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This February 18 was to take place at the Center for Art and Culture flying circusthe expected black metal band satanic warmaster. However, authorities in Mexico City permanently canceled it the day before for allegedly “fostering racial hatred, segregation and discrimination”.
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The event would take place this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the facilities of the property located in Calzada de la Viga, neighborhood of Jamaica, in the town hall of Venustiano Carranza. It is through an official statement issued by the Secretary of the Government of Mexico City, Marti Batres Guadarrama.
The document issued was addressed to the Flying Circus where it was requested that the referenced event not take place, because according to the official and his arguments “its realization would not be consistent with the defense of human rights that we promote in the City, but which violate the dignity of people, non-discrimination and multiculturalism”, he underlined.
“Regarding the musical event in charge of the Satanic Warmaster group, scheduled in its facilities at 7:00 p.m. on February 18 of the current year, to be a musical group that promotes racial hatred, segregation and discrimination and encourages others to do so”
The publication was made by the Flying Circus and attached its response to the case in another document where the impending suspension of the concert. They explained that the causes were clearly out of their control, the band and the promoters, so the ticket money would be refunded as soon as possible directly to the venue’s box office.
“We regret to inform you that for reasons beyond the control of the groups Satanic Warmaster, the promoters American Line and Acido Satanico y Circo Volador, the concert scheduled for this Saturday, February 18, 2023, is canceled based on the official letter issued by the CDMX Government Secretary”
As expected, netizens and fans who were planning to attend the concert expressed their opinions, “where is the freedom of speech?”, “Are we going to be like in the 70s and 80s when the government canceled concerts?”, “I hope this is not the start of many canceled events of this nature”, “And they cancel 1 day before, when we paid for flights”, were some of the messages that could be read on the social networks of the Flying Circus.
So far, the group black metal Since Finland, did not comment on the matter, because in their Facebook and Instagram accounts, the last publication they made was a photograph during their recent concert offered in Guatemala. It should be noted that Satanic Warmaster was on a tour of Latin America titled “Barbarians in Latin America”where they visited countries like Colombia, The Savior, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico would be where they would close their presentations.
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In the flyer for the event it was stated that this would be the only presentation they would have in the country, the cost of the ticket was 700 pesos and on the day of the show 800 pesos; plus it would be a concert with limited space.
The cancellation really surprised fans who had already bought their tickets and were expecting to see the Finns live. According to unofficial statements circulating on the networks, they did not expect that the group could not perform in the country, because a satanic war master 2017 he had already given a few concerts in front of a Mexican public.
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And it was not just one, there were several dates that San Luis Potosí and Mexico City saved as one of the main stages. On this occasion, the group embarked on a tour that only crossed Colombia and Mexico, this happened in July 2017.
Who are the Satanic Warlords?
It is a group that belongs to the genre of black metal, formed in 1999 in the town of Lappeenranta located on the edge of one of the largest lakes in the country, in southern Finland.
Lauri Penttilaknown by the pseudonym of “Satanic Tyrant Werewolf”, is the one who started the recordings with Satanic Warmaster. About their music and more particularly the lyrics of the group, one could say that they dealt with satanism, blasphemy, violence, terrorism and wars. Among the collaborations that the singer and frontman of the band has had, bands that define black emtal such as Burzum and Mayhem, to name a few, stand out.
Most of Satanic Warmaster’s discography was recorded and released under Lauri Penttilä’s label, Satanic Tyrant Werwolf called “Werewolf Records”.
It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve been canceled or kicked out of an event. One of the most notorious and controversial cases that the Finnish group has faced is the one that happened in 2011, when the poster for one of the most internationally recognized festivals was unveiled. Hellfestwhich takes place in Clisson, France.
Because Satanic Warmaster, since his beginnings in the music industry They have been associated with National Socialism, Fascism and they were even accused of being Nazi sympathizers due to some lyrical content, images and interview comments made by members of the band a few years ago.
For this reason, Hellfest reportedly contacted the band to play in that year’s edition and included them in the official festival program, but they were pulled on the eve of the big event.
It was then that by a statement from the group, Chief Werwolf said he already expected some sort of confrontation of this type, but he never thought that the group would completely lose the opportunity to play and share the stage with artists such as Iggy and the Stooges, Ozzy Osbourne and Bad Brains, among others.
“It is disappointing (although fully expected) to see such a mentality still present in the ‘individualistic’ and ‘free-thinking’ metal community that any musical act can still be boycotted due to false preconceived ideas and arbitrary political motivations of others, ‘the greatest’ and ‘artists. It is also more than amusing to see that the censorship and boycott that some French authorities tried to promote before at the festival are now exercised by the organization of the festival itself.
In this way, the musician expressed his disappointment and commented that its ideology has been distorted“any artist can be subjected to a show trial by taking words out of context without thinking of the real message, and Satanic Warmaster hangs once again crucified by hysteria fueled by love for a world and values that I don’t feel with the unit”.