Experiment Haywire in urgent need of legal help

Hey everyone,

I’ve been really busy putting together “Sanity is Slavery” and working on my new studio album. Unfortunately the harassment from Prometheus Burning has not stopped. I really hate mentioning their name because this is giving them more air time. I also know I’ll get accused of being a drama queen yet again. Who cares though? If people went through half of what I did with this band I am sure they’d be seen as a lot worse than drama queens. Gain some perspective.

People keep asking me why this band would go after someone as small time as me. It’s hard to come up with a rational explanation but what I do have is theirs. They thought I “bought my way into the scene” (their friends posted pictures of concentration camp victims to a bunch of posts promoting Experiment Haywire) and since I was over ambitious and easy-to-get-a-rise-out-of I made a very easy target. It was financially beneficial for them to have drama with me. Immediately after they created a press notice about me containing nothing but slander they were getting gig offers left and right. They got signed to a pretty big record label. They got an entire tour funded.

Soon this rip-off band (not just my musical themes and vocal style but my writings in “Generation Hex” and “Acidexia”) was accusing me of “stalking them” simply because I requested a peaceful resolution. It appears that they hacked my record label website, impersonated my identity through a false mirror site, and stole money from my fans. They were finally given a cease and desist letter after they pulled all this bullshit. I figured this would be the end of their harassment but I was wrong. It’s a well-known fact that many cease and desist letters do not work. They only further instigate the criminals.

After Prometheus Burning received the cease and desist letter they got me removed from Vendetta Festival. I was going to open for Hocico, Imperative Reaction, Psyclon Nine, and Dismantled. It was a dream come true that was soon crushed. The band was now getting their industry connections to harass the promoter of the festival so I’d be taken off the lineup. Since the band was unable to mention my name in public due to the cease and desist they were now mentioning my name in private to further their goal of damaging my career.

It didn’t stop here. Today I found out that my LiveJournal account was hacked. It looks like the band decided to impersonate my identity one more time. They began posting derogatory misogynistic crap as me which was pointed out to me by one of their “friends.” Their latest attempt at sabotage is to say vile things under my own name and claim that they’re going to get the authorities involved.

Why would a band known for being federal criminals even bother mentioning the authorities? It looks like they finally made a stupid move with this one. When I dropped my case against them it was because I didn’t want them to receive more publicity though the drama. Yet after some friends of mine told me this was a stupid move (why be spineless just to stop them from getting press?) I realized that my friends were 100% right. I recontacted the FBI and the case was reopened. The case is currently being re-investigated and there’s a damn good chance they’ll finally end up in prison after all these years.

The problem is that I can’t do this alone. It’s not that I “want to be a victim” but that I have no idea how to deal with any of this. I am really horrible at talking to the authorities. My lawyer is working pro-bono for me so he doesn’t move as fast as needed. What I need is money to pay for the legal assistance that I’m in dire need of.

I know that these aren’t easy times for any of us but if my friends and fans would be kind enough to help me out… your donations would mean the entire world to me. They would help me to get this band prosecuted for the crimes they have relentlessly committed against me. My paypal email addy is teh.haywire@gmail.com. Once I am able to reach 2K I will be able to take the legal steps necessary to get this band prosecuted once and for all. People told me to “stop being a victim” and I am going to listen.

Love,
Rachel Haywire

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