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The Axes of Evil did an exelent job of discribing the situation in Dripping Springs, Texas last weekend...
"ourselves, along with about 100 bands from around the world were scammed and ripped off this past weekend at the "Thunder of Gods" music festival in Austin , Tx.
this was a pay to play event , like more and more festivals are becoming. There was ZERO advertising, no directions or signs.
Many of us were there with no equipment , due to the fest supposedly providing equipment. Some bands were stranded with absolutely no way of making the money to get home. Some people were left stranded at the airport.
we played anyway. We played at a festival in front of about 6 people. We still put on a fucking show too.
3 of those six people were friends that traveled to the fest with us."
I was one of those three people and he isnt kidding. There are alot of pissed off metal bands, in part because the whole thing was a joke but also because Mr Will Pruett ( "concert" organizer) stole their money (which he charged them to play) and ran off with it afterwards.
Here is the MySpace group devoted to the Thunder of the Gods "massacre" ( feel free to check it out)
http://groups.myspace.com/blunderofthegods
Wanna know more? Here are some articles on it:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10303-Austin-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Blunder-of-the-Gods--Dripping-Springs-fest-cancelled
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10303-Austin-Metal-Music-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Blunder-of-Gods-Followup-report
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119842
