Icelandic Volcano Ash Cannot Stop METALLICA And FEAR FACTORY
April 17, 2010METALLICA and FEAR FACTORY have made it to Riga, Latvia for tonight's performance at Riga Arena.
"It took us over 24 hours to get from Oslo, Norway to Riga, Latvia with METALLICA and their crew of 50-plus people on a charter bus and ferry," FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
"All flights were canceled because the Iceland volcanic ash in the air."
He added, "I hope we can make it home."
A video message from FEAR FACTORY vocalist Burton C. Bell recorded earlier today in Riga can be viewed below.
A cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe Saturday, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing travel misery for millions of people.
CNN.com reports that twenty-three European countries were prohibiting takeoffs and landings Saturday, according to Eurocontrol and local authorities. Some of those countries kept their airspace open, but it may be difficult to access it because in most cases, the surrounding area is not available for flights, Eurocontrol said.
Airlines including Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Ryanair and Qantas announced restrictions to their schedules in Europe because of the ash, which experts have said can stall engines and cause electrical failures on board aircraft.
Forecasts suggest the cloud of ash will persist and that the impact will continue for at least the next 24 hours, Eurocontrol said Saturday morning.
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