CBC - A 16-year-old guitarist with Italian gothic metal band Soul Cry is in hospital after band mates allegedly stabbed him for not playing well enough. Police in Genoa say they have arrested the band's 18-year-old female singer and her 16-year-old brother. The singer has been charged with attempted murder. Police official Alessandra Bucci told Italian media on Friday the victim had been stabbed about 50 times, mainly in the back and head. The attack occurred after a rehearsal in Sestri Ponente, a town near Genoa, in which other band members accused him of playing poorly. The singer allegedly told the guitarist he was "sounding evil." The victim is recovering in hospital, but his life is not in danger. "The motive — absurd as that is — is apparently that the way my client played his instrument did not satisfy the two," said Giuseppe Maria Muscolo, a lawyer for the victim. The lead singer said she was trying to stop the victim from committing suicide, but then refused to co-operate with investigators, police said.

Ah, the old I stabbed him 50 times in the head so he wouldn’t commit suicide excuse.  Who hasn’t used that one before?  Anyway how can you sound too evil in a goth band?   Isn’t that the whole point?   You can’t sound evil enough!   And what kind of knife were they stabbing this kid with anyway?  It had to be plastic right?   Because not even Paul Pierce could take 50 stab wounds to the head and be fine.      Either way I think I may have to look into hiring Soul Cry for my wedding band.   Because any band that stabs their members for not playing up to their potential is okay by me.  After all, that’s what separates the good bands from the great ones. Seriously I may start using this motivational technique on Manzo. A couple stabs to the head should finally get his ass blogging.