System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian has referred to as out the Think about Dragons for performing in Azerbaijan.
Tankian is a famous human rights activist and has spoken in help of Armenia within the Nagorno-Karabakh battle. In an Instagram put up on August 16, Tankian put the band on blast. He claims he reached out to the band as soon as he realized of their efficiency in Baku.
“Now it must be stated. Just a few months in the past, it got here to my consideration that Think about Dragons had deliberate a present on September 2 in Baku, Azerbaijan,” the assertion begins. “I used to be certain they have been unaware that Azerbaijan’s petro-oligarchic dictatorial regime was ravenous 120,000 individuals in Nagorno-Karabagh which is now being referred to as a genocide by the previous prosecutor of the Worldwide Legal Courtroom, Luis Moreno Ocampo.”
“So by representatives, I despatched them a sort letter urging them to rethink enjoying their present in Azerbaijan as it could assist whitewash the dictatorial regime’s picture there. I included numerous articles together with one by Amnesty Worldwide who I used to be informed they’ve labored with prior to now. There was no response.”
“No reply, no response. Because the humanitarian disaster worsens in Nagorno-Karabagh with hunger already being recorded I’m pressured to publicize this letter and their disregard for this humanitarian disaster. Possibly they felt that they had a authorized legal responsibility to play the present, possibly they only don’t care.”
“My complete life I’ve been an advocate for genocide recognition and have at all times stated there must be a value to pay for genocidal regimes or deniers. One other genocide is looming in Azerbaijan and whereas this occurs they get to take pleasure in an American band from Las Vegas. Fuck that. That’s not proper.”
Think about Dragons is presently on their European and West Asia tour. They’re enjoying in Tel Aviv, Israel, simply 4 days earlier than the Baku live performance. The band has not responded to Tankian’s public request.