That sucks but the headline is awesome

headline makes me lol... and then that first sentence is like a tire iron to the skull

Isn't it kind of obvious

People are cunts.

Because everyone thinks bands are loaded with cash

Sucks.

Dave de Sylvia:

"When we showed them the merch wallet, the guy reached through the open window, seized it and ran back to the BMW"

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Gah! Enough with all the bands getting robbed..

Fucking Spanish.

This sucks, but I've heard of robberies like this in Europe before. I saw thieves in Italy do some crazy stuff to trick people. You've just gotta be extra careful.
Still really sucks though. Maybe I'll donate.

well. weather they crashed the van, or getting robbed,both seems normal these days

There's a life lesson in this somewhere. Or something like that.

Should've backed over that motherfucker as he tried to escape

Sucks for this to happen so frequently

This made me lol

"as otherwise we would be in jail now for shooting the guy in the face."

damn, that's a bad break indeed...

Hard to feel sorry for them when the guy let the cash get snatched out of his hand.

Don't carry cash in Europe?
That is some bullshit though.

poor guys, that sucks so much

So Spain robbed the Atlantic or the Mediterranean?

Doh!

I know, had to force that one.

Sure, sure..

I got an A in 3rd grade geography, I know my shit.

otherwise we would be in jail now for shooting the guy in the face.

Lol I was wondering If I was the only person that laughed at that line..

Man, that sucks. They're one of my favourite bands. Preordered that nifty 4 disc Heliocentric/Anthropocentric set. Can't wait!

You mess with the ocean, you get wet, foo'!

periphery and the ocean robbed

stealing from lame bands ftw

It was me you guys, I wanted my money back for buying Heliocentric

Argh. So many bands are getting stolen from these days. Not cool at all, especially the bands that don't have the luxury to lose money/equipment.

Donate I said!

the precambrium shirt on that link looks pretty good ..i think i might order that one

@Ire

>The Ocean
>Lame

wtf am I reading?

a better question would be why was i listening to bad post metal?

But The Ocean have never played post-metal... They were never the band that used layering and build-ups, they have always just been balls out aggresion (although at times, a bit more atmospheric than others). Not to mention they don't play metal anymore, but rather some kind of prog metal/post-hardcore hybrid.

Don't like these guys but this sucks for them. These things happen to often now.

This really sucks, been following them on FB recently and many of their updates have been along the lines of
"looking for somewhere to stay in ____ can anyone help us out?"
So it's not like they had money to burn. It's worth buying their stuff anyway, their packaging is usually pretty awesome.

I stole from these guys yesterday.

Hey guyz,

The band robbed us all of a decent album (Heliocentric).

Band sucks

I'm turning all of you in.

Sucks. Seeing them with DEP tomorrow though so I'll buy a shirt or something.

Don't these guys live in Germany or something?

Liam Neeson wouldn't stand for this shit...

Should have backed over the guy as he tried to escape.

"... reached through the open window, seized it and ran back to the BMW in front of us, where his colleague was waiting with the engine running."

Yeah, obviously he should have backed over the guy, that would have done it.

This really sucks for these guys, it's always a bummer to read stuff like this...

Why are all these bands getting robbed this year? This sucks.

fuck, this is terrible.

apparently anthropocentric is good guys, magazine reviewed it and gave it 8/10

i may get it on this premise

Damn.
At least rob a musician that actually has money to spare... J. Biebz's wallet is likely way more full than it should be, snatch sum $ from him.

Real musicians don't get high security or protections for actually being artists while pop images can't even be seen without some huge guy protecting them from crazed fans, thus, people rip them off.

I 100% agree with The Ocean, if it were me, i would have no qualms about shooting anyone who did that to my band.

I guess it's just a Europe thing. I sure as hell wouldn't be showing anyone that I had $6000 on me, I don't care who it is.

You are so cool and badass!! I guess its an American thing..

such stupid logic in this thread makes me want to cut myself

Joder... Esas son malas noticias .... ojala el album no se atraze :/................................................................... Yeah, I speak that stuff.

How?

Magic.

Poor guys, but they just should create a bank account and deposit earned money there. I don't see any
reason to travel with 6000 euro in cash.

Ire, weren't you bitching at all of us earlier how Periphery were a good band and that the only reason we all hate them is because of some conspiracy by the "elitists?"

Besides that, shit really sucks. I love these guys, and I wish I was funny, there are so many jokes to make here about this.

telling anyone (especially cops!) that you have a large sum of euros on you is foolish beyond belief!

are euros real money anyway?

This really sucks. Shit like this might make bands quit if this becomes something that happens frequently.

Band sucks

Ire, weren't you bitching at all of us earlier how Periphery were a good band and that the only reason we all hate them is because of some conspiracy by the "elitists?"

Sucks. Stealing from struggling artists is cool I guess.

Really hate when people rob others. Hopefully these guys will get enough in donations.

And they are touring with DEP and then Anathema? That is pretty awesome.

the thieves suck but can't argue with silentpotato's point about their Helio album and vocalist

The new one will be released in a few weeks. If it's not much better the Heliocentric, then maybe this was a sign.

Unlucky.

Still an awesome band.

Maybe they wouldn't have beat them in a race but they still could've followed them. Bands are so stupid nowadays.

BMW was probably cranked and ready to go while their van was turned off and had a heavy trailer hooked onto it. I'm pretty sure that the BMW easily got out of their sights.

Anyone with a bit of sense would have known exactly what was going on before he even got to the car.

You say that now, imagine if you were in a country other than your own.

I would probably expect robbery moreso then.

Well resourced crims are cunning and great at deception and distraction. The police ID's would have put them in a state of confusion, surprise and distraction.

That's true, but in what country do you think it would be normal for police to snatch money from your hands and dash back to their cars?

how were they supposed to know that was going to happen beforehand?

They weren't, but it's one of those things you act on the moment it does happen. Someone snatches six grand, you follow them, whether they're driving a Ferrari or running away on foot.

how can you follow them? You are in a place where you don't know your way around, and they took off in a BMW before you could even turn your van on

[img]http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lawl9mafl21qzmowao1_500.jpg[/img]

How long does it take to turn on a car? At the very least they could have kept up long enough to get a plate ID.

@Josh - lol

my cousin has that same breed of dog and its name is Gypsy

Do not try to shrink me, gypsy. I serious.

give me your tears

this band has shit luck

its a new thing now. instead of van crashing its robbing

This sucks!!! 6k Euro from a band who's not even mainstream. Probably going to get Precambrian shirt and order the album.

that's fucking gay