Due to "extreme weather conditions," British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Taksirat Festival in Macedonia on Saturday, December 4.

Commented singer Nick Holmes and guitarist Greg Mackintosh: "To all our Macedonian fans who traveled to the Taksirat Festival to see us, it is with deep regret that we announce we cannot make it to Macedonia to play in the festival [on Saturday]. The freak weather in the U.K. has caused us severe travel problems, not only cancellations with our scheduled flights but also problems at our homes.

"Most of us live in the rural part of the North, which seems to have been hit the worst; many of the country roads are still totally closed leaving us unable to travel anywhere at this time. We have been told the promoter will allow us to play at a later date, and we look forward to doing so soon!

"We hope everyone enjoys the festival regardless and hope you have an amazing time this weekend from all of us."В 

Artists in the U.K. are being forced to cancel gigs this weekend as Britain suffers a crippling freeze. Madness cancelled their a gig at the Hull Arena Friday night gig while Dodgy were forced to cancel their three Scottish shows this weekend.

NME.com reports that Paul Weller has cancelled his Aberdeen Exhibition Centre show scheduled for Sunday, December 5 because of the bad weather conditions in Scotland.

The Vaccines’ gig in Stoke-on-Trent and The Elephant Keys and White Buffalo gig at the Sheffield Leadmill, on Saturday, December 4 have also been cancelled.