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Ieperfest news update 21 August 2008
Later on today before the 16th edition of Ieperfest kicks off, and we are all getting really excited about that! We surely hope you are too! Weather forecasts look OK for the weekend: not too hot with daytime temperatures just above 20°C and chances of an occasional shower. This is waaay better than the weather we had the last couple of days, so we are very pleased with that, and I’m sure you guys are as well!
As most of you already know, this year’s festival site will be bigger than the parking lot we had been using the last few years. There will be plenty of weekend and day tickets available at the door, so no need to worry you won’t get in!!
Sadly enough, we were informed about the fact that both the OUTBREAK and RINGWORM European tours were cancelled/postponed due to reasons beyond our control. Finding adequate replacements on such short notice isn’t a sinecure. However, we think we’ve done a great job and are more than proud to announce the presence of:
BETRAYED (USA) : Legendary US melodic hardcore four piece BETRAYED are coming over for an exclusive reunion show at Ieperfest 2008!! For those of you have been hiding under a rock the last few years, BETRAYED feature current and former members of much revered hardcore bands as CHAMPION, The FIRST STEP, TERROR, CARRY ON, STAND AND FIGHT, KNIFE FIGHT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS and The VOWS!! Holy fock yeah!!
RISE AND FALL (B) : Belgian hardcore heroes RISE AND FALL were found willing to hit the Ieperfest stage on Sunday August 24th! We are pleased they will play the fest, after they had to cancel their appearance last year extremely last minute!
Bank Card Terminal: For the first time in the history of the festival, it will be possible to pay your tickets at the entrance with your bank card. We provide this service since it’s not always safe to walk around a festival with large amounts of money in your wallet. It will also be possible to withdraw money. An extra cost of one euro per transaction will be charged for this service. E.g. if you want to withdraw 10 euro, you will have to pay 11.
We have been getting many question about showers on the camp site. We confirm that it will be perfectly possible to take that oh so wanted shower there!
Just as on previous occasions a large number of distros will be present: Arte Rock Influenza, Bones Brigade, Conspiracy, Eye Spy, Filled With Hate, Genet, GSR, Holy Shit!, Powered and 24 clothing.
Please keep checking www.ieperfest.com for the latest information about the festival!
Edit 21/8 noon: Last minute news >> Bxl metalcore band FALLEN will be replacing SPARKLE OF HOPE on Friday 22/8.
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Ieperfest news update 8 August 2008
We are currently working really hard to get all the last details fixed, in order to let everything run smoothly from August 22 to August 24! We want to take this opportunity to announce the latest (and hopefully) last cancellations and additions to the Ieperfest bill!
Sadly enough, both POUND FOR POUND and SS DECONTROL cancelled their planned European tours, so they won’t be performing at Ieperfest. We regret their decision to do so, and hope they will make it to the Ieperfest stage some other time! We are proud, on the other hand, to present these three latest additions to the Ieperfest 2008 bill!:
The BONES (SWE) : First Ieperfest appearance for these groovy, punky rockers from Karlskrona, Sweden. Presenting their latest release “Burnout Boulevard” (Century Media)! For fans of DROPKICK MURPHYS and SOCIAL DISTORTION.
DO OR DIE (B) : One of Belgium’s hardest tuff hardcore/metal acts since their foundation in 1999! Recently released their brand new killer album “Pray For Them” (Alveran). 2nd Ieperfest performance ever.
VOGUE (B) Pissed-off and angry promising hardcore act from Antwerp, Belgium. Debut full-length LP out on Holy Shit! Records by the time of Ieperfest! For fans of FUCKED UP, DEAD STOP and CURSED!
More information about these latest additions, and the other acts that were already confirmed (65 in total!), can be found on the brand new “bands” section! You’ll find pictures there of all bands on the Ieperfest bill, along with a small introductory text! Go check it out, we are very proud of it!
As of today, a brand new series of Ieperfest posters and flyers are available! They will be spread on a series of shows and events, so keep an eye out for them! Artwork done again by the masterful hands of Yves Hellemans @ Snyvo.com! Top notch work, as always!
As you will also see on these new flyers and posters, the Ieperfest schedule is finally available! Check out the “Schedule” section to see on which days your favorite bands are playing! You will also be able to see which stage they are on, so there’s no chance you’ll be at the wrong place when they finally hit the stage! Also good to know: the schedule for the pre-fest on Thursday August 21st is also online!
Pre-sale has been running for a couple of weeks now, and it’s going really well! Finally, it is also possible to order tickets via www.genetstore.com! If you live outside Belgium, please note that the tickets you order won’t be sent to your home anymore, but will be waiting for you at the festival entrance! Take your chance and order you tickets now!!
