Former Vulvodynia vocalist Zion Bittenbender has issued a public response following his recent removal from the deathcore band amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Bittenbender was dismissed from the group earlier this week after accusations began circulating online. In response, the vocalist has now shared a statement via social media denying the claims.
In the post, Bittenbender disputed the allegations and included a series of screenshots of private messages that he says provide additional context regarding the situation.
While addressing the controversy, he maintained that the accusations being made against him are false.
The full statement and accompanying screenshots were shared in an Instagram post, which you can view below.
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Vulvodynias loss. He’s a badass vocalist.
Kristen Renee anti ice, but pro sexual assault? Weird choice
Is there charges on the SA? Was he found guilty?
And a creep
Kristen Renee He sounds like literally every other tunnel throat vocalist doing Olympics with his voice. That shit is boring.
Kristen Renee he also 🍇 women while they’re sleeping so who cares about his vocals
Kristen Renee if you like mediocre deathcore nonces sure lmfao
Kristen Renee mid plus he’s a bigoted predator
Kristen Renee hahahaha hes a fucking rapist
Kristen Renee Hardly. Every vocalist they choose has allegations brought against them. Seems more like lack of sense or proper investigation before hiring rather than anything
Kristen Renee good job outing yourself pedophile lover
Kristen Renee He’s one of the best ive ever heard
He looks like Frodo
Joel Nair I couldn’t even make this up if I tried 😂Media: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2036356693811311&set=p.2036356693811311&type=3
Joel Nair y did you just paint a picture I didnt need to see but got a laugh out of it lol
Leonard Ravenhill literally first thing i thought of when i saw the pic. Now I want to watch the entire trilogy again on 4k
Joel Nair I fell off of lotr after the return of the king and no I couldn’t make it through the book the Hobbit because I’m not smart enough 😭
Vulvodynias loss people just stirring up drama
Scooter Haka they aren’t missing out on losing a bigoted fucking predator lmfao
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine okay proof that arent just here say lmao nerd
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine actual legal evadince nor just people making stuff up
White guy with dreads named zion lol
Dylan Rose exactly what I was thinking like bros a walking meme
Ryon Ward fr dude lmao
I mean, he didn’t choose his birth name or his skin complexion.
Dylan Rose pretty sure the band is from South Africa
Bryan Hamrick He’s from the Michigan area
Ben Johansen ah
Bryan Hamrick this guy isn’t. He’s from western Michigan if I’m not mistaken
Dylan Rose he didn’t name himself lol
Dylan Rose huge in Australia
Dylan Rose https://youtu.be/TcK0MYgnHjo?si=BWDD99mDiHDuYCrF
Dylan Rose my name is Zion I don’t have locks but Iam part white and I was born in Jamaica 🤷♂️ I’m not this guy or know him but I’d say judge his actions not his name
Zion Judah Sprinkle lmao im just kidding bro. His whole package is just very meme worthy as the other guy had said
Dylan Rose blame the parents
Death to zoinists
IF IT WAS REAL Y ISNT HE IN JAIL?
Is that serious question?
Blayze Chalson hey bro , find your purpose in life and stop acting hard bro
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John Kraken because SA cases are infamously hard to prove in court you fuckin dummy
GET UR FACTS STRAIGHT AND STOP THE BULLY 💩
John Kraken fuck him, he’s a piece of shit rapist bigot.
Zion? As in…Muslim Zion? Makes sense he’d be a pedo
The sad part he just made it big and the bitter one comes along to destroy it
Art Rodriguez nah the sad part is he’s a dirty fucking nonce lol
Art Rodriguez nah hes been exposed for years in his local scene. He HAD to find a band over seas and it still followed him
Art Rodriguez yep
Art Rodriguez nah, the sad part is that he’s a piece of shit bigot.Media: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10164791944688255&set=p.10164791944688255&type=3
Art Rodriguez I think believing becoming the vocalist for a C-tier deathcore bans is “making it big” is Pretty sad actually.
Moxy O’Brien gotta start somewhere right? Jesus christ lol
Told ya he was innocent.
