Fanbase Music Mag Issue 25

THRONE PULL OUT OF PURIFY “HAIL SUICIDE” TOUR—Durban leg of tour Heavy metal Christian band, Throne have decided to pull out of the Purify-Hail Suicide Durban leg of the tour due to a Purify music video making its round on YouTube. Throne, who was going to be a support act for the tour decided that as a Christian band (although they do respect all religions creeds and beliefs and are open minded), could just not support a band that thinks it’s okay to attack and literally rape a woman on stage. The Video shows a woman getting pulled by the hair on stage and her clothes ripped off while the band take turns at spitting and beating her, although the word is that this act was staged and planned before the gig, the meaning and disgust behind it isn’t right and thus Throne making the decision to pull out of the tour… As Chief Editor of Fanbase music mag I would like to congratulate Throne on this decision and we as a mag stand by their decision also. In a recent press release, Throne had this to say to their fans and the press: To all of our fans, friends, and fellow musicians - It is with great disappointment that we have decided not to support Purify on the Durban leg of their ''Hail Suicide'' tour. Due to recent events that have come to light, we have decided that it will not be in our best interests or in the interest of our fans to take part in this tour. Staged or not, we do not support nor condone, in fact, we strongly oppose the actions taken in the ''Hands of Apocalypse'' video that has been making the rounds on YouTube. This video is disgusting and promotes both violence and sexual abuse against women and we feel that it will only further damage an already struggling alternative scene, when it has already been labelled as vulgar, violent, and negatively influential. As our Durban fans and fellow musicians know, the metal/ alternative scene has done more than its fair share to promote charities, and raise both money and awareness against abuse of any nature. THRONE, as you are all well aware, is a Christian band and although we are open-minded, and very accepting of people of all faiths, creeds and religions, we will not condone these actions. We know this may seem unprofessional, but as a band we must make a stand against what we believe is wrong. We hope that you will support us in this, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming shows!