PESTILENCE - New Video Interview Available
May 28, 2009, 15 years ago
Imhotep's Roy Kristensen talked to PESTILENCE mainman Patrick Mameli and guitarist Patrick Uterwyck about their new album Resurrection Macabre, the music and writing process. Click below to watch the video interviews:
Pestilence were forced to cancel their May 24th appearance at the Maryland DeathFest due to their detainment at the US border. Band leader Patrick Mameli and guitarist Patrick Uterwyck were kept in custody for several hours and sent back to the Netherlands.
Upon entering the US and stopping at customs they discovered their paper work, which was sent to them, for their travels was not properly completed for the required working visas. Originally they were told all was in order and to proceed on the trip to the US. They spent a total of 44 hours in flights and detainment - The two artists had flown the day before to give the USA metal-heads a skull-crushing performance only to be disappointed.
“We are extremely sad and disappointed not being able to perform on the MDF. Not having received the proper information on our visa application, we were under the impression that what we received from the securing visas and working permits office was the actual working permits,” explains band leader Patrick Mameli. “We were kept under custody by the border security police for 4 hours trying to do everything in our power to let us pass, but all our efforts failed. They sent us home on the next plane. Hopefully we will be given another chance to perform for you, our fans!”
