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Death Metal Band's Appearance At END OF DAYS Festival Cancelled Over 'Homophobic' Lyrics

December 19, 2009

Andrew L. Wang of Chicago Breaking News reports that Chicago's White Star club has canceled an appearance this weekend of death-metal band EVIL INCARNATE because gay-rights activists threatened to protest over homophobic lyrics in one of its songs.

EVIL INCARNATE (MySpace page) was among a dozen bands set to play for the End of Days festival Saturday night (December 19) at White Star. But the bill was one band lighter after the Gay Liberation Network took issue with the lyrics of the song, which describe the bombing of gays and African-Americans.

"We're not pleased if a band simply says they hate us," Andy Thayer, co-founder of the gay-rights group, told Chicago Breaking News, "but when you call for murdering people, that really crosses the line and that isn't free speech."

Read the entire report from Chicago Breaking News.

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