Changeups:
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01) Metal Church cancel tour:
Metal Church, unfortunately, were forced to cancel their recently announced 2024 Tour dates. On January 21, the band issued a statement on social media, explaining guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof suffered an ongoing back issue, resulting in the ultimate decision to cancel the trek to focus on the issue.
Read the full statement below:
“Dear Friends (Kurdt here). As some of you may have recently noticed during our live performances, I frequently will disappear to the side of the stage during a set and continue playing while sitting on a chair. This is due to an ongoing back issue that I’ve needed to deal with for a while now. I kept putting it off and it’s finally caught up with me, so I’m going to get this taken care of so I can continue performing live in the future. “That being said, sadly we will be canceling all upcoming show dates for 2024. I apologize for this but I need to get this taken care of. Check with your local venues for any refunds. Thank you for your continued support and I’m looking forward to seeing you in the future!”
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02) At The Gates cancel spring & summer tour dates:
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At The Gates are forced to scrap their touring plans for the spring and into the summer due to “reasons beyond” their control. On January 23rd, the Swedish death metal outfit shared the following statement:
“We regret to inform you that At the Gates has been forced to cancel all upcoming shows in the spring and summer due to reasons beyond our control.
Special info and refund options for ticket holders, please visit the festivals FB or web pages for more info.
Thanks.”
Following the announcement, it was revealed Gorgoroth have been added to Inferno Metal Festival. The group will be headlining on the Friday date replacing At The Gates, which takes place on March 28-31st across several venues in Oslo, Norway.
