English metallic hardcore outfit Malevolence have had their latest music video, for “Salt The Wound”, taken down after legal threats from National Trust. The song along, with the accompanying music video, was originally released in late May.
It appears the video includes some footage recorded on public paths which the conservation charity and membership organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had issues with and were willing to pursue them legally.
After unsuccessfully trying to resolve the issue, the video was ultimately removed from the Nuclear Blast YouTube page.
Malevolence shared the following:
Sadly, our latest video for Salt the Wound has been forcibly removed from the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel due to threats of legal action made by @nationaltrust.
Apparently, pretending to play the guitar for a couple of hours on a public path that thousands of tourists walk up every single day is a criminal offence worth pursuing.
Attempts were made by our team to find a resolution for the situation, which have been entirely refused.
The video is a celebration of where we come from, and we’re proud of what we made.
Fortunately… someone has anonymously uploaded a version back to YouTube.
You can watch it now at the link in our bio.Thank you always for the support.
Love, Malev
For the time being the video is still available on Youtube, uploaded by the account Trust Issues.