Here are the 13 biggest WTF rock and metal moments of 2025.
This list initially swelled to twice its current length as we combed through the year’s stories to find the wildest standout moments. The past 12 months have been chaotic, full of headline-grabbing antics from world-famous rock stars and underground metal acts.
Interestingly, many stories on this year’s WTF list involve bodily fluids. We don’t really know how to explain that — but we did report it.
Other WTF moments from 2025 include a shocking catfishing scandal, an accidental blackface allegation, and a widely misunderstood burrito order for which we claim partial responsibility.
Read on to see all of the 13 biggest WTF rock and metal moments of 2025.
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New Jersey Police Chief Goes Full GG Allin at Work – Poo Rampage + More
When: March
Although not explicitly a music story (just explicit), New Jersey police chief Robert Farley made headlines back in March when he was accused of going full GG Allin at work, allegedly defecating on the station floors, attacking a coworker’s penis with a hypodermic needle, and many, many other sordid acts.
Five of Farley’s coworkers filed legal complaints against him, accusing him of spiking officers’ coffee with Viagra and Adderall, ripping a television off a wall and smashing it, smearing door handles with ink, poking holes in coffee cups, and shaving his body hair all over work desks.
At one point, he allegedly microwaved a meal containing dangerously hot peppers, creating fumes so noxious that the fire department had to vent the building.
Yikes.
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Weezer Bassist’s Wife Shot by Police and Booked for Attempted Murder
When: April
In April, police shot Jillian Lauren, wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, and booked her for attempted murder while they were pursuing suspects in a Los Angeles hit-and-run.
During their pursuit, officers saw Lauren — identified as Jillian Shriner — in the yard of a neighboring residence armed with a handgun. They ordered Lauren to drop her weapon multiple times, but she refused. When she pointed her gun at the officers, they fired and struck her in the shoulder.
Lauren was ultimately not sentenced to jail time, instead receiving a mental health diversion with the stipulation that she not own any firearms, avoid drugs and alcohol, and attend therapy for two years.
In December, Lauren also filed for divorce from Shriner after 20 years of marriage.
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Brittany Furlan and Ronnie Radke Embroiled in Catfishing Drama
When: May
If you somehow missed the Brittany Furlan-Ronnie Radke catfishing drama during its initial go-round, we envy you. We’re also sorry to expose you to it now. Alas, here’s the most succinct recap of the bizarre saga:
In May, Furlan — wife of Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee — posted a TikTok in which she admitted to talking on Snapchat with somebody whom she believed to be Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke. She claimed Radke was “trying to seduce me” and said he wanted to “have a secret thing.” (At the time, Furlan said she and Lee were having marital troubles.)
Radke made a flurry of posts emphatically denying Furlan’s story and insisting she fell for an impersonator. He also claimed Furlan showed up outside his house one night and suggested that the alleged catfisher used photos from his Instagram account to make Snapchat deepfake videos.
Radke also apologized to Lee, who teased a song called “Stupid Girl” on his own Instagram that week and shared a text post that said, “Who’s been catfished?”
Falling in Reverse later mocked Furlan in the “All My Women” video.
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Punk Band Releases Vinyl That Smells Like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Vagina
When: May
Vinyl gimmicks are all the rage these days, from underground metal bands to world-famous pop stars. Australian punk band Private Function took this concept to the extreme with their newest album, ¯_(ツ)_/¯, released in May.
The album was available to purchase in several vinyl variants. The most expensive of them was a scented “goopy” variant that apparently smelled … like Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina.
Private Function were simply borrowing the idea from Paltrow herself, who in 2020 released a scented candle titled “This Smells Like My Vagina.”
“We immediately tried to buy one, but due to overwhelming demand, it sold out instantly,” Private Function guitarist Lauren Hester explained. “They now sell for over $700 each.”
Hester called Paltrow’s candle “classist” and said everybody deserved access to the scent. Hence, the “goopy” variant.
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The Ataris Release a Record That’s Illegal to Buy in 8 U.S. States
When: May
Indiana punk rockers The Ataris — best known for their cover of Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” — released “Car Song” in May, marking their first new material in 15 years. The song was accompanied by a limited edition 7-inch single that featured the ashes of lead singer Kris Roe’s late father mixed into the vinyl.
A portion of the proceeds from the “Car Song” 7-inch sales went to Shatterproof, a nonprofit dedicated to ending addiction. (Roe’s father died in 2014 due to complications related to alcoholism.) The vinyl sold out quickly — even though its contents were illegal in eight states.
“While it is perfectly legal to sell human remains in the United States in 42 states, it is illegal in exactly 8 of them,” a note on the “Car Song” vinyl sales page explained. “Those 8 states are (in alphabetical order): Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. DO NOT ORDER THE WILLIAM CHARLES ROE MEMORIAL ASHES VARIANT IF YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS IS IN THESE 8 STATES. To that end, we fully reserve the right to cancel orders with a delivery address in these 8 states. We apologize that The Ataris fans in these 8 states can’t have the William Charles Roe Memorial Ashes Variant delivered to them, but the laws of those states govern what we can and cannot do.”
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Kali Uchis Mistakenly Accuses Sleep Token of Using Blackface
When: May
Sleep Token stunned the rock world when their fourth album,Even in Arcadia, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in May. But not everybody was impressed — and no, we’re not talking about average Sleep Token haters.
We’re talking about Latin soul singer Kali Uchis whose new album Sincerely, debuted at No. 2 behind Even in Arcadia. Uchis posted about her achievement on Instagram covering a photo of Sleep Token while boasting that she used “no payola/big commercial single/features/gimmicks.”
When another Instagram user called Uchis petty for calling out Sleep Token, Uchis replied that she didn’t feel comfortable posting a photo of someone in blackface. She later confessed she “[knew] nothing” about the band and deleted her post.
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Vince Neil Keeps Flirting With AI Girls, Girls, Girls
When: June, November
Eagle-eyed Motley Crue fans noticed in June that frontman Vince Neil responded to a spicy thirst trap posted by an AI-generated woman on X — not for the last time in 2025.
On June 23, Neil responded to a post by “Britney Bellaire” showing what resembles an AI-generated bikini-clad woman. “Can I dm you the nudy version?” Bellaire wrote; Neil replied affirmatively: “Yea.”
The previous month Neil responded similarly to X user @EmmaScottt01 (who appears to be real), who posted a racy selfie with captioning saying she’d send nudies if people liked her post. The singer once again responded with a simple “Hi babe.”
The “Girls, Girls, Girls” singer was back at it in late November writing “Hi baby!!!” to an account going by @MistyMx3. A cursory glance at this account reveals @MistyMx3 is definitely not real; however that didn’t stop Neil from shooting his shot.
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Black Metal Band Sells Vial of Member’s Semen at Merch Table (at Reduced Price!)
When: July
The New York-based black metal veterans Profanatica shocked fans over summer when they were shown selling a vial of drummer Paul Ledney’s semen.
Multiple people came forward corroborating Instagram posts showing a vial advertised as “Paul’s actual cum” on the band’s merch table. The asking price was $50 — half of its original $100 fee.
This is shocking but par for course for a band that infamously staged nude photo shoots in blood and corpse paint during ’90s.
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The Entire Internet Gets Ozzy’s Burrito Order Wrong
