Saxon viré des Emirats à cause des paroles de "Crusader
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Saxon devait faire un festival aux Emirats arabes Unis. Ils s'en sont faits virer parce que les paroles de "Crusader" ont été considérées comme anti-arabes . C'est ridicule et à gerber
According to 7Days.ae, British heavy metal legends SAXON will not be performing at this year's Dubai Desert Rock Festival — set to take place on March 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — because one of their songs from the 1980s includes lyrics about freeing the Holy Land and spilling Muslim blood.
Concert organizers Centre Stage Management (CSM) said yesterday (March 12) that Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) had withdrawn permission for the band to perform on Thursday "without citing a specific reason."
However, CSM said that controversy created by the publication of the song's lyrics in local media had influenced the decision.
"Band members were immediately labelled in most Arabic newspapers as racists, Arab haters, who wanted to put all Muslims to the sword," Joann Shams, business development manager for CSM said.
No one from the DTCM was available for comment yesterday. Last week, a local Arab paper translated and published the lyrics to SAXON's 1984 song "Crusader" and said:
"The question here for the band and the organisers is what will SAXON do in Dubai's land and on Arabian sands? Are they going to make us, the Saracen heathens, taste their music just as if their guitars were swords made of steel."
"SAXON...calls for the mass extermination of Arabs," the article added. CSM said the band’s management was informed last night and that they expressed "shock" over the decision.
In a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET by SAXON's management, the band said, "We are very disappointed that we can’t play to our fans in the Middle East. We are not and never have been a racist band. The lyrics of the song 'Crusader' have been taken totally out of context. Many of the songs we write are based on historical events e.g. 'Dallas 1 PM' (Kennedy's assassination), 'Conquistador' (The Conquest of South America), 'Crusader' (The 12th Century) — the songs are not intended to be taken as any form of propaganda, the song is a snapshot of an event in history, the lyrics are intended to give a flavour of what it must have been like in the army at the time. Saladin, the leader of the Saracens, was also a mighty warrior and his battles would make a good vehicle for a great metal song as well.
"The journalist who wrote about 'Crusader' was obviously trying to cause as much trouble as possible. We don't write lyrics to inside hatred or racism, we have fans all over the world of every colour and religion and music should be used to break down barriers and not to build them."
SAXON had been scheduled to arrive on Thursday morning (March 16) and perform alongside five other bands, including MEGADETH, at Desert Rock. More than 4,000 tickets have been sold so far and organisers expect 8,000 to turn up, according to 7Days.ae.
According to 7Days.ae, British heavy metal legends SAXON will not be performing at this year's Dubai Desert Rock Festival — set to take place on March 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — because one of their songs from the 1980s includes lyrics about freeing the Holy Land and spilling Muslim blood.
Concert organizers Centre Stage Management (CSM) said yesterday (March 12) that Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) had withdrawn permission for the band to perform on Thursday "without citing a specific reason."
However, CSM said that controversy created by the publication of the song's lyrics in local media had influenced the decision.
"Band members were immediately labelled in most Arabic newspapers as racists, Arab haters, who wanted to put all Muslims to the sword," Joann Shams, business development manager for CSM said.
No one from the DTCM was available for comment yesterday. Last week, a local Arab paper translated and published the lyrics to SAXON's 1984 song "Crusader" and said:
"The question here for the band and the organisers is what will SAXON do in Dubai's land and on Arabian sands? Are they going to make us, the Saracen heathens, taste their music just as if their guitars were swords made of steel."
"SAXON...calls for the mass extermination of Arabs," the article added. CSM said the band’s management was informed last night and that they expressed "shock" over the decision.
In a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET by SAXON's management, the band said, "We are very disappointed that we can’t play to our fans in the Middle East. We are not and never have been a racist band. The lyrics of the song 'Crusader' have been taken totally out of context. Many of the songs we write are based on historical events e.g. 'Dallas 1 PM' (Kennedy's assassination), 'Conquistador' (The Conquest of South America), 'Crusader' (The 12th Century) — the songs are not intended to be taken as any form of propaganda, the song is a snapshot of an event in history, the lyrics are intended to give a flavour of what it must have been like in the army at the time. Saladin, the leader of the Saracens, was also a mighty warrior and his battles would make a good vehicle for a great metal song as well.
