Pro-shot footage of Slaughter To Prevail's performance at the Washington, D.C. stop of the 'Vans Warped Tour' 30th anniversary festival has been released online by frontman Alex Terrible. The Russian deathcore band's set, which took place this past Saturday, June 14th at the RFK Stadium grounds, stirred controversy after Terrible opened the show while waving a Russian flag.

Although Terrible has expressed deep patriotism for his home country, he has previously spoken out against the ongoing war in Ukraine. Slaughter To Prevail are gearing up for the July 18th release of their new album, 'GRIZZLY', via Sumerian Records.

In light of renewed backlash following the performance, Terrible issued a statement addressing the criticism: 'I am grateful to represent my country worldwide. I really want to make this legacy of the Russian heavy metal band smashing stages everywhere and spreading a good message to motivate people with our music to not give up on themselves and do more than they think they can do. @vanswarpedtour we appreciate your hospitality! The crowd was insane.'

Seemingly in response to the renewed wave of criticism following the appearance of the Russian flag during the set, Terrible issued an additional statement earlier this morning: 'Over the years of being in the spotlight, I have come to understand just how selfish people can be. No matter what you do, it's never enough for them. If you don't do what people expect or want from you -- you're bad. If you do? It's still not enough. You need to do more
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If you don't do something that goes against their opinion, you become the enemy. You should be canceled, thrown in jail, even killed. People start saying things about you that you never said or did. They wish you harm. And then, in the same breath, they talk about freedom of speech and democracy. It's all double standards and hypocrisy.'
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Terrible also addressed his views on social media and how people tend to be 'for everything good and against everything bad'. He likened these individuals to 'genius saints burdened with holy morality and the right to decide for everyone how they should live and who they should be.'
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The deathcore band's setlist for their D.C. performance included: 'Bonebreaker', 'Baba Yaga', 'Song 3', 'Viking', 'Bratva', 'Russian Grizzly In America', 'Behelit', 'Kid Of Darkness', and 'Demolisher.'
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The full pro-shot video of Slaughter To Prevail's performance can be watched online, offering fans a glimpse into the controversial set.