Sodom cancel U.S. tour

German thrash legends SODOM have cancelled their upcoming US tour. The Band's statement reads as follows:

"Due to solid problems with our local tour promoter and getting our Visa in time, we are forced to cancel the upcoming shows. We already had our suitcases packed and were ready to go. We are awfully sorry to take these steps, but everybody acquainted with the entering provisions of the USA knows what we're talking about. We are deeply disappointed by this situation, but in the end there's the awareness, that not everything is done to our entire satisfaction. We are "only" the musicians, who would have loved to rock the USA again. We owe this to our fans, even more because we made ourselves scarce in the US since the foundation of this band, of course through no fault of our own. The one who botched this up will have to be confronted with the local organizers and club owners and account for his faults. We surely will catch up on these shows as soon as possible, which we especially owe to our fans. In the end, this set of problems redounds upon us, because we're in the front line and have to be answerable to our fans. I hope we didn't lose too many fans due to this mess, but all people who know us are aware of the fact, that we would do anything for our fans. The risk of being forbidden to enter the USA for 10 years or even getting arrested is too high. We hope for your understanding and keep you informed about the latest facts."

Sodom and Ronald Matthes (Director/Producer - Documentary/Concert), Alex Kraudelt (Co-Director - Documentary) and Jan - Paul Wass (Co-Director - Concert), recently completed the band's forthcoming DVD, Lords Of Depravity Part 2.

About the film the producers say: "We hope that the film will keep you in the same suspense we felt during the production. Close the doors, grab one of the beers from the crate in front of you and experience all ups and downs with the band they've experienced during the last 13 years. After 25 years the band is still not done, contrariwise they are even in the best shape ever. That's also the reason we are going to finish these lines now - you don't think this was the final part, don't you? We will now raise our glasses to 25 years of Sodom and then start immediately with the prearrangement for the next part."

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Jason Fisher    May 20, 2010