albums together, one of which cracked the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album that cracked the top 10 also happened to be the album that had their one and only Grammy nominated song, “Nothing Left.” Their latest album was released in September of last year and managed to peak at number 11 on the Billboard chart. The band was actually scheduled to tour the country with other heavy metal bands later this month. However, that is highly unlikely to happen now for obvious reasons.

Pretty crazy stuff, huh? I told we had some legit news for you! I’ll end this article with a quote from the spokeswoman Jan Caldwell,“I heard one of our captains say we prevented a tragedy.”