Metal Anarchy

Slaughter To Prevail are scheduled to take the stage in Stockholm, Sweden this evening (January 30), but politicians are trying to cancel the show. Officials have taken issue with the Russian metal act’s ties to their homeland amid its invasion of Ukraine. This includes the band’s use of the Russian national emblem on their merch. They also took issue with vocalist Alex Terrible for wearing Russian symbols, visiting a Russian military school, running a Russian business, participating in Russian bare-knuckle fights, etc. City councilor Christofer Fjellner accused the group of spreading propaganda. Mayor Karin Wanngård also made similar comments to SVT:

“The city’s premises are not a place to spread anti-democratic messages. It is the organizer’s responsibility to ensure that democratic conditions are followed and the city has a dialogue with the organizer to ensure that this also happens during the event in question.”