Reuters: Oddly Enough: London museum cancels heavy metal gig, fearing noise damage

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London museum cancels heavy metal gig, fearing noise damage Mar 20th 2013, 12:24 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Billy Bragg targets relationships in new album Tue, Mar 19 2013 FBI turns up heat in investigation of 1990 Boston art heist Mon, Mar 18 2013 Analysis & Opinion Russian Orthodox activists denounce evolution at Moscow's Darwin Museum Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Oddly Enough » Music » A visitor takes a rest outside the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London February 19, 2007. Credit: Reuters/Alessia Pierdomenico LONDON | Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:24am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - 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. "The V&A is committed to an exciting program of exhibitions and events but the safety of our visitors and building remains our priority at all times." Napalm Death, a self-described "grindcore" band which has released 14 albums since forming in Birmingham in central England 30 years ago, said the project aimed to merge extreme metal and art. The band, whose last album included songs like "Leper Colony" and "A Gag Reflex", is listed by Nielsen SoundScan as the seventh best-selling death metal band in the United States. (Reporting by Belinda Goldsmith; Editing by Mark Heinrich) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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