I have to say, that up until today, I had felt far more sympathetic toward Putin than his detractors. However, the issues have now hit home. They have struck a nerve in my cold steel heart. They've struck metal. 

Polish extreme metallers, Behemoth, along with other artists and road crew were detained in russia last night. At first, reports were saying that the group was being held for "using work visas to promote evil". But that accusation was quickly changed to simply having improper visas. 

Read more here: 

[URL=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/drama/behemoth-are-detained-in-russia-by-immigration-services-for-being-evil] 

[URL=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/drama/behemoth-have-been-kicked-out-of-russia] 

[URL=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/22/behemoth-ordered-leave-russia-metal]