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Bands Ditch Metal Fest After Kyle Rittenhouse Announced as Special Guest

Several bands have dropped out of an upcoming metal festival in Orlando after Kyle Rittenhouse was announced as a special guest.

The exodus from Shell Shock II — a charity fest raising money and awareness for veterans and first responders with PTSD — began earlier this week, starting with festival headliners Evergreen Terrace. Southpaw, in their statement, said they agreed to play the fest knowing it was raising money for a good cause, “but knew nothing of a particular individual being a main focus of support for the show until after accepting… This simply is not what we signed up for. Shell Shock II is still slated to take place on Oct. 19, and following the drop outs, festival organizers have booked a Slipknot tribute band called SiC.

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