Slaves vaihtaa nimeä Black Lives Matter -liikkeen myötä

Yhdysvaltalainen rockyhtye Slaves on päättänyt vaihtaa nimeään. Yhtyeen tuleva albumi ”To Better Days” tulee olemaan bändin viimeinen Slaves-nimen alla. Vaikka nimi on alunperin viitannut huumeriippuvuuteen, se on bändin julkaiseman tiedotteen mukaan silti sopimaton ajankohtaan ja Black Lives Matter -liikkeeseen nähden. Voit lukea tiedotteen tästä:

“As individuals, as well as a collective, we hold certain virtues close to our hearts – honesty and transparency with our fans being some of the most important.

Artikkeli jatkuu mainoksen jälkeen

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Early on in the process of writing and recording the new album ‘To Better Days‘, we discussed what this new iteration of our band should sound like, what it should look like, as well as what it should be called. We decided then, this would be our last release under the name Slaves.

The name Slaves was conceived as a reference to the band’s battle with substance abuse in the past, to the idea that we become enslaved by our addictions and by our own demons. Our goal has always been to tackle these difficult subjects head on, as well as to build a community and share stories of hope to let others know that their inner demons can be defeated.

However, this definition of the name neglects to take ownership of its racial connotations. As obstinate supporters of the BLM movement, we cannot continue to tour our music and our positive message to a word associated with such negative weight and hurt.

Artikkeli jatkuu mainoksen jälkeen

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‘To Better Days‘ will represent the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another for the band. This is something we have been planning for a while and are excited to start unveiling new music, new name, later this year.

We are thankful to our fans that continue to stick by us and we look forward to sharing this new era with you moving forward.

With love and gratitude,
Colin, Felipe, Matt, Weston, Zack“