Kneecap Slam Disturbed’s David Draiman On Social Media For Artillery Shell Signing, Draiman Fires Again

Controversial Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have fired again at Disturbed‘s David Draiman on social media in gentle of feedback he made about them yesterday, July twelfth on X. To catch you up, in an interview with The Strombo Present revealed earlier this month, Rage Towards The Machine guitarist Tom Morello praised Kneecap, proclaiming the outfit, “the Rage Towards The Machine of now.” Morello mentioned of the trio:

“[They’re at] on the prime of the listing, on the prime of the listing. I imply, they’re clearly the Rage Towards The Machine of now, like there’s them, and there’s a niche to the following one.”

He continued:

“What they’re doing of their artwork is what individuals might in all probability stand to do extra of their lives: to essentially converse reality to energy. And, you realize, Kneecap usually are not terrorists. What’s terroristic is, you realize, 20,000 useless Palestinian kids. That’s the story. Not, I imply, some Irish rappers who don’t like that that’s occurring. [That] shouldn’t be the story.”

Morello‘s reward for Kneecap didn’t sit nicely with Draiman, as Kneecap have develop into more and more controversial for his or her public condemnation of Israel in gentle of the mounting civilian loss of life toll within the ongoing Gaza struggle being waged by Israel and Hamas. A November 2024 dwell efficiency noticed Kneecap‘s Mo Chara charged with a terror-related offense within the UK after being accused of brandishing a Hezbollah flag onstage.

Kneecap additionally used their time onstage at this 12 months’s ‘Coachella‘ pageant to accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in opposition to the Palestinian individuals. The band displayed their beliefs with regard to that throughout the screens behind them on the stage, producing a lot controversy within the course of. Draiman really took goal on the outfit this previous April over the latter incident, stating on the time:

Draiman has been a staunch advocate for Israel within the ongoing battle and hung out with the Israel Protection Forces final 12 months, the place he infamously signed an artillery shell with an expletive-laden message geared toward Hamas. That gesture from Draiman has remained divisive, with detractors of the vocalist continuously taking concern with the civilian casualty charges from Israel’s artillery strikes in Gaza, whereas additionally accusing him of warmongering.

Yesterday, July twelfth, Draiman vented on Morello‘s above-mentioned endorsement of Kneecap, stating:

“Shameful. Actually.

Want I might say I used to be shocked.

Guess my household doesn’t rely, in terms of my “good friend’s” advantage signaling for individuals who assist terror, and incite Jew hatred.”

Kneecap responded in variety this morning, providing:

“We don’t care what faith anybody is…or in the event that they’ve one in any respect.

We love all sound cunts.

Smiling and signing bombs dropped to homicide children and different individuals’s households simply makes you a straight up cunt.

Easy as.

Free Palestine”

Draiman went on to reply on to Kneecap throughout a collection of posts, stating the next:

“Right here’s the factor, and I’ll converse to you in small phrases, so that you perceive.

That shell was meant for HAMAS. You realize, the group who has sworn to homicide all Jews, not simply Israelis, time and time once more, together with my household.

You shoot at Jews? Anticipate Jews to shoot again.

All harmless lives misplaced on this battle are on account of Hamas utilizing their very own individuals as cannon fodder in order that they’ll acquire the sympathy of those that are solely too keen to leap on the Jew hating practice. If the hostages have been launched and Hamas surrendered, the bloodshed would finish…

However neither you, nor Hamas really need that. As a result of with out useless martyred Palestinians to gasoline your zeitgeist, each you and them lose energy.

Take pleasure in your 5 minutes gents. It might have been completed along with your artwork, however as a substitute you selected to do it with hatred. Bye now”