Oakland: Black Metal Banned

**Brian4Liberty** · 02-21-2017, 12:21 AM

'Nobody's a Nazi Here': Heavy Metal Fans Decry Cancellation of Band's Oakland Gig
By Brendan Weber and Marianne Favro - Feb 18, 2017

A Swedish heavy metal band scheduled to rock the Metro Operahouse in Oakland Saturday night didn't even see the stage.

That's because police were worried about public safety after reports surfaced that the band, coined Marduk, has ties to white supremacy and anti-Semitism. Those reports materialized into threats directed at the Oakland Metro Operahouse.

Out of an abundance of caution to protect employees and the public from any potential harm carried out by protesters decrying the band, the Oakland Police Department advised the Oakland Metro Operahouse to call off the event.

The music hall did investigate the band and found no evidence to suggest that the band has a history of controversial behavior.

"In the last week, we have read interview after interview with Marduk spanning over the last 20 years and found no statements indicating the band are white supremacists, nationalists, or anti-immigrant," a statement published on the Oakland Metro Operhouse Facebook page read.

However, in the wake of protests that erupted on the UC Berkeley campus surrounding Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopolous' scheduled visit, police still urged the hosts to cancel the event in the name of public safety.
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Droves of frustrated and impassioned fans took to Facebook to voice their displeasure with the cancelation and the police department's treatment of the band.
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Christian Becerra, claiming to be a fan of the band since 2002, added that Marduk is "not a racist band."

Dozens of people unaware that the show had been canceled showed up to a dark venue full of questions and complaints.

"They try to close down a local death metal show that has nothing to do with anything," Robert Burton from Concord said. "Nobody's a Nazi here."
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More: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local...414174743.html

**GunnyFreedom** · 02-21-2017, 12:37 AM

thats fuxored

**timosman** · 02-21-2017, 01:06 AM

**oyarde** · 02-21-2017, 09:07 AM

Oakland would be the only place in California to see Death Metal @ an Opera house and the police screwed it up .Shame .

**phill4paul** · 02-21-2017, 09:20 AM

When you listen to fools, the mob rules.

**Chomp** · 02-21-2017, 09:38 AM

The totalitarian nanny !

**UWDude** · 02-21-2017, 10:39 AM

Bet you half the ticketholders were Hillary voters. Slowly but surely, thousands are woken up every day.

**Chomp** · 02-21-2017, 10:52 AM

This land has number one very important rule in The US Constitution, that is free speech ! No matter how this music group might be bad, demonic, and stinky. They have their rights to speak in this land, no matter how people might hate and disagree with them. I feel sorry for the American revolutionary Patrick Henry, who addressed the powerful quote, " Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death ! " Now we say death !

**undergroundrr** · 02-21-2017, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by UWDude

Bet you half the ticketholders were Hillary voters.

Very true. Probably more.

**Ender** · 02-21-2017, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by oyarde

Oakland would be the only place in California to see Death Metal @ an Opera house and the police screwed it up .Shame .

Oh yeah- and finally get what Trump was talking about with the "happened to Sweden last night" stuff.

**Brian4Liberty** · 02-22-2017, 10:06 PM

This situation has comedy written all over it. Here's a script, we need someone to produce...

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Scene: Steps of City Hall, mob marches up to bottom of stairs with flags and signs.

BLM/Antifa/Anarcho-Communist Mob: "Nazi! We have Nazis! Nazis! We got a Nazi! Burn them! Burn them!"

Mob to Mayor: "We have found Nazis, may we burn them?"

Oakland Mayor: "How do you know they are Nazis?"

Mob: "They look like Nazis!"

Mayor: "Bring their permit forward."

Venue Owner: "But they are not Nazis."

Mayor: "But they are dressed like them?"

Venue Owner: "They are dresssed like a Black Metal band, not Nazis!"

Mob: "Well, they look like Nazis anyway! Burn them! Burn them!"

Mayor: "There are ways to tell if they are Nazis. Where do they come from?"

Mob: "Sweden! That means they are Nazis! Burn them!"

Mayor: "Maybe, but what else comes from Sweden?"

Mob: "Blondes? Nazis? Salted pork? Pickled fish? Meatballs? Rapists? Friendly Muslims? Boats? Mercedes Benz? IKEA?"

Mayor: "Yes! IKEA! And what comes from IKEA?"

Mob: "Spoons? Drapes? Meatballs? Rapists? Mercedes Benz? Furniture?"

Mayor: "Yes Furniture! And what is the furniture made out of?"

Mob: "Paper? Plastic? Wood? Wood! Burn them!"

Mayor: "Yes, wood. And wood floats. So how do we test them?"

Mob: "Throw them in the bay to see if they float."

Mayor: "Yes, throw them in the bay!"

Mob: And burn the venue! Burn! Burn! Burn!"

Venue Owner: "I give up, the concert is canceled."

Mob: "He can't do that! What will we burn?"

Mayor: "Starbucks? McDonalds? Newspaper stands? Blondies Pizza?"

Mob: "Yeah! Blondies! They must be Nazis! Burn! Burn! Burn!"

One member of mob to another: "But they changed the name of Blondies to Abe's."

Other member of mob responds: "Never mind, we're on a roll! Let's burn 'em"

Mob marches away down Telegraph Avenue to burn Abe's.

**oyarde** · 02-22-2017, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty

This situation has comedy written all over it. Here's a script, we need someone to produce...

----

Scene: Steps of City Hall, mob marches up to bottom of stairs with flags and signs.

BLM/Antifa/Anarcho-Communist Mob: "Nazi! We have Nazis! Nazis! We got a Nazi! Burn them! Burn them!"

Mob to Mayor: "We have found Nazis, may we burn them?"

Oakland Mayor: "How do you know they are Nazis?"

Mob: "They look like Nazis!"

Mayor: "Bring their permit forward."

Venue Owner: "But they are not Nazis."

Mayor: "But they are dressed like them?"

Venue Owner: "They are dresssed like a Black Metal band, not Nazis!"

Mob: "Well, they look like Nazis anyway! Burn them! Burn them!"

Mayor: "There are ways to tell if they are Nazis. Where do they come from?"

Mob: "Sweden! That means they are Nazis! Burn them!"

Mayor: "Maybe, but what else comes from Sweden?"

Mob: "Blondes? Nazis? Salted pork? Pickled fish? Meatballs? Rapists? Friendly Muslims? Boats? Mercedes Benz? IKEA?"

Mayor: "Yes! IKEA! And what comes from IKEA?"

Mob: "Spoons? Drapes? Meatballs? Rapists? Mercedes Benz? Furniture?"

Mayor: "Yes Furniture! And what is the furniture made out of?"

Mob: "Paper? Plastic? Wood? Wood! Burn them!"

Mayor: "Yes, wood. And wood floats. So how do we test them?"

Mob: "Throw them in the bay to see if they float."

Mayor: "Yes, throw them in the bay!"

Mob: And burn the venue! Burn! Burn! Burn!"

Venue Owner: "I give up, the concert is canceled."

Mob: "He can't do that! What will we burn?"

Mayor: "Starbucks? McDonalds? Newspaper stands? Blondies Pizza?"

Mob: "Yeah! Blondies! They must be Nazis! Burn! Burn! Burn!"

One member of mob to another: "But they changed the name of Blondies to Abe's."

Other member of mob responds: "Never mind, we're on a roll! Let's burn 'em"

Mob marches away down Telegraph Avenue to burn Abe's.

I can understand the hatred for ikea and pickled fish .