BELPHEGOR Frontman Attacked By Russian Orthodox Fanatic At St. Petersburg Airport (Video)
April 21, 2016, 8 years ago
As reported by Antichrist Magazine, Belphegor frontman Helmuth Lehner was provoked into a potential altercation by a Russian orthodox fanatic at the St. Petersburg airport on April 19th. Check out the footage below.
According to an update from Louwire, the attacker is Anatoly Artyukh, who is the chair of Narodny Sobor, a national Orthodox Christian organization. He was aiming to shut down the show featuring Nile, Belphegor and Melechesh — all bands who have religious and/or sexually explicit themes — under the premise that it would violate two Russian laws pertaining to blasphemy and religious hatred.
Lehner has been praised for his restraint and not retaliating, as many Russian fans have pointed out he would have likely been arrested for doing so, putting the current Belphegor tour with Nile in jeopardy.
Check out this exclusive clip of Belphegor playing “Totenkult - Exegesis Of Deterioration”, recorded live inside their "rehearsal bunker" earlier this year. This scorching death/black metal track will be included on the upcoming album, scheduled for a late 2016, early 2017 release.
Belphegor’s new project will take place two-and-a-half years after the highly-acclaimed Conjuring The Dead album, which was released via Nuclear Blast Records in August 2014.
