York Minster hosts controversial metal concert as threatened protests fail to materialise

Cheering crowd at 800-year-old cathedral enjoy Plague of Angels gig, which had been branded an outright insult'

Protests at one of the most controversial concerts of the year failed to materialise on Friday evening, as a metal act performed to a cheering crowd of 1,400 people at York Minster.

The 800-year-old cathedral hosted a gig by Plague of Angels, which some of its congregation called an outright insult" to their faith and said they would be protesting if the concert went ahead.