Belphegor - Frontman Attacked By Orthodox Christian In Russia
Russia hasn't exactly been very friendly to certain metal bands, including Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and more recently, Batushka as well. The latest victim was Belphegor, more specifically frontman Helmuth "Hel" Lehner who was spat on and attacked by a Christian Orthodox activist, Anatoly Artyukhov, at the airport in St. Petersburg in Russia. Belphegor arrived for a tour with Nile and Melechesh. You can watch the incident on the video below, where Nile's Karl Sanders helped calm down the situation.
Artyukh reportedly later claimed that Lehner assaulted him after mistaking his speech as aggression, a charge denied by a representative for Infinity Concert, which organized the St. Petersburg concert. "It's all lies and slander," the representative said. "There are surveillance cameras that captured the incident. We, most likely, will file a complaint with the police for hooliganism."
He also stated that there was a group of Christian activists picketing the arrival of the band because of their Satanic lyrics and ideology.
Artyukh reportedly later claimed that Lehner assaulted him after mistaking his speech as aggression, a charge denied by a representative for Infinity Concert, which organized the St. Petersburg concert. "It's all lies and slander," the representative said. "There are surveillance cameras that captured the incident. We, most likely, will file a complaint with the police for hooliganism."
He also stated that there was a group of Christian activists picketing the arrival of the band because of their Satanic lyrics and ideology.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands  |
Written by Lord_Regnier on 21.04.2016 at 21:32
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Lord_Regnier Posts: 1469 From: Canada  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.04.2016 at 10:44 Karl is overweight, yes. As for him being a big man, well, I'm overweight too but since I'm only 5 foot 5 men like you or him are big for me. I think I should have said that he is more likely to stand his ground in a fight than smaller men like me and that provoking a guy his size could be a bad idea for some people. I could probably get the upper hand on most teenagers, since I'm relatively strong for my size but most grown up men are probably stronger than me. But I haven't been involved in a fight for at least 20 years. I hate trouble and I don't look for it. I prefer to move away and avoid confrontation.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands |
Written by Lord_Regnier on 23.04.2016 at 00:38 Damn, you are tiny. 5 foot 5 equates to 1 metre 65 centimetres. That is shorter than most women here.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3346 From: Australia  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.04.2016 at 00:42 Always good to see someone's shorter than me.
---- "Another day, another Doug." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Posts: 18274 From: Sweden  |
Written by M C Vice on 24.04.2016 at 07:33 Hah! I know the feeling. I'm 5'6''. xD Tiny power GO!
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3346 From: Australia |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 24.04.2016 at 16:15 I'm closer to 5'7". 169cm.
---- "Another day, another Doug." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| Andreas Posts: 330 From: Germany |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 23.04.2016 at 00:42 Still taller than my wife 
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