Did Dani Filth Have A Mental Breakdown At French Festival?

As more information comes to light, it is becoming clear that Dani Filth was not 'beaten up' by security as many have speculated. It is now looking like festival security and French police had to restrain Filth from harming himself and others.

This would explain why security in the photo is clearly restraining Dani Filth and not in a full on brawl. Filth and Co. have also pulled out of next weeks Wacken festival "due to injuries" Filth sustained.

Could these injuries be of the mental kind and not physical as everyone has speculated?

To address this, we must look at the bigger picture and the events that led up to Dani Filth's confrontation with security.

Eyewitnesses to Cradle of Filth's July 14th appearance in France saw the band take the stage late due to technical issues. Both the crowd and band were constantly blasted with feedback. Before that, Dani was nearly an hour late to a meeting with press and most had left to cover other bands infuriating Filth. RadioMetal.com reports that "As a result, the vocalist headed to the side of the stage on numerous occasions, notably to yell at a staff member, to kick him in the shins (!), and ended up trying to punch him in the face (!!!)." Filth also threw a full water bottle at a sound tech and slammed down the mic before storming off stage.

What happened next we can only speculate on until a statement is made by those present. All we know is Dani Filth was taken to the ground and restrained for the police. Lez'Arts Scéniques Festival organizers stated "Faced with Dani Filth's aggressive and uncontrollable behavior, both on stage and backstage, the festival organizers had no choice but to have festival security and the police handle the person who had become a danger for himself and for others."

The key lines are "danger to himself and for others."



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Jason Fisher    July 25, 2011