Evergreen Terrace, Southpaw, and others have ditched Shell Shock II, which is slated to take place in Orlando later this month

Shell Shock Festival founder says "We do not discriminate" after a band dropped out over the participation of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.

Rittenhouse, 21, made national headlines after fatally shooting two Black Lives Matter protesters and injuring a third in Kinosha, Wisconsin in 2020. He claimed self-defense and was acquitted of all charges.

After pulling out of a music festival when they learned right-wing favorite son Kyle Rittenhouse had been invited to appear, Evergreen Terrace announced it is putting together a benefit show. “Orlando,

It has been an interesting couple of days for Evergreen Terrace after the band pulled out at the headliner of Shell Shock II after the festival announced that Kyle Rittenhouse would be attending as a special guest.

Shell Shock organizers describe the festival as a concert charity event that seeks to raise funds for a charity that "supports first responders struggling with injuries to include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

An upcoming heavy metal festival set to take place in Florida this month is undergoing some major lineup changes after several bands that were set to perform at the event dropped out after learning that Kyle Rittenhouse had been invited to participate.

An upcoming music festival in Orlando, Florida has lost its headliner and multiple other acts after announcing that Kyle Rittenhouse would be appearing as a guest.

An upcoming heavy metal festival set to take place in Florida this month is undergoing some major lineup changes after several bands that were set to perform at the event dropped out because Kyle Rittenhouse had been invited to participate.