Black metal band Martyrdom has issued an apology following a recent incident involving a pig’s head being thrown into a crowd. And yes, you are in the real music news section of the site.
Video from the gig on Friday, January 19th in Houston, Texas got about online and it clearly showed a severed pig’s head being thrown towards the back of the crowd in attendance.
You can clearly hear someone in the crowd yelling “gross” as the head came flying over the crowd (which can be seen at the bottom of this article).
Music News: Martyrdom Apologises for Pig Head Throwing Incident
The band issued an official apology (via Lambgoat), stating:
“Hi everyone
“We just want to start off by saying we are incredibly sorry to anyone we offended with our actions and gimmicks on stage.
“We are a black metal band, and as part of it, we try to add a little bit of imagery and shock value to our set. Unfortunately our acts has gotten carried away and way out of hand, offending many and even harming some.
“We want to apologize to any vegans, Muslims, or other minority groups we may have offended, and to anyone who was harmed by our act.
“Most importantly we want to apologize to the White Swan, and Harry, the sound guy, specifically. thank you so much white swan for giving us the opportunity to play there.”
there is a pigs head in the swan pic.twitter.com/sUC6bkb8fT
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