As I Lay Dying lead singer arrested in murder for hire plot
 

From Huffington Post:

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.

Tim Lambesis, 32, was arrested at a retail business in Oceanside, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

The statement said detectives received information Thursday that Lambesis had solicited someone to kill his wife, who lives in nearby Encinitas. A task force from several law enforcement agencies quickly launched an investigation that led to the arrest.

The department would give no further details on the investigation.

As I Lay Dying formed in San Diego in 2000 and has released six albums including 2007's "An Ocean Between Us," which reached No. 8 on Billboard's charts. A track from the album was nominated for a Grammy for top metal performance.

It was not clear whether Lambesis had hired an attorney, and a phone message seeking comment left at a number listed in his name was not immediately returned.

According to its website, the band is scheduled to tour the country with several other metal acts starting later this month.

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Re: As I Lay Dying lead singer arrested in murder for hire plot
 

Sounds like someone just killed their hopes to tour this year.

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Is this the "refreshing" band or is that another Christian metal act?

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At least we can thank him for murdering his music career.

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Austrian Death Machine was pretty cool.

I can't believe that he made so much money 2 years ago! $233,000?!??! He can almost afford to live in CA off that!

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I'm just relieved he wasn't from a band I like. Only way this could have been better if it was someone from FFDP or ATR.

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They are a Christian Metal/Metalcore band, but aren't as preachy as many of the bands they've shared labels with in the past.

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Remember folks, when you have to off the old lady, the $1000 hit man just might not be on the up and up.

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Damn right. What a cheap ass. The going price around here is $10k.

Re: As I Lay Dying lead singer arrested in murder for hire plot
 

A punk frontman would have done it himself.

Re: As I Lay Dying lead singer arrested in murder for hire plot
 

A real man would've O.J.ed the bitch with a SEAL tactical knife.

Re: As I Lay Dying lead singer arrested in murder for hire plot
 

I've been to a few of their shows and like the band a good bit, but honestly they could replace the lead singer without so much as a hiccup. Austrian Death Machine was amusing.

Plus hiring a hitman is the Christian thing to do, I guess?