SINGAPORE — The authorities had made a “judgement call” in allowing Swedish black metal band Watain’s concert to go on with certain restrictions, but reversed it after receiving reports of mainstream Christians “being very concerned and offended”, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said on Monday (April 1).
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