ANTHRAX Fan Exposes Himself To Protest Concert Cancellation: Photos, Video Available

Tony of TonyBoyGallery.com has provided BLABBERMOUTH.NET with a link to a three-minute video clip and photos from ANTHRAX's ill-fated April 19 concert in Gothenburg, Sweden, which had to be called off after only half a song due to a power failure.

Commented Tony: "On the video you'll see the intro and a little bit of the first song, 'Among the Living', until the power went dead. You'll also hear the promoter's first announcement that the problem will be solved shortly. There's also several pictures of the fan showing his penis [as a protest against the concert cancellation]. There's also a picture of the drummer of BEYOND FEAR who said that the electrical problems had been going on all day."

Check out the video clip and photos at this location.

As first reported here yesterday, halfway through ANTHRAX's opening song, "Among the Living", the band's amplifiers, vocalist Joey Belladonna's microphone and the monitors all went dead and the band was forced to leave the stage. The crowd was told that there was a power problem, but was asked to stay put while it was being fixed. The house PA and speakers worked as per usual, seeing as music was played while an attempt was made to fix what appeared to be "a poweramp to the backline or something like that," according to a source that was present at the venue. More than an hour later, an announcement was made that the show had to be cancelled due to "severe electrical problems." The crowd remained very civil (possibly due to the bar being open) and was surprisingly patient, despite the almost 90-minute delay before the show got called off. No one threw beers or anything at the stage, but when the announcement was finally made by one of the hosts, it was done from behind curtains (obviously to avoid being pelted with beer bottles and other similar items). Several electricians were reportedly called to the venue Trädgårn, but were unable to locate the source of the problem. The opening band, BEYOND FEAR (featuring ex-JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens),performed their set without a glitch.

ANTHRAX played Sweden at last summer's Sweden Rock festival. Last night's concert was the only stop in Sweden on the band’s current European tour and lots of people had travelled far to see the legendary thrash metal act. The audience was told to keep their tickets to get a refund.