Dogma announce all upcoming USA shows have been postponed

Due to visa concerns, Dogma has postponed its immediate plans to tour the United States, as per theprp. On March 14th, the contentious group released the statement below.

Dear Sinners,

Due to unforeseen delays in the visa processing timeline, DOGMA must postpone our upcoming U.S. tour dates.

After months of preparing for these masses, it hurts to delay the moment when we were meant to finally gather with our U.S. sinners.

The first masses where our new songs were meant to be revealed will now arrive later than we had hoped.

We are currently working with promoters and venues to confirm the rescheduled dates, which will be announced soon. All previously purchased tickets will remain valid.

We were ready to meet you. 
Ready to open these rituals.

Now we must wait a little longer.

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That journey was scheduled to start in Seattle, Washington on March 15. The band had a surge of controversy last fall after a number of former members came forward and said that the group had been virtually controlled by its management. As a result, many members left the band. Alvaro Rabaquino (also known as The Dark Messiah), one of the project’s co-founders, also voiced his disapproval of the band’s management after having internal conflicts with them. Rabaquino continued by asserting that he was one of the band’s main musicians and songwriters. He later formed a new competitor band called VindictA with a number of former Dogma members.

Dogma has previously experienced visa problems while traveling through the United States. In a statement released in October of last year, former guitarist Rusalka (Patri Grief) stated that she was fired from the group due to problems obtaining a visa to enter the United States.

The reason why I am no longer in the band is rather simple: I wasn’t accepted into the United States because management wouldn’t provide the proper visa. I watched another member get kicked out simply for asking for the correct working visa, so it seemed pretty clear to me: either go on tour, or be replaced. There was no other option. I flew to the US with the person who was supposed to be the new singer. We were both interrogated and detained. They took our phones (you can imagine how worried my family was), belts, earrings, and even our shoelaces. After 48 hours, we were sent back home.

The minute I turned my phone back on, I had a message from management saying ‘hey I found a replacement, could you teach her the songs?’ Not even an apology for taking the risk! Only him asking for more. When I got back home, I told him that I was detained for 48 because of his poorly made decision, to which he answered ‘nobody forced you to do so. It was your decision, and you got caught because you were wearing a Pirate Queen t-shirt under your hoodie.’