Mary Magdalan comments on Metal Sanaz

You can read a statement from Metal Sanaz here.

Rarely do I use The Gauntlet as my own personal pulpit but there have been some recent events lately that I think need to be addressed. The world of rock is very cutthroat and take no prisoners.

The Gauntlet recently passed on covering the saga of Sanaz dropping off the Mary Magdalan tour as a host. Soon after the story broke, I began hearing from people in Sanaz's camp, booking agents, venues, and people in Mary Magdalan's camp. According to three separate booking agents, Sanaz and her reps called up their clubs the weekend after she dropped off the bill. "We were told Sanaz would not longer be appearing and that the tour was canceled, not just her appearance, but the entire tour. She also went on to badmouth the band and warned us against re-booking the band in the future." Another club booking agent said she "went on to completely badmouth the band and warn me about re-booking them. She kept telling me they have no talent and can't play their instruments. She was highly unprofessional." It is one thing to drop off a tour as a host due to a disagreement, but to go around and badmouth the headliner, call the venues and try to cancel the shows and inform the booking agents the members of the band use heroin is low, even for Sanaz...or so I thought. I am guilty at times of calling out a metal band or two and voicing my concerns over their actions, but to try to un-book an unsigned bands first tour is fucked up.

At this point, my interest was piqued, I contacted Mary Magdalan's management and was told the band was taking the high road and had no further comment other than Sanaz was no longer on the bill.

A couple weeks went by and life went on, or so I thought. Over Memorial Day, I got a call from Gzus of Mary Magdalan. The phone conversation started with "I am fucking done taking the high road." It was music to my ears. We proceeded to speak about the events which transpired. It was confirmed that Sanaz had tried to un-book the tour and badmouth the band to promoters. "As soon as we confirmed Sanaz was on the tour with us, people began showing their disdain for this woman like she had run over their dog or something" stated Gzus. "I was just trying to book some shows. Now that I have hung out with her, I understand. If I have to hear her say 'Oh my god, can I see how fucking metal you are?' one more time, I'll vomit in my shit. I am not claiming to be metal, but I have been in the pit at a Pantera show and had my shit kicked in at a Metallca concert. I'm not metal, I am a hip-hop guy and I can also say that Sanaz is not metal. I can smell that a mile away. I knew she was a fraud when we were hanging out and Metallica's 'Fade to Black' came on and she asked 'whose this?'"

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