by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 28, 2015 | Cancellations, News, Touring, Updates
The Summer Slaughter tour just started and, even though it isn’t as chaotic as Mayhem Festival, it has already encountered some issues. We reported about After The Burial pulling off the bill after their former guitarist Justin Lowe passed away and they needed...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 29, 2013 | Cancellations
The Krisiun tour has gotten a little less, um, hypocritical, as Hypocrisy have been forced to pull out of the tour, along with Aborted. The band’s label, Nuclear Blast, makes it seem like it’s a visa issue preventing the band from touring, citing...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 24, 2011 | New Music, Updates
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMorAdnCixg[/youtube] Last week certainly was a great one for Australia’s Ne Obliviscaris. As you may remember, Australia’s Department of Immigration rejected Benjamin Baret’s application for a Distinguished Talent Visa because...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 10, 2011 | Interviews
Back in January, Metal Insider first found out that Australian black metal band Ne Obliviscaris was having trouble keeping their guitarist in the country. Australia’s Department of Immigration rejected guitarist Benjamin Baret’s application for a Distinguished Talent...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 7, 2011 | Bad Breaks
This past weekend, punk metallers Kvelertak confirmed reports that their visas and passports had been stolen while awaiting to board a plane in Norway. The band confirmed the news via Twitter and Facebook, while singer Erlend Hjelvik revealed the following to...