BEHEMOTH's Canadian Immigration Problems 'Sorted Out'

July 27, 2009

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, who were recently denied entry into Canada to meet up with the Edmonton and Calgary stops of the Summer Slaughter tour, have issued the following update:

"We sorted out all our immigration problems and our show this Thursday [July 30] in London, Ontario [Canada] at the London Music Hall WILL HAPPEN AS SCHEDULED!"

BEHEMOTH guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski recently told ABORT magazine about the band's Canadian immigration issues, "One of our passports was missing this chip; we didn't even know about it. We didn't realize it, actually, because a few days earlier we were allowed to enter the country. I mean, by mistake, they probably just didn't even notice this, because they let us into the country to do these two shows, and next time we wanted to enter, they told us we were missing the chip and we just can't do this . . . Fom all the crazy stories about Canadian borders, nothing really bad had ever happened to us and it's always been pretty smooth and no problems whatsoever. So this is like the first time where we've been rejected to enter the country, which we were all bummed out about it. We really wanted to do these two shows. But well, what can I do?! Sometimes there are things that are bigger than you."

Video footage of BEHEMOTH's June 29, 2009 headlining performance at Le Medley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be viewed below (courtesy of MusikUniverse.net).

Photos of the concert can be found at this location.

BEHEMOTH's ninth full-length studio album, "Evangelion", is scheduled for release on August 7 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records and August 11 in North America through Metal Blade. The CD was mixed at Miloco Studios in London, England by Colin Richardson, who has previously worked with MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, NAPALM DEATH and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, among many others.

The digipack edition will include a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes footage and expanded artwork.

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