FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released the following statement regarding the Milan concert:

“As some of you may be aware, there were many rumors today that the Milan show on Sunday, November 22nd will be targeted in a next wave of terror attacks like we saw in Paris last week. We did our best in a very short amount of time to work with the local promoter and authorities to ensure that security would be adequate. Unfortunately, we did not receive confirmation in time to satisfy our requirements and to ensure that our fans would be safe at the event. Therefore, we were forced to postpone the show to a later date. Please stay tuned for more info.”

According to International Business Times, the hacktivist group Anonymous claims to have uncovered plots by the radical Islamic organization ISIS for several terrorist attacks to occur on Sunday, November 22, including one at a FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH concert in Milan, Italy.

A subgroup of Anonymous called OpParisIntel published a statement claiming that they had found details about an imminent attack by ISIS, just over a week after 89 people were killed at an EAGLES OF DEATH METAL show in Paris.

International Business Times stated that they had spoken with Anonymous, and the collective said it had given its proof of the threats “to the MI5 intelligence agency in the U.K., the CIA and FBI in the U.S., and the Australian government but that it has no plans to release the proof publicly.” Anonymous said a public release might undercut the veracity of the claim, since “screenshots can be edited and accounts can be deleted.”

Meanwhile, the Anonymous Twitter account @YourAnonNews later tweeted that the group did not “spread any rumors” about possible ISIS attacks. The tweet added: “Frankly, we do not know where the rumors come from.”

(via Blabbermouth)