LAMB OF GOD Cancel Appearances At Heavy MTL, Heavy T.O., IN FLAMES Step In; Lamb Of God Tour With DETHKLOK, GOJIRA Cancelled
July 26, 2012, 12 years ago
Heavy T.O. / Heavy MTL have announced that due to the continued incarceration of LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic, the band will not be appearing at the festivals taking place on August 11th and 12th in Toronto and Montreal.
Heavy T.O. / Heavy MTL have announced that IN FLAMES have been added to the festival lineup. In Flames will play on Saturday, August 11th at Heavy T.O. and Sunday, August 12th at Heavy MTL.
For more info: HeavyMTL.com, HeavyTO.com.
Meanwhile, Adult Swim has issued the following in regards to the Lamb Of God / DETHKLOK co-headline tour: "In light of circumstances beyond our control, the upcoming Dethklok and Lamb Of God with GOJIRA summer tour has been canceled. Refunds will be available to customers who already purchased tickets through their point of purchase. We thank Dethklok fans for their continued support and look forward to releasing information about the band's upcoming third album and a planned fall tour in the coming weeks."
(Note: Dethklok and Gojira will still be playing the Heavy T.O. / Heavy MTL dates.
Lamb Of God state: "Due to the continued incarceration of Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic, the band’s co-headline tour with Dethklok scheduled to begin August 1st in Seattle is being cancelled. The band regrets the decision but the uncertainty of Randy’s release makes it impossible to carry on with the tour. Upon Randy’s release, it is the band’s intention to rebook a tour in the fall and at this time the band fully intends to participate in the Mayhem Cruise in December.
"Lamb Of God wishes to thank Dethklok, Adult Swim and Gojira for their support and patience as well as all of the promoters who had dates on the tour. Last but certainly not least, the band thanks all of the fans who bought tickets for the tour and who have been supportive of Randy and the band over the last month that Randy has been held in Prague. Without the fans, there is no Lamb Of God."
