FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Interviewed At ROCK AM RING; Video Available

June 9, 2010

DarkRadio.de conducted an interview with guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on June 6, 2010 after the band performed at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany. Watch the chat below.

Last week, the German police detained Jeremy Spencer, Zoltan Bathory and Matt Snell of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH while the band was en route to Rock Am Ring, which they were scheduled to play on June 4. The Munich Police Department alerted the Nuremberg Airport authorities, and a group of officers took the band members into custody for an alleged international weapons violation — with the "weapon" in question being nothing more than a brass knuckle mic.

"We have been cooperating with the German police and you could say, so far, the whole procedure went over fairly smoothly. They did understand what was going on, but had no choice other than to uphold their laws," Bathory told AOL's Noisecreep. "We get it. As visitors to any country, we have to respect their internal laws; though fairly often, those laws are unbeknownst to us and may be drastically different from our own."

Bathory continued, "Some laws can be even harsh, like you can be legally beaten with a cane in Singapore. Or there's a British couple in prison in Dubai simply for kissing in a restaurant. Apparently public kissing is punishable by prison there, so remember next time you heading to Dubai ... no smooching! As for Germany, the laws and the police are much much friendlier. However, if you have microphones in the shape of brass knuckles, you will have to part with your precious stage prop, and expect a hefty fine for weapon violation, prop or not. It's apparently a no-go."

Bathory also said, "In retrospect, I think it was good choice to not to bring our six-foot, M2 machine guns, the 50-cal bullet belts and the M16 microphone stands we are regularly using in the States. Hah! I can just imagine the security guy's face as all this stuff is going through their X-rays. [laughs] They probably they would have called the UN."

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