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DISMEMBER Pulls Out Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST Over COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

May 10, 2022

Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have canceled their appearance at this year's Maryland Deathfest due to a COVID-19 vaccination requirement in the United States.

The 2022 installment of Maryland Deathfest is set to take place May 26-29 at various venues in Baltimore, Maryland.

According to the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC),all non-U.S. citizens who are nonimmigrants (not U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or traveling to the United States on an immigrant visa) need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they travel by air to the United States from a foreign country.

Earlier today, DISMEMBER issued the following statement via social media: "Due to the Covid-19 restrictions still active for entering the U.S., we are forced to cancel our appearance at Maryland Deathfest this year. We held our hope that the U.S. would follow other countries example and end the mandatory vaccination demand. With less than a month to go 'that' has not happened and therefore we see no other choice than to cancel."

DISMEMBER isn't the only high-profile band to cancel its appearance at Maryland Deathfest today. The death metal supergroup BLOODBATH also announced it was pulling out of the event, explaining in a statement that it had applied for visas over seven months ago but that the visas "have still not been processed in time due to reasons beyond our control. We've done absolutely everything we can to try and salvage this bullshit and make this tour finally become reality, but we have to accept our fate at this point, that it will simply not happen," BLOODBATH wrote.

According to CDC, vaccines remain the most effective public health measure to protect people from severe illness or death from COVID-19, slow the transmission of COVID-19, and reduce the likelihood of new COVID-19 variants emerging.

Because COVID-19 travel requirements and recommendations can change at any time due to changing circumstances, it is important to check the CDC web sites for guidance prior to travel.

Posted by Dismember Sweden on Tuesday, May 10, 2022

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