{"id":54813,"date":"2025-03-21T14:58:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/?p=54813"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:58:35","slug":"sheffield-band-go-viral-after-robbery-hoax-promoting-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/sheffield-band-go-viral-after-robbery-hoax-promoting-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield band go viral after robbery hoax promoting new single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Metalcore 5-piece Malevolence have gone viral after staging a fake CCTV appeal regarding a reported burglary in order to promote their new single, \u2018If It\u2019s All The Same To You\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Instagram news page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onlinesheffield\/p\/DHIqmvvBRuN\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onlinesheffield\/p\/DHIqmvvBRuN\/\">@onlinesheffield<\/a> posted a staged CCTV photograph of vocalist Alex Taylor and drummer Charlie Thorpe, with a caption detailing the crime as a \u2018theft of several high value items back in January\u2019. The photograph has now garnered hundreds of likes, and even featured a fake investigation number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post quickly began circulating on social media, capturing the attention of fans on X (formerly known as Twitter), with most believing it to be real. Many found the situation comical, and began posting ironic edits of the hoax CCTV photograph, editing it to look like<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chwuimpi\/status\/1900193815522156662\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chwuimpi\/status\/1900193815522156662\"> an album cover<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bl00dhoundkt\/status\/1900323096151654910\">merchandise.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One X user, @uremptywithin, posted this, with a caption referencing the band\u2019s 2022 song \u2018Life Sentence\u2019 from their third album, \u2018Malicious Intent\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">life sentence: NOT CLICKBAIT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RO7nqhadKn\">https:\/\/t.co\/RO7nqhadKn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; yaz \ud83e\udd0d (@uremptywithin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uremptywithin\/status\/1900183628467843205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 17th, four days after the hoax CCTV image gained traction, Malevolence teased the upcoming single and accompanying music video \u2018If It\u2019s All The Same To You\u2019, with an Instagram video featuring actor Alan Ford, famed for his role as Brick Top in the 2000 film, Snatch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xyTq7_gsZlM\">music video<\/a>, released on March 19th, features Ford as \u2018The Boss\u2019, and members of Malevolence robbing a gallery and engaging in a high speed police chase. The single, produced by Josh Wilbur, is a quintessential Malevolence track, with hard-hitting riffs and deep, growling vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon discovery that the CCTV appeal was a promotional hoax, Malevolence fans were relieved, with comments on their Instagram such as \u201cIs this why the police was posting pics\u201d and \u201cYous got me with the Sheffield Online post\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single is taken from their upcoming album, \u201cWhere Only The Truth Is Spoken\u201d, which is set for release on June 20th this year. The album will feature 11 tracks, including one featuring Randy Blythe, lead vocalist of American heavy metal band Lamb of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band are yet to make any comment regarding the publicity stunt, and the original Instagram post remains up and unedited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Photo: Jaz Higgins<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metalcore 5-piece Malevolence have gone viral after staging a fake CCTV appeal regarding a reported burglary in order to promote their new single, \u2018If It\u2019s All The Same To You\u2019. 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