Zach Jordan of Silent Drive and Bane fame has found himself under fire for comments made during Silent Drive‘s set at this past weekend’s ‘Furnace Fest‘. According to several of those who attended the festival, Jordan made an off-color joke onstage about transgender people, explaining a past hook-up in which he was at first unaware of their gender identity.
Jordan was said to have described that encounter with the use of a term largely seen as derogatory. In light of yesterday’s report on the incident by Metal Sucks, Jordan, who fronts Silent Drive and plays guitar for Bane, issued an apology in the comments on Metal Sucks‘ social media, offering:
“Hi, This is Zach from Silent Drive.
I did say a very fucked up insensitive joke Saturday while on stage in between songs. Used language that I have not done enough work to fully educate myself on how hurtful these words can actually be. The worst part is realizing now that I have offended and disappointed people who I feel protective off. I have nothing but love and respect in my heart for anyone who is fighting a battle to live a life of their own making and that allows them to feel calm and safe and seen. The thought that some awful thing I said on stage could even suggest the opposite is simply devastating to me.
Everybody that is mad at me has every right to be and please feel free to reach out. I will work so hard on myself from this day forward.”
Some footage from the set, though not of the incident in question, can be found below:
