Ex Deo Pulls Out of ‘PaganFest: America Part III’

by Ryan Minic | Feb 8, 2012

Ex Deo (Kataklysm) have pulled out of their upcoming appearance on “PaganFest: America Part III” with Turisas.

Maurizio Iacono commented, “We were all excited to play this festival and premier some new material, but unfortunately our new album ‘CALIGVLA’ has been delayed, and we need to finish it and make it perfect.”

Despite canceling their appearance on the tour, the band will perform on both the Montreal (April 1st) and Toronto (April 2nd) stops of the trek.

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