Hardcore band fires vocalist after allegedly drugging bandmate with estrogen

Well this is just weird.

Metal Injection reports that Tennessee hardcore band Llorona announced on Sunday, February 25th, that they had fired their vocalist, Diego, following disturbing allegations.

According to the band's statement, Diego admitted to spiking a fellow band member's pre-workout supplements with estrogen over a period of five months. The bandmate, known as Sixx, has stated they will be undergoing medical evaluation to determine if their hormonal levels have been affected.

Llorona claims Diego's motivation was to sabotage Sixx's relationship with his fiancée, Caroline, and "swoop in" himself. The band further alleges Diego confessed to his actions while intoxicated and expressed remorse, though they maintain the act was "disgusting" and caused Sixx significant emotional and financial hardship.

Screenshots purporting to be from Diego's confession were shared by the band, where he allegedly admitted to spiking the supplements and harboring feelings of obsession towards Caroline.

The band's original Instagram Stories detailing the incident have since been deleted, replaced with a single image acknowledging the unexpected reach of the story. Fans shared screenshots of the original statements on other platforms, contributing to the virality of the situation.

The post of Llorona’s now-deleted Instagram post read:

“We have decided to part ways with our vocalist Diego due to admission of very disturbing and concerning behavior towards one of our band members and their partner. He has admitted to being obsessed with said partner, and has been attempting to sabotage their relationship by cutting pre workout he frequently gifts from his job with high amounts of estrogen in them. He has been attempting to force a transition onto him for the last 5 months, in hopes that would give him the opportunity to ‘swoop in’ once he looked stronger and more manly in comparison. (Stupid cave man mindset that makes zero sense) This tampering has caused confusion and thousands of dollars in medical bills the past months trying to figure out whats wrong. We would not know any of this unless Diego had gotten way too intoxicated and ousted himself, and then stated an admission to all of this via text. There are many more disgusting details that have been left out for the sake of privacy and general censorship.

“As for Diego’s response, it cannot be further from the truth on the supplement side of things. The only sealed products he would provide were proteins, but the other products were always unsealed because they were tossed at his job if they couldn’t sell it hence why it was free. He also has easy access to steroids and hormones because of his gym practices. I am going to be seeing an endocrinologist over the next few months to track my hormonal fluctuations to see if my estrogen levels are extremely heightened and go back to normal over time. I have had physical changes from the hormones besides stomach ulcers, weight loss, and muscle fatigue that I will not get into, as well as notable mental changes.

I will also be getting the last batch of pre workout he gave me tested for estrogen, I have about 2-3 full cups of it left. He will not pass off what he admitted to as a joke or confusion even in his state of drunkenness. What he did is disgusting and has had an immense negative effect on my life.”

Neither Llorona nor Sixx have responded to requests for comment.

View the screenshots below.

Editor’s Note: It is important to note that these are allegations and the situation has not been independently verified.