MetalSerbia.com conducted an interview with drummer Gus Rios of Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION prior to the band's February 28 concert at Gun Klub in Belgrade, Serbia as part of the "Sounds Of Extreme Tour" tour with KRISIUN and VITAL REMAINS. You can now watch the chat below.
When asked how he would describe touring conditions in Europe compared to those in the U.S., Rios said, "We have officially stopped touring the U.S. We hate it. We will only tour Europe, South America — basically, anywhere but the U.S. U.S. sucks. Not the country, but the conditions of touring in the U.S. are nowhere near as good as the conditions in Europe. Less fans, less support, clubs are not great. I imagine SLAYER tours [in the U.S.] are great, because they're playing big places and they're staying in nice hotels, etc., but death metal in the United States is much less popular than it is in Europe. It's tough to come to Europe and get treated like an artist and be respected and then go back to your own country and you get kind of treated like shit."
naw slayer tours are great cuz they are fukkin slayer, innovators of metal, you guys on the other hand play recycled death metal and dont have any hits, they can go play europe exclusively idgaf about them
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When asked how he would describe touring conditions in Europe compared to those in the U.S., Rios said, "We have officially stopped touring the U.S. We hate it. We will only tour Europe, South America — basically, anywhere but the U.S. U.S. sucks. Not the country, but the conditions of touring in the U.S. are nowhere near as good as the conditions in Europe. Less fans, less support, clubs are not great. I imagine SLAYER tours [in the U.S.] are great, because they're playing big places and they're staying in nice hotels, etc., but death metal in the United States is much less popular than it is in Europe. It's tough to come to Europe and get treated like an artist and be respected and then go back to your own country and you get kind of treated like shit."