Gary Holt, leader della thrash band statunitense Exodus, ha spiegato, dalle pagine del forum del sito ufficiale, i motivi che stanno alla base della cancellazione dello show previsto al Bang Your Head Festival.

L'organizzazione aveva rilasciato un comunicato stampa in cui addossava la colpa alla band, che non si era mostrata disponibile a suonare prima dei Death Angel. Queste, invece, le parole di Holt:

"In response to the post about our cancellation of the BYH festival, it all came down to a lack of agreement as to the running order, as well as a show conflict that has us playing in Beilefeld the same day. Ultimately the Beilefeld show was moved only after we cancelled BYH. One of our best friends in this world booked that show so it was not an option to cancel it. We never named any band who we wouldn't play under, BUT who we would have had to play under if our BYH set was moved a day later. I've heard nothing but great things about BYH, that it is one of THE best run festivals in Europe, and I'm sure it will kick as this year. And I was quite looking forward to hearing "Juke box hero"! But this is not the first time a band has cancelled a show, and it won't be the last I'm sure.