 Michalik's family and her best friend Liza Ryan have maintained that it was a series of factors that contributed to Michalik's death and no one party was to blame.The band At the Drive-In had taken exception to the vigorous moshing during their performance earlier that day.Their lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala, at the conclusion of their song "Cosmonaut", addressed the crowd saying "I think it's a very very sad day when the only way you can express yourself is through slamdancing" then after pointing at an audience member crowd surfing saying "look at that... you didn't learn that from your best friend!