ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- So much for Southern hospitality . The attack took place on April 27 at Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta , Georgia . When Pearl Jam -- the Seattle , Washington-based grunge rock band -- was in the Atlanta area late last month , bass guitar player Jeff Ament and a band employee were mugged outside a recording studio , a police report shows . According to the DeKalb County Police Department , Ament and Mark Anthony Smith were attacked shortly before noon on April 27 when they arrived at Southern Tracks Recording . Southern Tracks is the home base of producer Brendan O'Brien , with whom the band has worked before . According to Rolling Stone , the band is recording a new album with the producer . Three men reportedly emerged from a nearby wooded area wearing masks and brandishing knives . They smashed windows of the rented Jeep Commander , snatched a BlackBerry phone and other belongings , and demanded money , the police report shows . The suspects allegedly got away with more than $ 7,300 in goods and cash . Ament jumped from the passenger side of the vehicle and started to run , but he was chased by a suspect and knocked to the ground , said Mekka Parish , a public information officer with the police department . Watch surveillance video of the attack » . She said he `` suffered some lacerations '' on the back of his head and was treated at the scene . His backpack was also snatched , she said , and included inside was Ament 's passport . `` At this time detectives believe the victims were not specifically targeted , '' Parish said . `` But they believe the suspects were familiar with the studio because of its isolated location . '' Though surveillance cameras captured the incident , the masks worn by the attackers have made identifying suspects difficult . Witnesses reported seeing the suspects flee through the woods and hop into a waiting black Maxima , Parish added . Anyone with leads on this case is encouraged to call 770-724-7850 .
Pearl Jam 's bassist was mugged in Atlanta , Georgia , on April 27 , police say . Jeff Ament and one of the band 's employees were outside recording studio . Police say masked men with knives snatched more than $ 7,300 in cash and goods . Ament suffered head lacerations , which were treated at the scene .