Norwegian band shocks Poland, Satanic symbols & sheep's heads

[Bluebear]

Yikes!


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Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth staged a special concert that made Janet Jackson's breast-baring look like nursery school antics and left Catholic Poland outraged. A police investigation has begun after a show that included dozens of sheep heads on stakes, a literal blood bath and a naked, crucified woman, newspaper VG reports.

Gorgoroth's concert in Krakow was recorded by state TV station TVP and the resulting scandal was the center of attention in Polish media. The band is now being investigated for causing religious offense, which can be punished by two years in prison.

The police are also considering an investigation of cruelty to animals.

"On stage there was blood everywhere. About ten decapitated sheep heads and naked people, alive, on large crosses. Everyone was painted with 100 liters of sheep blood. Also there were Satanist symbols everywhere. One of the hanging female models fainted and an ambulance had to be called," TVP director Andrzej Jeziorek told VG.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article723414.ece

[derby378]

1. I think they've done this before - again, in Poland

What does Gorgoroth have against sheep?

And why would a Satan-metal band name themselves after something out of The Lord of the Rings?

[Stop_the_War]

2. they're FREAKS!!! n/t

[JanMichael]

3. Hey! I used to live in Krakow.

It's a fun place, never saw any sheep getting fucked with but hey, whatever floats ones boat...

[RetroLounge]

4. They are just a cheap version of Oasis...

:D

RL

[derby378]

5. If you think Gorgoroth is bad, read about Mayhem

http://launch.yahoo.com/ar-257375-bio--Mayhem

Lead vocalist Dead committed suicide in 1991 (two years after joining the band) by shooting himself in the head; Hellhammer made a necklace using some of his skull fragments, and Euronymous reportedly cooked and ate pieces of Dead's brain.

And that's just for starters...

[Stop_the_War]

6. OMG n/t

[Dark]

7. WTF?! n/t

[bloom]

8. IT is funny when you think of the outrage about Janet Jackson

compared to this stuff.

Last year there was a story about people in a rock group having sex on stage - (I think it was in Norway) - It probably wasn't televised though. (I'll bet was way more outrage over here - and more fines, etc. about JJ than there was over there about that.)