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 towards 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 folks off.
You see, Russia and America have been adversarial powers to 1 one other for a protracted ass time. Currently, it’s felt like a sure tangerine tyrant has been doing all the pieces in his energy to assist Russian President Vladimir Putin get what he desires, together with a weakened American energy construction and searching the opposite means as he seeks the entire annexation of Ukraine by way 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, even supposing he mentioned he left as a result of he was being persecuted as a steel musician whereas dwelling in Russia. In a submit on the band’s Instagram following their efficiency, Horrible mentioned he was glad to have the ability to wave the Russian flag on the present.
“Im grateful to signify my nation worldwide I actually wish to make this legacy of the Russian heavy steel band smashing the phases all over the place and spreading an excellent message. Inspire folks with our music to not to surrender on your self and do greater than you assume you are able to do
@vanswarpedtour we recognize your hospitality ! Crowd was insane”
After the backlash started blowing up on-line, nevertheless, he issued a for much longer assertion, lamenting how web tradition has warped all the pieces and that he’s going to proceed sharing his opinions transferring ahead.
You’ll be able to learn the total assertion within the picture under, 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 go away. As a result of after 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 go away.”
All of this comes simply weeks after followers bought 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 believe 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 all the pieces that’s happening, nevertheless it’s his proper. He’s additionally not mistaken about terminally on-line folks needing to recover from themselves and contact some fucking grass every now and then.
Nonetheless, bro ought to have recognized that might have gotten folks pissed off. Perhaps he did and that was the purpose.