"The journalist who wrote about 'Crusader' was obviously trying to cause as much trouble as possible. We don't write lyrics to inside hatred or racism, we have fans all over the world of every colour and religion and music should be used to break down barriers and not to build them."
SAXON had been scheduled to arrive on Thursday morning (March 16) and perform alongside five other bands, including MEGADETH, at Desert Rock. More than 4,000 tickets have been sold so far and organisers expect 8,000 to turn up, according to 7Days.ae.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-q2ZQi10QFranky a écrit :j'ai voté pour toi, car en plus d'être un crétin (comme Gasp), tu es malfaisant.
- Fonz
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Attention fils tu files un mauvais cotton.Ta'ayouch a écrit :C'est vrai que c'est ridicule à gerber.
Crusader, de Saxon.
Bien fait, saloperie de mécréants hérétiques !
NASHVILLE PUSSY, Jack Daniels and Gibson !
[color=red]Chacal[/color] a écrit :Putain que j'aimerais être un trve comme toi Fonz
- Cardinal-Sin
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Re: Saxon viré des Emirats à cause des paroles de "Crus
Et bien moi je salut l'esprit éclairé des hautes autorités Politiques et Religieuses de Dubai qui ont sû voir en Saxon cette véritable menace subversive & haineuse qui depuis trop longtemps au nom du Hard Rock , attise les haines , exacerbe les tensions internationales allant jusqu'à menacer à terme la paix mondiale....Pierre a écrit :Saxon devait faire un festival aux Emirats arabes Unis. Ils s'en sont faits virer parce que les paroles de "Crusader" ont été considérées comme anti-arabes . C'est ridicule et à gerber
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Bien vu les gars de Dubai et encore merci !!!!
C'est toujours rassurant de voir que la démocratie et la tolérance progresse partout ....
On parle de l'étranger mais il se pourrait bien qu'il y ai également un groupe annulé au Hell Fest pour des raisons toutes aussi débiles. J'attends tout de même une confirmation pour divulguer son identité. En tout cas, ça n'arrive pas toujours chez les autres ce genre de chose.
- Gaëtan
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Remarquez, un groupe comme Cannibal Corpse est censuré en Allemagne. Et lors des concerts dans ce pays, il y a certains morceaux qu'ils n'ont pas le droit de jouer. Même si des fois ils les jouent malgré tout en les incorporant dans d'autre morceaux (autorisés, eux), ou en en changeant le nom.
La vie est une pute, mais l'alcool c'est bien.
- Bertrand
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vous n'y etes pas les gars.
C'est Dave Mustaine qui a demandé à ce que Saxon soit retiré de l'affiche, car ils sont trop chretiens justement.
C'etait ça sinon Megadeth ne venait pas.
On le connait le père Dave, l'a fait pareil pour Dissection l'an dernier.
C'est Dave Mustaine qui a demandé à ce que Saxon soit retiré de l'affiche, car ils sont trop chretiens justement.
C'etait ça sinon Megadeth ne venait pas.
On le connait le père Dave, l'a fait pareil pour Dissection l'an dernier.
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- St Anger
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décidement toujours aussi con ces religieux
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- Mc Brain
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Même si c'est consternant, faut voir le bon côté des choses. Il y a un festival rock aux émirats arabes unis! Ce n'est pas si mal; après ça se fera en douceur, et dans, quinze ans, ils laisseront jouer Cannibal et Craddle sans hésiter
Gaëtan: "Reste plus qu'à interdire les citations dans les signatures... "
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- St Anger
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t'es optimiste toi
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- Metal Heart
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Je sais pas, moi la perspective que cannibal corpse soit écouté dans le monde entier ne me rend pas vraiment optimiste sur la nature humaine
Keep the spirit of Neo True Muddy Metal Prog alive
Allez l'ESSG !!!
Allez l'ESSG !!!
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- St Anger
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tu crois vraiment que Cannibal Corpse est dangereux pour l'humanité ?
My lifestyle determines my deathstyle
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- St Anger
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- blackoum
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???? En tout cas pas au FURYFEST '05, j'ai vu les deux groupes, ils ont joué le même jour et dans la même salle à environ 5-6 heures d'intervallles.Bebert a écrit : On le connait le père Dave, l'a fait pareil pour Dissection l'an dernier.