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Nu-metallers BLACKGOLD pulled out of their planned show with CKY<\/a> in Bristol tonight (November 4), citing the band\u2019s frontman Chad I Ginsburg as the reason.<\/p>\n

The band had been supporting CKY on their UK tour and were due to join them again at Bristol\u2019s The Fleece tonight but revealed on social media this afternoon that they felt they had no choice but to pull out of the tour before playing the last of their scheduled shows with the stoner rock trio.<\/p>\n

\u201cPEOPLE OF BRISTOL,\u201d they wrote on Instagram. \u201cIt hurts to say that we won\u2019t be playing Bristol tonight. Our whole touring crew cannot perform alongside the frontman of CKY. The level of disrespect we\u2019ve been shown by this individual, leaves us no choice but to exit. Don\u2019t be a narcissist, don\u2019t be a dick.. We\u2019ll be back soon with a headline.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the video itself, the masked five-piece said they \u201ccan not support that type of narcissism\u201d and added, \u201cWe want to play for you guys and we do this for fun, but this has turned not fun. We cannot be around that guy.<\/p>\n

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So unfortunately, we are out. We will be back real soon to play another show. We thought this was gonna be fun, little bit of nostalgia to end the year for us, but it turned out to be absolutely horrendous \u2026 fuck Chad.\u201d<\/p>\n

CKY\u2019s UK and Ireland tour is set to continue with False Reality, Molly Vulpyne Band and Jools as support, culminating in a show at London\u2019s O2 Academy Islington on November 21.<\/p>\n

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Sanguine bassist Ross Andrew replied in a comment on BLACKGOLD\u2019s post, \u201cWe supported them on tour years ago. Never again,\u201d while CKY were kicked off a joint UK and European tour with Alien Ant Farm<\/a> almost exactly a year ago.<\/p>\n

On November 9 last year, hours before the opening night of the tour\u2019s UK leg<\/a> at Margate\u2019s Dreamland, Alien Ant Farm<\/a> frontman Dryden Mitchell claimed that Ginsburg punched him in the face.<\/p>\n

He confirmed in a now-removed Instagram post, \u201cSadly, Chad from CKY hasn\u2019t figured out how to cohabitate with others after all these years. They will no longer be on the Alien Ant Farm tour through the rest of the UK shows after Chad punched me in the face earlier today.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI\u2019ve watched him treat multiple crew members and opening band members like trash through the Europe shows and cause general drama around our camp \u2026 Well, he punched me in the face and pretty much ran away like I imagine he\u2019ll do for all of his future problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have zero hard feelings for Jess and Elvis in CKY and are gutted to see them go, but I will never knowingly put myself in volatile situations so this had to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, Ginsburg claimed at the time that the punch was in self-defence<\/a>. He said: \u201cNothing wrong with defending yourself from a bad guy. If you are attacked or feel truly threatened, have no fear and stop the threat however you can.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to protect myself. It was a split-second reaction to a very angry guy muttering then yelling #*%! at me from 10ft away charging at ME, into my personal space! Coming at me. He was attacking me! I felt a physical threat and had I not tried to avoid the attack, I would have been assaulted. For fucks sake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Away from touring, CKY released a new song, \u2018Can\u2019t Stop Running\u2019, last month ahead of their upcoming sixth album, \u2018New Reason To Dream\u2019, which doesn\u2019t yet have a release date. As for BLACKGOLD, they released a new EP, \u2018E.P Phone Home\u2019, on October 24.<\/p>\n