Deathead Show Canceled By Venue Because Band May Upset Mormons

Utah based thrash metal band DEATHEAD have been banned from a venue in Idaho for 'looking like a hate group.' Deathead released a shirt design over 10 years ago that features the band on the front and "At Least I'm Not Mormon" on the back. And that was enough to have The Venue in Caldwell, ID ban the band from performing. The venue reportedly stated "I speak for the venue and we believe in music,, all types, but your shirts make u look like a a hate group we do not support that. I/we hope u understand that , and thank u for your interest in the club."

"The show was set to take place on September 21 and had been booked for about a month," states the band. "I was informed by the booker, who is a good guy and I have much respect for, that the club was owned by Mormons and they see what we have as a message of hate and we were not welcome. [They] said that they got several letters about us."

Deathead was banned in July from performing at The Fifth in Bountiful, UT as "the venue was worried that we would be too heavy and loud for their patrons and has asked the promoter to not include us."

Deathead will still be performing at Kamikazes in UT with The Obliterate Plague and Unthinkable Thoughts on Sept 7 so show some support. Also be sure to check out the band's music at bandcamp.com.

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Jason Fisher    August 12, 2013