Tatts out for the lads

WITH THE ORIGINAL date falling victim to the American terrorist attacks, Slayer play a rescheduled Tattoo The Planet show at The Point on October 9th.

Speaking this week from his Los Angeles home, bassist/singer Tom Araya said: “I think we’d be letting our European fans down if we cancelled. We all have families and are aware of the potential dangers. But many kids in Europe have experienced attacks and assaults and

terrorism throughout their lives, so I think Slayer should make the effort to go over there and play for them. As a band, we simply refuse to play into the hands of these terrorists. We won’t allow them to disrupt our lives any further.”

While Cradle Of Filth and Vision Of Disorder are still on board, Pantera and Static-X have both withdrawn from support duties.

“There are no words worthy to express the sorrow we feel for those who lost loved ones in yesterday’s terrible tragedy,” reads an official communiqué from the former. “We have made the decision to cancel our participation in the upcoming Tattoo The Planet tour of Europe that was scheduled to begin tomorrow.

“We apologise to our international friends and fans that we planned on jamming and partying with, but there is absolutely nothing in the world worth compromising their safety or ours.”

Similarly concerned, Jonatha Brookes, The Flatlanders, Suicide and The Pernice Brothers have all pulled the Irish dates they were supposed to play this month.