Die Band ist sauer, die Fans enttäuscht: aus der Riff-Sause mit Chimaira wird leider wieder nichts.
Warum genau der NWOAHM-Band die Einreise verboten wurde, obwohl schon längst alles geplant und gebucht war, erklären Chimaira leider nicht. Dass sie von der Situation extrem enttäuscht sind und ihnen ein ernsthafter Geld-Verlust durch die Absage entsteht, gibt ihre Meldung aber unzweideutig wider:
„Much to our despair, we’ve been denied entry into Russia to perform for our patient and metal starved fans.
After having to postpone the original dates from October 2009, we’ve had plenty of time to prepare for this trip. Everything has been in place for weeks now…The gear has been ordered, the flights have been booked, and we’re HERE, on the European continent, ready to depart for St. Petersburg tomorrow morning.
But to our absolute dismay and MASSIVE financial burden, the Russian Embassy has refused to issue us our visas. Nice timing right? And after our road manager spending three days at the Embassy searching for answers and resolution, we’ve basically been given the middle finger, and there’s nothing further we can do.
Our biggest regret is for the fans who have been waiting months for this weekend to come, and we hope they can understand that we’ve exhausted every option to correct the situation. Please accept our deepest apologies, we’ll try to make it up to you all one day.“
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