Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. The mayor of Vorst, Belgium, has officially banned an upcoming Disturbed concert, citing public safety concerns stemming from frontman David Draiman’s outspoken support for the Israeli army – namely that one picture where he's signing missiles that'll kill people shortly thereafter.

Disturbed was scheduled to play Vorst Nationaal on Wednesday, October 15, but the plug has now been pulled following a police order issued by Mayor Charles Spapens (PS) according to De Standaard.

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Dude has always been an edgelord in some capacity. He probably thought it would be edgey to sign a bomb, regardless of who made it and who it would kill.

Though, I have zero doubts that David also has some questionable viewpoints on that stuff as well. I'm not aware of any, but I also haven't really heard anything from that band since the late 90s/early 2000s.

Good job getting cancelled buddy. Enjoy obscurity.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He's a hardcore Zionist who is openly outspoken in favor of Israel so this is more than just a bit of edge.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

Fair enough.

He still hasn't been relevant in a long time.

What a loser.