Governor Davut Gül has cancelled Slaughter To Prevail and Behemoth’s shows in Istanbul, Turkey. He made the move after claiming the two acts clashed with their “societal values.”
Gül said the following:
“No activity that corrupts society in Istanbul has ever been permitted up to this day, and it will not be permitted in the future either.”
He also issued a press release:
“As a result of the preparations for the concert events to be held at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center Turkcell Stage within the boundaries of our district, on February 10th at 21:30 by the group “Slaughter To Prevail” and on February 11th at 21:30 by the group “BEHEMOTH” ;
It has been observed that the events have caused a backlash from many segments of society due to their incompatibility with our societal values.
Therefore, pursuant to Articles 17 and 22 of Law No. 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations and Article 32/Ç of Law No. 5442 on Provincial Administration;
It has been decided that all kinds of concerts, festivals, group and ticketed programs, etc., events within Zorlu PSM and Zorlu Center are PROHIBITED for a period of 2 (two) days, from 00:01 on 10.02.2026 to 23:59 on 11.02.2026.
RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCED TO THE PUBLIC.”
According to Bianet, Akit TV was one of the outlets condemning the concerts. That Turkish broadcaster said the following about the bands:
“Bands named ‘Slaughter To Prevail,’ who preach satanism and steal the faith of young people, and ‘Behemoth,’ who blatantly oppose religion with their satanic attire, are coming to Turkey.”
Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible said the following regarding those reports:
“I have no clue what they saying but we are SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL not sliden to previl
Also we are not satanic. We are brutal death metal band. I personally will go to Valhalla after I die . Our guitarist @thegrebfather probably will go to hell coz he is orthodox Christian. Turkey’s people I love you and respect your country and religion views. But don’t call me satanic”
He also added the following about the cancellation:
“I just found out about the news.
The Turkey show got canceled because one Islamic group of people put a high pressure on select government, saying, we spreading satanic propaganda, which is completely not true.
I believe in God. Our guitarist Jack [Simmons], he’s literally performing with the Orthodox cross on his chest. But we cannot do anything against Turkey government, and we’re a guest here. So respectfully, I don’t know what to do. It’s very sad situation.”
[via The PRP]
As previously reported, fans recently accused Kid Rock of lip syncing during Turning Point USA’s “All-American American Halftime Show.” However, he later denied the allegations, claiming it looked off because the performance “was out of sync.” Now, he has gone a step further by flying out DJ Paradime for an acapella performance of “Bawitdaba” to prove his case. Rock said the following about that:
“My halftime performance was pre recorded but performed live. No lipsycing like the haters and fake news are trying to report. When they synced the cameras to my performance on ‘Bawitdaba,’ it did not line up as I explain in this video.”
Corrosion Of Conformity have announced a new double album titled “Good God / Baad Man.” The effort will be released on April 3 and a video for its first single, “Gimme Some Moore,” can be found below. Notably, the new track also includes guest gang vocals from Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen and Madonna guitarist Monte Pittman.
“Good God / Baad Man” Track Listing:
01. “Good God? / Final Dawn“
02. “You Or Me“
03. “Gimme Some Moore“
04. “The Handler“
05. “Bedouin’s Hand“
06. “Run For Your Life“
07. “Baad Man“
08. “Lose Yourself“
09. “Mandra Sonos“
10. “Asleep On The Killing Floor“
11. “Handcuff County“
12. “Swallowing The Anchor“
13. “Brickman“
14. “Forever Amplified“
Vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan commented:
“Our producer, Warren Riker, kept calling it Dark Side Of The Doom. In my head, it’s a weird love letter to all things rock ‘n’ roll. We used that for the freedom to go in different directions. Each album is its own tiny universe and has its own identity. Good God leans toward the heavier/pissed end of the spectrum. Baad Man is more on the throwdown rock scope. As we went along, it became clear which songs went on which album.”
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