Over the weekend, Slaughter to Prevail performed the Vans Warped Tour present down in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. on the RFK Stadium Grounds. No biggie, it was solely the day the No Kings protests in opposition to the Cheeto-in-Chief’s deportation efforts and all that, so political tensions had been on edge. So when Slaughter To Prevail took to the stage and vocalist Alex Horrible got here out waving a Russian flag, it was certain to piss some individuals off.
You see, Russia and America have been adversarial powers to at least one one other for a protracted ass time. Currently, it’s felt like a sure tangerine tyrant has been doing the whole lot in his energy to assist Russian President Vladimir Putin get what he desires, together with a weakened American energy construction and searching the opposite approach as he seeks the entire annexation of Ukraine by means of brute power.
Couple all that with the truth that Horrible’s been a lightning rod for controversy through the years within the deathcore scene and this was certain to get some peoples’ hackles raised. He’s lengthy been fervently patriotic for his house nation, although he mentioned he left as a result of he was being persecuted as a metallic musician whereas dwelling in Russia. In a submit on the band’s Instagram following their efficiency, Horrible mentioned he was completely satisfied to have the ability to wave the Russian flag on the present.
“Im grateful to characterize my nation worldwide I actually wish to make this legacy of the Russian heavy metallic band smashing the phases in every single place and spreading a great message. Encourage individuals with our music to not to surrender on your self and do greater than you assume you are able to do
@vanswarpedtour we respect your hospitality ! Crowd was insane”
After the backlash started blowing up on-line, nonetheless, he issued a for much longer assertion, lamenting how web tradition has warped the whole lot and that he’s going to proceed sharing his opinions transferring ahead.
You’ll be able to learn the complete assertion within the picture beneath, however he captioned the submit with the next:
“Web life is a illness. It’s unhappy nevertheless it’s true. I’m studying to solely be a “poster”. I submit and depart. As a result of once I learn the remark part it makes me unhappy and really feel like I’ll by no means be ok for them.
“Simply make your stuff, submit and depart.”
All of this comes simply weeks after followers acquired up in arms that Dying Fetus and Suicide Silence had been opening for Slaughter to Prevail on an upcoming tour, regardless of all of the controversy surrounding Horrible and the band.
As a proponent of free speech, I feel it ought to go with out saying that Horrible must be allowed to wave the Russian flag on American soil. It’s his prerogative. That doesn’t imply he’s free from criticism about that motion, given the whole lot that’s happening, nevertheless it’s his proper. He’s additionally not incorrect about terminally on-line individuals needing to recover from themselves and contact some fucking grass once in a while.
Nonetheless, bro ought to have identified that might have gotten individuals pissed off. Perhaps he did and that was the purpose.
