Bar area thrash veterans Heathen revealed on Monday they are canceling a series of scheduled festival appearances due to finan cial hardships.  The band issued the following statement on its official website:  "Due to unforeseen financial circumstances, we regret to announce that HEATHEN will not be able to make their appearances at the upcoming Metalcamp [August 9 in Slovenia], Brutal Assault [August 10 in Czech Republic] and Jalometalli [August 11 in Finland] festivals. Please understand that the band made every effort and exhausted all resources available in order to work things out and perform at the festivals as scheduled. We want to thank the festival promoters and Heathen fans for their understanding and look forward to seeing everyone on the next tour."