MAYHEM COMMENT ON MARDUKS ABSENCE on BLACKENED TOUR, PESTILENCE CANCEL MDF APPEARENCE

MAYHEM have kicked off THE BLACKENED FEST with Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, Withered and NO MARDUK as of yet. Swedish black metal legends MARDUK are still a no show on the BLACKENED dates as MAYHEM have no explanation of WHY MARDUK are absent from their currently scheduled North American (BLACKENED) tour.
However,LEGION formerly of MARDUK granted a 2003 interview with METAL MANIACS and explained that VISA issues with the INS provoked previous U.S. tour cancellations. FROM LEGION OF MARDUK in AUGUST 2003's METAL MANIACS: "We had a layover in Washington, DC, on the way home, passing through Dulles airport, some guy stamped my and Morgans passports, so the INS thought we stayed in the country illegally until 2001." METAL MANIACS: Marduk did an American tour in 2001. You didn't have proper working papers for that one. You guys actually "snuck" in for that. So the INS saw the stamps from 1995 and the stamps from 2001 and thought you were here in America that whole time?
LEGION: "Exactly".
FROM MAYHEM (AND BLABBERMOUTH.NET.) "There has been a lot of confusion around the MARDUK [the Swedish black metal band which was supposed to take part in Blackened fest] situation. They are not playing tonight at the show in Orlando, Florida. What will happen for the future of this tour is currently unknown. We want to stress that MAYHEM has absolutely nothing to do with this situation. We didn't have any information about what is going on at all, there were many different rumors flying around, and unfortunately the only thing we know is that the band is not here. Why? We don't know! Thank you for your patience!"
Texas USA's "dark metal" band VESPERIAN SORROW have confirmed their 6/26/09 gig with Norwegian black metal legends MAYHEM in MONTERREY, MEXICO. FROM VESPERIAN SORROW: 6/26/2009 8:00 PM at Cafe Iguana (w/ Mayhem!)
, Monterrey, Nuevo León
Also, re activated 90's death metal band PESTILENCE have canceled their appearance at 2009 MARYLAND DEATH FEST as the band were detained at customs for improper paper work for VISAS. FROM BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

PESTILENCE Forced To Cancel MARYLAND DEATHFEST Appearance - May 24, 2009
Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers PESTILENCE have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Maryland Deathfest due to their detainment at the U.S. border.

Upon entering the U.S. and stopping at customs, Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Uterwijk (guitar) discovered that the paperwork for their travels, which was sent to them, was not properly completed for the required working visas. Originally they were told all was in order and to proceed on the trip to the U.S.

Mameli and Uterwijk were kept in custody for several hours and sent back to the Netherlands late yesterday.

They spent a total of 44 hours in flights and detainment.

Commented Mameli: "We are extremely sad and disappointed not being able to perform on the Maryland Deathfest. Not having received the proper information on our visa application, we were under the impression that what we received from the securing visas and working permits office was the actual working permits. We were kept under custody by the border security police for four hours trying to do everything in our power to let us pass, but all our efforts failed. They sent us home on the next plane. Hopefully we will be given another chance to perform for you, our fans!"

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-