A drum technician for death metal band Cannibal Corpse has been awarded a $30,000 (£22,200) settlement after suffering a broken arm in a 2014 arrest in Oklahoma.

Phil Dubois-Coyne, formerly a member of the band Revocation, filed suit against Oklahoma City authorities, claiming police used excessive force three years ago, when he was taken into custody for public intoxication.

Cops defended their actions by accusing the musician of drunkenly chanting expletives at arresting officers, but his attorney, Holly Hefton, insisted her client had simply been repeating the lyrics to a death metal song.

Hefton tells The Oklahoman the rocker suffered lasting damage to his arm, and he has since accepted the five-figure payment to settle the case, although city officials did not accept liability for the incident as part of the deal.