Death Grips Quit: The Aftermath

After spending 2013 canceling date after date, including appearances at Lollapalooza and Fun Fun Fun Festival, the experimental hip hop act broke the news Wednesday that “Death Grips is over.” The act promised its double album, The Powers That B, would still be released later this year but said that “all currently scheduled live dates are canceled.” The itinerary was supposed to include an appearance at this year’s Fun Fun Fun as well as support on the Nine Inch Nails/Soundgarden tour.   

We really shouldn’t be surprised. After all, the acts points out that, “Death Grips was and always has been a conceptual art exhibition anchored by sound and vision. above and beyond a ‘band’.”  The news was delivered via a Facebook post featuring a photo of an all-caps note on a napkin.

Coming to us via Consequence Of Sound, Fun Fun Fun Fest responded with its own napkin note on its respective Facebook page, including a reference to “conscious uncoupling,” a la Gwyneth Paltrow/Chris Martin.

“We are now at our super best and so our relationship with Death Grips is finally over – we have decide to consciously uncouple forever, after being stood up twice at the altar, we had to look deep into our soul and ask if Death Grips really loves us or is capable of loving anyone, and the unfortunate answer is no.

“We are better than that. So we have officially stopped following Death Grips on Twitter out of fear of seeing them at another show or with other fans – it’s just too soon.

“Our upcoming fest in November will still happen and with a replacement that loves you & us for who we really are. FFF was and always has been a full on metal, physical, and cerebral sensory overload fiesta of delight anchored by butt-shaking head-banging good times. Above and beyond a ‘fest,’ we deserve real love, and so do you. To our truest fans, please stay epic … and stay tuned.”

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor simply tweeted, “sorry everyone… why would I have ever thought those dudes could keep it together?”