Last but not least: some news about the Ieperfest 2008 camping! As we stated in the previous update, the camping will be located on the same site as the festival itself. From the camping, it’s about 300 meters to the festival site! Camping will cost €10, no matter how many days you are staying! The camping opens on Thursday August 21st at 14.00, not a minute earlier! Everybody should have left the camping at around 12.00 on Monday August 24th. ATTENTION: You can only obtain access to the camping, if you are already wearing a festival bracelet. No festival bracelet = no camping access! Camping rules and other useful camping information will be posted shortly in the “Lodging” section.
That’s it for now, see you all in a fortnight!
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Ieperfest news update 1 August 2008
It’s been waaay too long ago since we gave you an update about Europe’s largest DIY underground music festival... That’s because we’ve been busy with lots of stuff: finding a new location for the festival, completing the line-up, fixing pre-sales and tons more! Since all of this is now fixed, we can finally give you guys almost all of the details you need for 3 days of pure hardcore fun!
First of all, we are very proud to announce we found a brand new location for our most beloved festival! Ieperfest 2008 will take place on a nice piece of grass land at the crossroads of the Poperingseweg and the Hazewindstraat. From the centre of Ieper, it’s just a mere 30 minutes walk to the festival ground. We would like to thank the farmer providing us this piece of land, and the friendly politicians getting us in contact with the land owners! Camping and parking will both be located at the same place, nice and handy! More information and details about the camping, such as prices and camping rules, will be communicated in the very near future!
Meanwhile, pre-sales for the festival have been going on for a few days now! More information about prices and pre-sale points can be found on www.ieperfest.com. Just click “Tickets” for a full survey on everything you need to know! Online ordering will be possible from Sat 2 August 2008 on. We sincerely apologize for this huge delay. Constant troubles with the Genet online store are the sole reason for this.
We regret to announce the following bands had to cancel their Ieperfest appearance due to various reasons beyond our control: BALZAC, HOUR OF THE WOLF, RED TAPE PARADE, ROTTEN SOUND, SHOOK ONES, SINKING SHIPS, SOUL CONTROL and WARBRINGER. As you all can see, PARKWAY DRIVE is not in this list, as there has never been any doubt as to whether these Australian metalcore heroes would play the fest or not. THEY WILL!!! We know some people were looking forward to seeing some of these bands, but believe the following additions will do more than just make up for the ones who had to cancel:
ACTIVE MINDS (UK): Fast, hard and aggressive, yet catchy hardcore/punk band from Scarborough UK that has been going for over 20 years!! For fans of SEX PISTOLS, SUNPOWER and GALLOWS!
AMENRA (B): Belgium’s finest sludgecore act around is back for their fifth Ieperfest performance. Recently released their brand new studio album “Mass IIII” on Hypertension rcs. For fans of ISIS, NEUROSIS, CULT OF LUNA and even TOOL!
The BERZERKER (AUS): Heavy in-your-face death metal/grindcore act hailing from Melbourne, Australia! They describe their own sound as that of “a machine gun to your head”, and we can’ t argue with that! For fans of ABORTED, CARCASS and VADER!
FUCKED UP (CAN): Intense hardcore act from Toronto, Ontario (Canada), bringing us melodic anthems of British Oi and the directness of early ’80 American hardcore! Hard to be compared to any other band.
HEARTBREAK KID (GER): Groovy, catchy German hardcore act, based in Munich. Released their very first full-length “Life Thrills” earlier this year. Recommended to fans of COMEBACK KID, HAVE HEART and the likes!
HELLO BASTARDS (UK/Int): Vegan/straight-edge punky thrashcore band based in London, UK, although most members of this band are South-Americans! For fans of RIPCORD and DISCARGA!
H2O (USA): Hailing from Los Angeles, California this legendary melodic hardcore band waited 7 long years to release a new album and will hit the Ieperfest stage for the very first time.
John Joseph (spoken word) (USA): After the release of his book “The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon” earlier this year, John Joseph (CRO-MAGS, BLOODCLOT) came over to Europe to do a few spoken word sessions about his book and other topics. Sadly, he didn’t find time to come to Belgium then, but now he’s making up for this by performing a spoken word session on Ieperfest!
MAINTAIN (USA): It’s becoming rather old, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less true: Boston, Massachusetts brings forth some pretty damn good hardcore bands! MAINTAIN is yet another band to come out of Boston that is bound to take Europe by storm! For fans of HAVE HEART, MELTDOWN and the likes!
RHYTHM TO THE MADNESS (B): Risen from the ashes of the legendary JUSTICE, RTTM is well on their way to become just as good and big! Now also featuring Cete RISE AND FALL on guitar! Touring with BLACKLISTED September 2008.
SKARHEAD (USA): Legendary groovy Queens, New York hardcore act lead by the even more legendary Lord Ezec, who is also performing as DANNY DIABLO on Ieperfest this year! Come and sing along to all the classic SKARHEAD hits!
SPARKLE OF HOPE (B): Hageland’s hardest, combining melodic guitars with an eye for detail, up-tempo drum rhythms and rough sing-along vocals. Recently released their second CD on Funtime rcs. For fans of AS I LAY DYING and DARKEST HOUR.