Nothing about this says that. lol
Cody Shaw maybe read the actual article lol
Yes, he wasn’t innocent. Zion is notoriously known in his hometown for being a creep and having a habit of beating women.
Is there proof? Has he been charged? Was he found guilty on all counts?
Austin Christopher why, because he says he is?
Austin Christopher Nothing here proves his innocence. It doesn’t prove his guilt either.
Austin Christopher just because the accused person says “nuh uh” doesn’t make the allegations false. Doodoo brain
Nonce
Volvodontcha
this dude and his friends called me slurs because i made fun of him lmfao
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine slurs like what? Peacock?
Tyson Wyatt but this dude wants the guillotine back 🙄
Tyson Wyatt not the only ones either, his friends love using the n wordMedia: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=903221715932677&set=p.903221715932677&type=3
Wow ok guys an asshole I see what you mean, I was just playin around, appreciate you mang
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine Lol you want attention so bad 🤣
Devon Cope how is this me looking for attention lmfao i just think its funny i triggered him so hard
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine don’t dish it if you can’t take it?
Joseph Furmanek immediately resorting to slurs isn’t dishing shit, its the lowest hanging fruit and if you can’t talk shit without resorting to calling people slurs you need to get more creative.
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine I’d do the same
Mike Terrone yeah because you’re a creatively bankrupt fucking moron who i’d mop the floor with lmfao
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine good one gay jew and whatever else offends you.
Mike Terrone only thing offensive about it is how unfunny it is.
Theo BringBack TheGuillotinehis fiance and I got into it bot three days ago on Instagram cause I asked what was up
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine which slurs?
Colin Reissing his friend also called me a gay n word lmfaoMedia: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=903486565906192&set=p.903486565906192&type=3
Theo BringBack TheGuillotine I mean…is it that big of a deal?
its pretty fucking pathetic lol
That’s whats Eminem’s been up to lately 😕
Allegations dont mean guilty.
Khalem 99% of people don’t understand this.
Khalem Horn there was a lot of proof. You just proved who you are pedo lover
Brandon Long i dont know anything about this case at all. Was just a statement in general accusationsdont mean guilt. And your the one that looks like a pedo with the two kids in your profile picture, kinda concerned.
Brandon Long I think someone should do a welfare check on those kids. The well being is a concern. You shouldn’t be around children. Big pedo vibes.
What proof. Send me something
Khalem Horn You sound like the kind of guy who has a lot of allegations against him.
Joseph Spiller no and that really isnt the type of stuff to go spreading around as an insult.
Khalem Horn that conscience do be sounding GUILTY. Doubling down on my intial observation here.
Khalem Horn they do in cancel culture.
Thomas Yoder yeah I thought noat people were ignoring them now
Khalem Horn yeah but having allegations still ruins reputation for a band or anything for that matter if you have a guy who has allegations of SA in the band no booking agency or venue is gonna want to do business with the band and even of they do get a place to play once word is out no one will buy tickets or a lot less people will buy tickets/merchandise so yeah its usually the better call to let the member go and have them deal with the allegations personally
Daniel Long yeah which is ridiculous. When in reality people started ignoring cancel culture and they more than likely would have been fine going on tour. People are tired of not being able to enjoy things because of cancel culture. Especially when been a good bit of things that were false and not true. I feel bad for the guy, and hoping financially he can sue the individuals for defamation. And get another band going
With a name like that
Never heard of them
Talented vocalist comes with a ton of baggage that they didn’t foresee. I can’t honestly fault Vulvo here. Sadly they need to make money and their front man woes continue. Maybe they need to hang it up
Sam Shaw Lorna didn’t hang it up after 2 massive vocalist. Hopefully 3rd times the charm here too.
Mateo Eraso Good point.
Sam Shaw at this point Lwandile is gonna have to just pick up guitar again and they share out the vocals a bit more/reduce the lyrics a bit in crazy passages. Duncan was there from the start and then no one has stuck, this guy didn’t even feature on a recording yet. Maybe they find someone now but it’s probably gonna take some vetting OR another bands vocalist that is reputable leaves and joins them. Vulvodynia with Adam Mercer or something (obviously wouldn’t happen but he’s one of the “it” dudes in deathcore now so just using as an example).
