A rock band shocked fans after their performance was cut short just two minutes into their first song. As reported by Metal Addicts, Finnish band ABBATH were playing at Finland's SaariHelvetti festival earlier this month.
The band had just begun their set by singing their opening track, "To War!". But, only halfway through the song, things ground to a halt. Olve Eikemo, whose stage name is ABBATH himself, had threw his guitar down on the ground and walked off the stage. Fans were also baffled at the time as he did not appear on the stage with his trademark body armor and face-paint.
This caused the drummer for the rock band, Ukri Suvilehto, to announce to fans what exactly had happened. "Let's just say that it probably won't come as a surprise to anyone that our lead singer is struggling with health problems," he explained.
"So we're very sorry if this gig has been interrupted. But we, as solid professionals, are prepared for anything, so we'll see. But thank you - and sorry. We have done everything we can."
However, despite Suvilehto's announcement to the crowd, his condition has been kept private. There has been much speculation about what might be the issue.
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This comes almost seven years after an almost identical incident shocked fans. The band had been scheduled to play in Buenos Aires in November 2019.
However, after only two songs, they abruptly stopped - this caused a lot of outrage from fans at the time, who requested refunds.
At the time, per Metal Addicts, there had been much speculation about what had happened. Fans were seen jeering and shouting, "¿Qué pasó?", which translates to, "What happened?"
Rumors said that the incident stemmed from an argument between ABBATH and the guitarist for the rock band, Ole André Farstad.
ABBATH went on to reveal he has been struggling with drug addiction. He said that he had joined a rehab program and had committed to getting "clean once and for all".
We hope that this is all ironed out soon, and that the rock band frontman is doing well.
