Friday, May 23, 2014

BEHEMOTH: APOLOGIZES FOR RUSSIAN TOUR CANCELLATION DUE TO VISA ISSUES

Polish blackened/death metal warriors BEHEMOTH have apologized for the bands recent RUSSIAN tour cancellation after the band had been DEPORTED and ordered to pay a fine of 2,000 rubles after being detained and IMPRISONED by Russian authorities regarding misfiled VISAS.








According to ZNAK.COM , it was stated  BEHEMOTH VISA issues were a pretext for religous issues:  "Band concerts in Tomsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk thwarted either because of the position of the local authorities, or because of the opposition of strong young men, acting on the side of the so-called "Orthodox activists."                   

BEHEMOTH's 5/21/2014 show at TELECLUB Yekaterinburg, Russian was cancelled as the rest of the bands Russian tour . 


An official announcement from BEHEMOTH will posted soon.

FROM NERGAL (BEHEMOTH):
We r on our way home. We can not complete any more dates in Russia what we find very unfortunate and sad. 
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/polish-satanist-rockers-kicked-out-of-russia/500720.html





I feel deeply sorry for our Russian fans for they are the victims of the system… and so are we. All I can say on behalf of the band is that we'll do everything that is humanly possible to make it up to them. Sooner or later. We r not join anywhere, yet...

Another big feature in The Guardian! Enjoy the read!
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/22/behemoth-nergal-satan-everything-dear-to-me-interview-leukaemia


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