German Band Drops Off U.S. Fest As a consequence of Trump Administration

German rockers Iron Savior have bowed out of the upcoming ProgPower USA pageant citing issues over the present U.S. administration and including that they “merely don’t really feel secure and welcome” coming to the U.S. to play.

The band issued a full assertion expressing their issues that was shared each by way of their very own social media in addition to that of the ProgPower USA pageant. However on the ProgPower USA pageant, feedback on the publish on social media had been turned off with the lone remaining remark from the pageant organizer stating, “As of proper now, I do not know who I’m going after for a alternative. I do not intend on dashing issues, however do not anticipate this taking months both given the apparent circumstances.”

Why Iron Savior Bowed Out of the ProgPower USA Pageant

The German rockers shared their disappointment over not with the ability to make this yr’s pageant as they’d initially deliberate, however after consideration they issued an announcement that expressed their discomfort with the Donald Trump administration within the U.S.

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The assertion reads as follows:

Expensive ppusa group,
with the heaviest coronary heart we have now determined that we can not journey to Atlanta this yr. The explanation is so simple as omnipresent: the brand new Trump administration and their new world order. Trump/Vance/Musk are tearing down all the pieces what has been construct up since ww2. They rewrite historical past and switch across the victim-aggressor function denying that Ukraine has been invaded by Putin with 150.000 troopers, they name Ukraine’s president a dictator who doesn’t uphold election despite the fact that they know that elections are forbidden in Ukraine throughout struggle by their structure, they ship Vance over right here telling us to start out collaborating with the AfD Nazi social gathering right here in Germany, they spit on the reality and suppose freedom of speech means license to lie and to insult. Clearly they’re about to destabilize the western world order to allow them to rewrite it to their wants, to make much more cash.
We’re deeply nervous about this and easily don’t really feel secure and welcome anymore in your nation. In fact we all know that solely 50% of the voters voted for Trump and that fifty% didn’t vote in any respect. We really feel extraordinarily sorry for these of you who suppose the identical, however at this level we will’t foresee what’s going to occur within the subsequent months. Possibly issues will settle down and your admin will one way or the other get again to their senses. Or will they proclaim the American-Russian federation? All is feasible and this scares the hell out of us.
We hope to return to Atlanta another time in a greater world like now. I hope you may perceive and settle for our resolution.
All the perfect
Iron Savior

As you may anticipate, the band’s assertion drew some robust reactions on social media. As beforehand acknowledged, the ProgPower USA pageant opted to show off the feedback whereas including that they had been “an entity that is all concerning the music and will not be moving into politics.”

However Iron Savior’s personal socials allowed for response main the band to additional handle their preliminary assertion.

The group added within the feedback, “Simply to make clear: this assertion was made on this method, since you deserve the reality and no Blabla ‘due-to-internal-reasons’ bullshit. It was not made accountable or insult any of you nor to slam the door. However we have now to stay to our beliefs and beliefs.”

They then added a prolonged addendum to their earlier posting. In it, singer-guitarist Piet Sielck addressed those that felt they had been making a political assertion. Relatively, he recommended the band’s main concern was that by September, when the pageant could be going down, that issues within the U.S. might be worse than they’re right now and that they’d a legit concern that as somebody who had been vital of the present administration, issues might be extra harmful by the point of the go to.

“It could sound ridiculous to a few of you, however what has occurred in just some weeks, I can not predict in any respect how far your authorities is keen to go,” the singer commented. “It was by no means our intention to make a political assertion nor to harm your emotions or insult you. We simply gave you the reality of what led us to this resolution.”

His full assertion could be learn under.

Assertion PPUSA clarification addendum
A few of you accuse me of creating a political assertion on the again of the followers. This isn’t the case. The one purpose why we aren’t touring to the USA is our concern that in September issues could also be even loads worse than right now and that it could be harmful for folks like us, who criticize the federal government overtly, to go to the US. It could sound ridiculous to a few of you, however what has occurred in just some weeks, I can not predict in any respect how far your authorities is keen to go. It was by no means our intention to make a political assertion nor to harm your emotions or insult you. We simply gave you the reality of what led us to this resolution.
A few of you accuse me to talk about issues which aren’t of my concern. To start with all the pieces the USA does is of concern for any human being on this planet for the reason that US actions have an effect on your complete world. Apart from that my mom has been dwelling for over 30 years in SF, CA and is married to an American citizen. CA has been one thing like a second house for me for hundreds of years and I used to life there myself. I believe this qualifies for caring as effectively.
A few of you additionally accuse me of being badly knowledgeable by listening to the „unsuitable“ information. I’m from Germany, the place the media is financed and run by the folks. The media is dedicated to be impartial and unbiased by regulation. Apart from that we have now additionally information run by industrial firms, which principally are biased within the vein of their house owners like within the US. A few of you may need a unsuitable thought about our public medias. They aren’t operated by the federal government nor has the federal government any management concerning the content material. That is regulated by regulation. However since we’re all human, this works not on a regular basis 100%, however it works adequate for me to maintain my belief in a roughly impartial and unbiased protection.
A few of you additionally accuse the Germans, that we might forbid the liberty of speech. That is as unsuitable as could be. The liberty of speech/opinion is anchored in our structure, the GRUNDGESETZ, article 5 which additionally forbids censor. However not like within the US, the place actually all the pieces is allowed to say, print or image we have now some limitation. Insults, defamation/aspersion and incitement of the folks/racial hatred are forbidden by regulation and shall be prosecuted if violated. This merely means, you may specific any content material as a lot as you need so long as you don’t insult and/or defame others and your content material will not be inciting the folks. We now have realized that from the errors of the Weimar Republic wich allowed the Nazi social gathering to rise with all of the horrors of ww2 and the holocaust. That is the place the overwhelming majority of the German society comes from and I’m completely okay to sacrifice a tiny little little bit of my freedom of speech having to make my factors in a civilized method with out hate, insult and defamation. As a result of these are the instruments/weapons of demagogues.
A few of you additionally accuse me having divided the ppusa metallic group. I’m sorry if I introduced up a subject which is disagreeable, however the divide has been there lengthy earlier than I wrote the assertion and was not made by me. The divide is made by politicians who use hate and defamation to govern the folks to their wants. My assertion simply made seen what’s underneath the floor.
As soon as once more I want to specific my deepest remorse concerning the present state of affairs and having to disappoint people who find themselves not accountable. As soon as once more I can solely ask on your understanding and tolerance. We don’t declare to be proper right here, however we have now to base issues on what we expect is true. If we’re proper or not… time will inform.
All the perfect
Piet

Concerning the ProgPower USA Pageant 2025

Although Iron Savior are out, there’s nonetheless loads to catch over the course of the Sept. 3-6 ProgPower USA weekend at Middle Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.

The 2025 occasion options Orden Ogan, Vanden Plas, The Night time Flight Orchestra, Symphony, Skald, Cemetery Skyline, Fabio Leone’s Daybreak of Victory, Inexperienced Carnation, Eclipse, Sonata Arctica, Vola and Anciients amongst others.

Tickets are at the moment accessible for the 2025 version of the ProgPower USA Pageant.