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HughBeaumont

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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 10:43 AM Mar 2013

When Napalm Death meets MSNBC, all is right in the world:



http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/20/17385786-london-museum-cancels-heavy-metal-gig-fearing-noise-damage?lite

LONDON -- London's famed Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has canceled an experimental concert by extreme metal band Napalm Death, fearing the noise level could damage the 104-year-old building.

Ceramic artist Keith Harrison from the V&A, the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, collaborated with Napalm Death on a set to be played through a sculptural sound system which would disintegrate under decibel stress.

But museum officials said the one-off performance, scheduled for Friday in the V&A's Europe Galleries, had been canceled out of concern it was not only the intended sculpture that would be damaged.

"A further safety inspection has revealed concerns that the high level of decibels generated by the concert would damage the historic fabric of the building," a museum statement said.

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When Napalm Death meets MSNBC, all is right in the world: (Original Post) HughBeaumont Mar 2013 OP
"Yeah, but this one goes up to eleven." talkingmime Mar 2013 #1
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