Exodus-fani pidätettiin julkaistuaan yhtyeen sanoituksia facebookissa

Uutissivusto 14news.comin mukaan Exodus-yhtyeen fani olisi pidätetty Yhdysvalloissa, Greenvillen kaupungissa, Kentuckyn osavaltiossa julkaistuaan yhtyeen sanoituksia facebookissa. 31-vuotias Jamie Evans pidätettiin terrorismiuhan vuoksi julkaistuaan kappaleen ”Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)” (levyltä  ”Exhibit B: The Human Condition”) sanoituksia. Nyt yhtye on julkaissut omilla facebook-sivuillaan lausunnon asiasta. Lue lisää nähdäksesi lausunto.

There has been an unfortunate situation that has come to the band’s attention. A fan in Greenville, Kentucky has been arrested and is currently being jailed for alleged terroristic threats for posting the lyrics to the EXODUS song ‘Class Dismissed’. The band EXODUS does not promote or condone terrorists, threats or bullying. That being said, the band is somewhat baffled by the fact that this man being charged for what seems against his first amendment rights of Freedom of Speech.

“The idea that an individual in this great country of ours could be arrested for simply posting lyrics to a song is something I never believed could happen in a free society,” states EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. “James Evans was simply posting lyrics to a band he likes on Facebook, and he was locked up for it. The song ‘Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)’ was written as a view through the eyes of a madman and in no way endorses that kind of fucked up behavior. It was the Virginia Tech massacre perpetrated by Seung-Hui Cho that was the subject and inspiration to write the song, one in which we put the brakes on playing it live after the Sandy Hook shooting, as we did not want to seem insensitive.”

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Gary continues, “As some of us in EXODUS are parents, of course these things hit close to home, it’s every parent’s worst fear. These moments are the stuff of nightmares, and life, as well as music, isn’t always pretty. But when we start to overreact to things like lyrics by any band, including EXODUS, and start arresting people, we are caving in to paranoia and are well on our way to becoming an Orwellian society.”

Exodus julkaisee uuden levynsä ”Blood In, Blood Out” lokakuun 10. päivä Nuclear Blast Recordsin kautta.