Virginia’s Lamb of God have been forced to cancel an upcoming performance in Kuala Lumpur – a state on the band’s Facebook by guitarist Mark Morton reads: “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 In other news, Decapitated and Huntress have been announced as the support to the UK/Europe tour. January 2014 tour: [...]
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