TRENCHFOOT (B): A little piece of Belgian thrash metal to be proud of! This local Ypres act has recently released their debut album and we is highly recommend to fans of bands like MUNICIPAL WASTE, early METALLICA, etc. Ex-CONGRESS, FAMILY OF DOG and KINGPIN.
TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED (UK): Newest British sensation in death metal, bringing us fast, hard and dark music for fans of ABORTED, DESPISED ICON and DYING FETUS! On tour with SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY.
VICIOUS CIRCLE (AUS): Rough and grim hardcore/metal act from Melbourne, Australia that has been going for over 20 years! Just released their fourth album. Will appeal to fans of THROWDOWN, LENGTH OF TIME, etc.
A WILHELM SCREAM (USA): New Bedford, Massachusetts hardcore/punkrock 5-piece, creating a unique vibe and groove in their music that makes them stand out from thousands of other bands within the same genre! For fans of RISE AGAINST, STRIKE ANYWHERE and the likes!
ZANN (GER): German Leipzig/Jena/Berlin quintet playing hardcore/screamo with heart and soul! Touring the USA with GRAF ORLOCK this September, but before heading over there, they are coming to pay Ieperfest a visit!
Some of you might have noticed we have booked a considerably larger amount of bands in comparison to all previous editions. This can be explained by the fact that, for the first time in the history of Ieperfest, we will have two stages this year! Next to the usual outdoor stage, some bands will be playing on a cosy indoor stage, setting a totally different mood. A nice survey of which bands play which stage on which particular day will be announced in the next update.
The people in charge of our side-program “Hardcore: More Than Just Music” are putting together a diverse and interesting combination of activities related to hardcore and the ideals we stand for! These activities will go on in a small and cosy tent located within the festival perimeters, which is different from previous editions, when the side-program was located outside the festival ground. More info on this to be announced shortly!
As always, there will also be a pre-fest show on Thursday August 21st! The location for this show is the Marquee stage or second stage of the main festival! All bands on the pre-fest bill are promising H8000 acts, and we’re very proud of that! The pre-fest line-up is as follows:
OMERTA (www.myspace.com/omertametal)
LINK (www.myspace.com/linkrocks)
THE BRAVE DO NOT FEAR THE GRAVE (Demo release show – www.myspace.com/thebravedo)
CROSSED THE LINE (www.myspace.com/ctlcrew)
SAVIOUR (www.myspace.com/saviourhc)
So, that’s about it for now. We hope we have answered most of the questions about the fest some of you had recently. See you all on Ieperfest 2008 – 22,23 and 24 August 2008!!!
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Ieperfest news update 9 May 2008
Let’s not beat around the bush kids! We have been working extremely hard at the Genet HQ and are proud to add no less than 20 names to the already fabulous Ieperfest 2008 bill. Some of these bands really are top quality underground hardcore/metal so we hope you will all appreciate their presence as much as we hope to do!
SINKING SHIPS decided to call it a day, so they won’t be coming over any longer. That’s the only cancellation so far, let’s hope it stay that way!
Newly confirmed are:
AFTER ALL (B) Thrashing Bruges metal outfit combining killer heavy riffing with catchy melodies and choruses. Presenting their brand new album "The Vermin Decline".
ALL MY SINS (B) The newest H8000 bomb bringing straight forward NY style hardcore with loads of melody and singalong parts. Featuring current and former members of bands like CROSSED THE LINE, 187, 1OUTTA6, OUTCAST and RETALIATE. For fans of SKARHEAD, BLOOD FOR BLOOD and MADBALL.
ALL SHALL PERISH (USA) Brutal Oakland, California death metal with a tasteful dose of melody, mixing vicious mosh and technical flare. For fans of CANNIBAL CORPSE, DYING FETUS and The BLACK DAHLIA MURDER!
BLOOD SPENCER (D) Manic Münster metalcore madness! For fans of AS WE FIGHT, CALIBAN and MORDA.
BLOODCLOT (USA) The sound of the New York underground rising again!! Fantastic all star formation featuring John Joseph (CRO-MAGS) as well as former members of BIOHAZARD, The SPUDMONSTERS, MERAUDER and PRO-PAIN!! Expect classic New York hardcore intensity with extreme metal precision and brutality.
CANCER BATS (Can) Toronto 4-piece CANCER BATS come to destroy. Fueled by a burning desire to rage harder, play louder and have more fun than any other band, they mix hardcore, southern metal and punk rock into a lethal rock and roll explosion.
COMMON CAUSE (N) Drawing influences from 80's hardcore bands like YOUTH OF TODAY, STRAIGHT AHEAD and The ABUSED yet melting it into a sound of their own. Featuring former members of DAMAGE CONTROL, ONWARD, ENFORCER, SHIPWRECKED and SOULFIRE.
DISCARGA (BR) Fastforward Brazil thrashcore attack! For fans of INFEST, SIEGE, NEGATIVE APPROACH, LