AGONIA RECORDS: SPD (RALF HOFMAN) AND ANTIFA APOLOGIZE OVER "FALSE ACCUSATIONS" VS. ARTISTS PERFORMING ON NORWEGIAN HELLCAMP 2014

AGONIA RECORDS have sent this statement explaining  SPD (RALF HOFMAN) AND ANTIFA have apologized over accusations of "right wing" activity regarding many artists performing  NORWEGIAN HELLCAMP 2014, set to take place 10/4/2014 Schweinfurt, Germany. 








Norwegian black metal warriors DEN SAAKALDTE (featuring members of GORGOROTH, 1349 and KOLDBRANN) had sent a statement yesterday denying in National Socialist affiliations as ANTIFA (ANTI FASCIST ACTION GROUP) has levied complaints about the anticipated NORWEGIAN HELL CAMP  stating the festival bands are "right wing".


FROM AGONIA RECORDS:
Political member of the centre-left German party SPD, Ralf Hofman, has yesterday publicly apologized to - amogst other artists - Den Saakaldte, for his false false accusations concerning band's alleged involvement in the so-called "right-wing scene".

The whole incident was originally and wrongly ignited by Antifa, and brought to the attention of Schweinfurt's local authorities (including Ralf Hofman), in order to ban the Norwegian Hellcamp Festival this October.

Eventually - after consulting credible independent sources - Mr. Hofman decided to apologize and admit that his suspicions were incorrect and drawn from unreliable authors.

His full statement:

"My call for the ban of the concert at Stadthalle on Octover 4th has caused some outrage in social media. At this point, I have been given access to sources and people who are competent on the subject and the bands, such as the webzine undergrounded.de.

At the core of the matter, it seems to be the case that our original source exaggerated some facts. I have to blame myself for what happened as I disregarded the central tenet of journalism to have at least two independent sources. But I am neither a journalist nor a full time politician, and doing volunteer work only, these things are not always easy.

The bands that will play on October 4th in Schweinfurt have elements of their show that can be considered tasteless / in bad taste. But the extremist background I suspected is apparently not there at all.

Thus, I withdraw the call for a ban".

In response, the members of Den Saakaldte commented:

"Stop this bullshit! Our members, our lyrics and what we represent as a band has not a single thought even, being mixed with either left - centre - right political ideas....never has -never will!!
We give a SHIT for politics and LEAVE US OUT OF THIS GOD DAMN THING!".

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