{"id":23696,"date":"2015-03-31T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=23696"},"modified":"2015-03-30T21:00:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T02:00:31","slug":"330-metal-fest-in-china-shut-down-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/330-metal-fest-in-china-shut-down-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"330 Metal Fest in China Shut Down by Police"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The burgeoning metal scene in China suffered a tremendous blow after police officers shut down\u00a0330 Metal Fest,<\/strong> the premiere heavy metal festival in all of China.<\/p>\n

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Details are still unclear as to why exactly the festival was shut down. According to the Nine Treasures<\/strong> Facebook page, officers claimed that more than 600 tickets were sold for the festival, putting the venue over capacity and potentially creating a safety hazard. However, whether or not this is the real reason remains unknown. Kipp Whittaker of\u00a0The Beijinger<\/strong> notes that there may have been complications with New Year’s Eve celebrations or permits.<\/p>\n

Whatever, the reason, it isn’t hard to see the look of loss and desperation on the faces of metalheads at the festival. The closure of the event, a fixture of the Chinese scene for well over ten years, was also a personal blow to Mr. Kou of the band\u00a0Suffocated<\/strong>. Not only did he financially back the festival, but it also happens to fall on his birthday. The cancellation was an immense loss for Mr. Kou, both financially and emotionally.<\/p>\n

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Nine Treasures\u00a0originally reported on Facebook that they were taking donations to help Mr. Kou recoup some of his lost finances, but they have since issued a statement that Mr. Kou is sincerely grateful but doesn’t want any donations at the time. All donated finances are being returned.<\/p>\n

Still, we can show our solidarity by cranking some excellent Chinese metal. Post your favorites in the comments below. You can read more about the incident on the Nine Treasures Facebook<\/a> page or at The Beijinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n