Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura is facing accusation of ‘devil worship’ which caused them being banned from performing on April 28 in Lebanon on by Lebanese authorities, following this a planned gig in Beirut has been canceled.
The reasons of being banned are ‘insulting Christianity,’ ‘devil worshippers,’ and performing in Israel and showing their support from Israel.
There is a rule that travellers with Isreali stamps in their passports are banned from entering Lebanon but according to the skull session the band not performed in Israel before.
The band did a film in Israel and Palestine in 1993 video for the song “Territory” where the clip actually shows scenes of “repression” by Israel.
“Basically what we learned is that they are considered devil worshipers, that they have disrespected Christianity, and that they have performed in Israel,” saying this Skull Session added “All of which are of course not true.”
“We would like to point out that the band is socially active as it tries to shed light on corruption in societies without adopting any ideology or being inclined towards any thought. On the contrary, through their lyrics, they ask people to return to God and to reject an abnormal automated society, not to worship Satan as interpreted by some,” said Skull Session in a statement.
After event organizers Skull Session explained that the country’s General Security Office denied the band’s members visas for entry, Sepultura’s fans burst into anger.
Sepultura previously faced such kind of allegation in 2016.
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