Metal scene really being a pussy lately everything tiny mistakes as well automatic you’re fired.
All bunch of fags giving a shit about everyone else rather than the band, seriously grow a pair of balls!
The Era of Metal bands not giving fucks and just being themselves is gone
Divesh Suni Da this is a crazy way to defend a rapist lmfao
Lol what about As I Lay Dying vocalist his been to jail for attempted murder of his ex wife and domestic violence towards his current wife but people still listen to the band.
Isn’t the scene and people here for the heavy music? If everyone gonna bark out over every crime a band has done must as well go to temple and be holy everyone has sinned in life ,juz fuck it and enjoy the music stop being pussy 😂 grow up already
He got fired and they always say the same BS “ I didn’t do anything” yeah right
Deathcore moment
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again wtf did you think was gonna happen when some dudes name their band THAT shit. Something like this was BOUND to happen.
Jon Mueller This is the absolute stupidest take I’ve ever seen in any of these situations. Not only is this a genre where that’s a pretty mild band name, but this is a serious topic and in your head it’s reduced to “haha gross band name.”
Jon Mueller what do you even mean by that statement dude, bands have been choosing wild outlandish names since the start.
Jon Mueller *again. Happen…again. lol.
Took too long to boot that pedo
Allegations aren’t truth
Ff7 cyberfrodo
See this is whats scary about gaining traction and fame in this industry, anyone can say anything about you just to tarnish your name. Thats fucked up and its become so common nowadays. I feel for the kid if its not true, because now he has a tarnished image
Epstein Files material 😅
Hire me as the new vocalist
Frodo kept the ring.
Daniel Osborn and used it as a tunnel for his ear
My lord vulvodynia just give up already , its embarrassing at this point
Fuck Elijah Wood, that’s Elijah Metal
He’s an insanely good vocalist
Vulvuldynia and vocalists being fired go together like wine and cheese
I think there needs to be a new standard of not firing super talented people just because their ex accuses them of shit.
He is not the only guy who has an ex that’s said some crazy, not-true shit about them.
Could’ve been bullshit entirely but no let’s throw away a literally crazy good vocalist that could’ve made your band so much money away. All without clear evidence he’s done any harm?
Wut.
Vulvodynia is the band name , literally pain to a vag and ur on a crusade??? Seriously . U play a womanizing style of music slam ALWAYS has been violent to women and totally disgusting, born more from scene kids and crab core and metalcore / breakdown hardcore (from lip ring screamo posers trying to be heavy) …. whatever it takes to make it on the feeds… slam still sucks no matter how many times u stand up for women
I know people are too thick to actually check out these cases, as someone who usually is biased in these things I’d say he looks sketchy and so forth. But the truth of the matter is anyone can character assassinate someone without proof. It unfortunately happened to me also because of a batshit crazy ex. I don’t know anything personally about the guy but after looking at what happened I side with him. Just corporate clownary. If he is truly guilty then it should be investigated, but as usual they’ll believe anything that as said because it’s better to have a good image than investigate the truth.
Stupid mf if a girl says shit they get right on with ACCUSATIONS idk if you guys know but it’s called jealousy, they want to ruin guys reputation and careers. Alot of bands have had this issue and kick mf out cause of accusations but there is no evidence if there was they would be IN JAIL. all a girl has todo is say omg he touched my skirt and there we go. It’s called jealousy. And they want to ruin mf lives. Vulvodynia lost a very talented vocalist and had no evidence supporting it just ACCUSATIONS. Fkn bs. I fkn hate vulvo now they use to be a decent band. Fuck them
Still waiting for the charges and court appearance
To all the men in the comments immediately assuming it’s false allegations, remember; men have a statistically significantly higher chance of being raped by another man than being falsely accused of rape by a woman. Look it up if you don’t believe me.
They’ve got Vulva within the title of their band.
What do you expect? 🤦
Stop talking to underage girls guy simple
fuck zion