paganmegan said:

I don't know Kreator's financial situation, but Destruction's given situation is such that they don't want to go out to the states every second because they make more money going to places where metal is more appreciated, such as South America, and touring europe for them entails less of a traveling expense.

I'd always figured this was the case with European bands. It's expensive to tour here, most of the clubs are flakeouts, and if you go to South America, each night 20,000 people with amazing Spanish names and Indian faces show up to cheer you on.

Of course, if I were Destruction, I'd tour Texas because it's a better country than the USA.