BELPHEGOR
COUNTRY: AUSTRIA
GENRE: SUPREME DEATH BLACK METAL ART
Photo Credits: Sviatlana Dubavets on Belphegor
Ritual in Minsk, Belarus.
BELPHEGOR FORCED TO CANCEL RUSSIAN DATES!
[2016.04.24]
After a great tour kickoff in Minsk, Belarus [18th April],
Diabolical Death/ Black Metal titans
BELPHEGOR dealt with
heavy opposition and censorship within Russia resulting in three shows being
cancelled.
The band commented on this: "The band apologizes to Russian supporters. The
troop tried everything to secure the shows. The St. Petersburg concert was
canceled just a few hours before
BELPHEGOR was
scheduled to enter the stage on the 19th of April. We arrived in Moscow hoping
for the best on the 20th. We were ordered to remove the already hanging backdrop,
then told that stage props such as sculptures and crosses were forbidden, and
Helmuth was not allowed to do vocals for the track "Lucifer Incestus".
During the second track, the sound engineer had been forced to mute the vocals
for the rest of the show because of our lyrical content. We were outraged by the
entire experience. Afterward, we were informed that we would be unable to play
in Ekaterinburg [21st April] and Krasnodar [23rd April]."
Helmuth adds: "We've toured Russia three times since 2006 and always
had amazing experiences. We've ignored all protests including death threats
during the past few weeks. I was aware many black and death metal bands were
having trouble recently, but we still marched in. To people who think they know
everything: When that waste of oxygen approached us at the airport on the 19th,
he had a hand in his pocket. I expected him to have a weapon. If I had hit him,
I would have been thrown in jail, and he would have ended up in the hospital.
That was their plan; he had that other degenerate filming the entire thing.
Special thanks to brother Mr. Karl Sanders, who had the courage to block
him as he continued to harass me. I'm a musician, not a fighter, especially in
Russia. I've survived Typhus and have already been dead for six hours, hanging
on only by machines followed by open-heart surgery. I do not fear anyone other
than myself. No excuses to anyone!! End of story. It is of the utmost importance
that artists have freedom of expression. Throughout history religions and
governments have and continue to censor creative works all around the world.
Thank you very much to all metalheads who loyally stand behind us and fight
against oppressors and hypocritical moralizers. Russian supporters, be prepared!!
BELPHEGOR are
unstoppable and will return."
Watch below the video showing clearly the idiotic orthodox fanatic teasing and
forcing Helmuth, BELPHEGOR
mentor
into a fight without success:
https://youtu.be/METmVJhy-Is
18.04.2016 - BELARUS - Minsk, Re:Public
19.04.2016 - RUSSIA - St. Petersburg, Club Zal
20.04.2016 - RUSSIA - Moscow, Volta
21.04.2016 - RUSSIA - Ekaterinburg, Tele Club [ BELPHEGOR concert
canceled ]
23.04.2016 - RUSSIA - Krasnodar, Arena [ BELPHEGOR concert canceled ]
MORE ABOUT THE BAND AT THIS LINKS:
OFFICIAL SITE: HTTP://WWW.BELPHEGOR.AT
YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/BELPHEGORBAND
FACEBOOK PROFILE:
HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BELPHEGOR
BAND CONTACT: BELPHEGOR@AON.AT
FOR INFO/CONCERT/FESTIVAL/TOORBOOKING :
EU: DOMINIK@ROCKTHENATION.EU US:
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