Katatonia robbed on tour

Progressive metal heavyweights Katatonia have been robbed whilst on tour in the US.

The Swedish five-piece are in the process of completing their first American tour in over three years which features many sold-out headlining shows. While playing a show in St Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, the band were devastated to discover that they were missing two guitars, straps, and wireless transmitters. They issued the following statement about the incident:

“Unfortunately tonight's gig reached an all time low. Two of our guitars got stolen (including our straps with wireless transmitters), obviously causing performance difficulties, frustration and anger. Then against all odds, further technical problems kept on coming down one after another during the show. Apologies goes out to our fans in Minnesota for having to go through this.”

The stolen Mayones guitars were to be the grand prize in two Katatonia giveaways that were launched in celebration of the otherwise extremely successful headlining run on the “Night Over North America” tour. Fans have been encouraged to check Craigslist, Ebay, and local pawnshops for the missing guitars, and report any suspicious activity to the band. Katatonia will continue the nationwide US tour which will finish in about two weeks.

Katatonia will grace Australian shores in December as part of the No Sleep Til Festival also featuring Megadeth, NOFX, Descendents and Parkway Drive amongst many more.