Did Scott Rockenfield Torture Queensryche by Leaving Band Behind at Short Notice?

Scott Rockenfield was reportedly the one who left the band Queensryche without helping them to find a replacement, co-founders said in the counterclaims.

Rockenfield ignited a legal battle between him and his former Queensryche bandmates by filing a legal action in October. He alleged that the band removed him in 2018 after taking a leave of absence to deal with his partner's health issues.

With that, he demanded compensation from the remaining two original members - Michael Wilton and Eddie Jackson. He also accused them and their wives of several charges, including breach of contract, wrongful discharge, and shareholder oppression, to name a few.

But Wilton and Jackson dismissed his claims in the counterclaim they recently filed, saying that it was Rockenfield who left them at short notice.

According to Wilton and Jackson, their former drummer failed to help them find a replacement drummer for their already-booked shows. On top of that, Rockenfield reportedly did not respond when they asked him to participate in their "The Verdict" album and let them repay the loan they used in the lawsuit against Geoff Tate in 2014.

"[Rockenfield] only sporadically responded to band members and band management about participating in the recording of the new album. On those occasions when Rockenfield did respond ... he obfuscated and refused to commit or agree to rejoin the band or to participate in the process of recording the new album," Wilton and Jackson said.

When Rockenfield left the band in 2017, he refused to contribute to pay off the Tate loan. As a result, the co-founders faced risk of losing their own properties.

Scott Rockenfield Took Money from Queensyrche's Bank Account?

Aside from dismissing the claims, Wilton and Jackson also shared a new damaging allegation against Rockenfield.

They revealed that the former drummer took $10,000 from the band's account for personal use. He also used the band's credit facilities for his own good.

Still, they gave him a chance to attend a 2018 meeting to discuss his current stand in the band. Although Rockenfield agreed to participate by phone, he reportedly still failed to participate in the meeting.

"After waiting for in excess of an hour without Rockenfield either appearing in person or calling to appear telephonically, and, the remaining members constituting a quorum, Rockenfield was formally voted out of the QR companies," the lawsuit went on.

Wilton and Jackson's countersuit aims the court to dismiss Rockenfield's claims.