{"id":860236,"date":"2026-08-16T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/860236\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:16:11","slug":"abbath-drummer-apologises-to-fans-as-frontman-abandons-festival-set-after-two-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/860236\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbath drummer apologises to fans as frontman abandons festival set after two minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Abbath<\/a> festival performance was abandoned after just two minutes on Friday when the band’s frontman left the stage in anger.<\/p>\n

The Norwegian black metal band fronted by former Immortal<\/a> man Abbath Doom Occulta \u2013 also known simply as Abbath \u2013 were performing at SaariHelvetti Festival in Tampere, Finland.<\/p>\n

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But things did not go to plan. According to Inferno Magazine<\/a>, the vocalist and guitarist appeared onstage without his signature corpse paint or costume, although his bandmates were dressed in their usual stage attire.<\/p>\n

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The band played their track To War before Abbath Doom Occulta’s meltdown.<\/p>\n

Drummer Ukri Suvilehto apologised to the audience after Abbath’s departure, saying: “Let’s just say that it probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone that our lead singer is struggling with health problems, so we’re very sorry if this gig has been interrupted.<\/p>\n

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“But we, as solid professionals, are prepared for anything, so we’ll see. But thank you and sorry. We have done everything we can.”<\/p>\n

A fan-filmed video of the episode can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

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It’s not the first time the band have suffered an onstage disaster. In 2019 they ended a show in Argentina after just two songs<\/a> before cancelling the remainder of a South American tour.<\/p>\n

That too was said to be down to “health issues” which were later revealed to be linked to frontman Abbath’s battle with addiction.<\/p>\n

Later that year, he entered rehab<\/a>. He said: \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that I\u2019ve been battling addiction. I have now come to realise that it\u2019s time to pick a fight with this demon.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve committed myself to a rehab program that\u2019s going to help me get clean once and for all. I feel more motivated and determined than ever to win this battle.”<\/p>\n

Early in 2020, he reported he had been sober for two months<\/a> and was “in good shape.”<\/p>\n

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