Wednesday, September 4, 2013

LAMB OF GOD: STATEMENT ON 9/28/2013 CANCELLED Kuala, Lumpur SHOW



Richmond, Virginia's metal core warriors LAMB OF GOD have sent this statement as THE DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MALAYSIA has objected  to and CANCELLED the scheduled LAMB OF GOD show set to take place 9/28/2013 Kuala, Lumpur.

Jakim's director General Datuk Othman Mustapha objected to Richmond, Virginia's metal core warriors LAMB OF GOD's show because the genre the band performs is a mixture of metal and songs of reading from the Quran. (?).

LAMB OF GOD's was originally named BURN THE PRIEST sparking controversy in the religious community until the band changed it's name.

As recently as 2005, THE FORUM (owned by a church in LA, California) religious leaders were offended by LAMB OF GOD's  previous name and the band was banned from the venue.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/08/30/Jakim-Lamb-Of-Gad.aspx

However, LAMB OF GOD have announced tour dates in South Africa 1/24 and 25th, 2014 and a 2014 UK tour with DECAPITATED and HUNTRESS.






FROM LAMB OF GOD: 
As widely reported, Lamb of God’s concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia scheduled for September 28th has been cancelled by the government who refused to issue a permit for the show even though the concert had been on sale and had sold over 1500 tickets. 

It is very evident (and a bit frustrating) that the groups, parties and powers that have taken the most offense to our music and lyrics, have themselves only made a passing glance at the content and meanings of those songs. We would invite anyone offended by our music to engage in a discussion regarding the true motivations behind our work, especially before publicly slandering us based on assumptions and shallow misinterpretation.

We sincerely apologize to our amazing fans in Malaysia for the cancellation. Many thanks to all who have spoken out in support of us through this.

We will still be playing the shows scheduled in New Zealand, Australia, and Thailand. - Mark



LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TESTAMENT, HUNTRESS FALL 2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: 


FROM INERTIA ENTERTAINMENT: 2nd Night, Different Venue! Lamb of God & Killswitch Engage at Sound Academy!


Tue/Oct-22- Toronto, ON @ Kool HausWed/Oct-23-
Toronto, ON-Sound Academy (*NEW LOCATION) 
Thu/Oct-24 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Fri/Oct-25 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Sat/Oct-26 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
Mon/Oct-28 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
Tue/Oct-29 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Wed/Oct-30 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
Fri/Nov-01 Kansas City, MO @ The Midland by AMC
Sat/Nov-02 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Sun-Nov-03 Socorro, TX @ Socorro Entertainment Center
Tue-Nov-05 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
Thu/Nov-07 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
Fri/Nov-08 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Sat/Nov-09 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Mon/Nov-11 Kent, WA @ ShoWare Center
Tue/Nov-12 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Thu/Nov-14 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
Fri/Nov-15 Calgary, AB @ Big Four
Sat/Nov-16 Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatoon Prairieland Park
Mon/Nov-18 St. Paul, MN @ Myth
Tue/Nov-19 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Wed/Nov-20 Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
Fri/Nov-22 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Sat/Nov-23 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Sun/Nov-24 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Mon/Nov-25 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Tue/Nov-26 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring


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