On July 2 local Romanian authorities decided to ban God Dethroned's show scheduled for July 5 in Oradea. Dan Octavian, spokesman for the local counsil, along with his fellow colegues named the band as a satanist promoter, thus deciding the show can not take place in their community.
This is a premiere for Romania as well as for God Dethroned. In 20 years never has such an event take place. The event was a private one, taking place in the Blue Monday Club in downtown Oradea.
God Dethroned is one of the top european death metal acts, and their last album entitled Passiontale speaks about the First World War in the Balcans and all of it's atrocities. It's the first time the band decided to play in the Balkans, meaning Croatia, Serbia, Bonsia & Hertegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Hungary and Romania. All shows are going as scheduled. |
