Too Metal for Michigan | Lansing Venue Receives Death Threats Over Austin Band
Austin hardcore outfit Method of Destruction (M.O.D.) has caused quite a stir in Lansing, Michigan. According to local CBS affiliate WLNS, Mac’s Bar owner Chuck Mannino and his family were threatened with physical harm if the M.O.D. show was not cancelled.
Mannino also told WLNS that prior to the death threats, local activist groups contacted him regarding “offensive, unpolitically correct … racist and homophobic lyrics.” Mannino agreed with the activists concerning M.O.D.’s lyrical content, but did not cancel the show, stating that he often books bands that are not to his personal taste. It was only after the death threats began …read more
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