Over the weekend Crowbar played Maryland Death Fest, and while the general consensus around the Internet seems to be that the fest was excellent, frontman and guitarist Kirk Windstein wasn't exactly pleased about the whole performance. Check out the video below around 2:20:
A fan jumps onto stage and security reacts, almost taking out Windstein in the process. About 15-seconds after the incident, Windstein stops "Planets Collide" to address the crowd.
"Stop this fucking song. I'm so sick of this shit. You've got motherfuckers like Randy Blythe — nicest motherfucking guy in the world. Some asshole goes into his office, fucks his fucking world up, and the guy almost goes to prison in a foreign fucking country. Do I go into your office and fuck your computer up? No. You know why? I respect you and I love you. Thank you. A lot of people think I'm a dick, go suck one, motherfucker. This is about respect. My eyes are closed, I'm playing my goddamn heart out. You could have broken every fucking tooth in my mouth. Thank you, security."
A little vulgar, but point taken. It just feels like a desecration of a sacred space for someone performing their art- let the dude do his thing and don't get all up in his face about it. Have fun another way. Maybe that's just me, but I think people should stay the hell off the stage in general. It's only asking for problems. Windstein took to Facebook to clarify himself as well, which makes sense given he spoke out of rage initially.
"In regards to the fan jumping onstage during our set at Maryland Death Fest. The MDF organizers/venue do not allow fans to run on stage uninvited. That's their policy. They had barriers and security in plain sight to prevent that. If someone chooses to go against their policy, I have no control over that and at a show like this I'm not expecting anyone to run onto the stage, especially during Planets Collide. So I'm rocking out, my eyes are closed and then I guess security tackled the fan into me. I was already on edge having driven 15 hours straight through the night without sleep to play the gig. We had no back up guitars or techs with us so If we broke a guitar or even a string, the set would have been seriously delayed or ended. At shows WITHOUT security or barricades if you decide to run on stage or dive off it, at least be respectful, get up and dive off and try not to hit into the band or break their gear and try not to break your neck or the neck of someone else. Thanks for understanding!"
Crowbar's crushing new album, Symmetry in Black is out today!
