Melbourne hardcore outfit Deez Nuts seem to have a knack for unknowingly getting themselves in bizarre situations, even though all the homegrown four-piece really want to do is make music and entertain their fans.

In August last year, the band were caught in the middle of a viral joke when a 15-year-old kid decided to nominate himself as a presidential candidate under the name Deez Nuts, with his campaign getting widespread attention online.

I just woke up one morning and literally all of my social media outlets were being blown up with like a million messages, some confused and some excited and and it took me a minute to kind of piece together what was happening,” frontman JJ Peters told Tone Deaf.

Peters’ social media outlets are no doubt being inundated as we speak, but with something far less amusing than a 15-year-old with a good idea for a viral prank. In fact, there’s actually nothing funny about it.

According to a recent tweet by Conflict News, who regularly issue updates about the situation that continues to unfold in Syria, the Free Syrian Army, who are waging a war against ISIS and the Syrian government, have captured an ISIS member wearing a Deez Nuts shirt.

Conflict News shared an image of two men, one of whom dons what appears to be a black, long-sleeved shirt with the words “Deez Nuts Melbourne” on it, though it’s not known if the unidentified man is a Melbourne native.

In fact, there don’t appear to be any details about just who the apparent hardcore fan is, though there is a well-known and disturbing trend of Westerners, including those from Australia and England, leaving home to join up with ISIS.

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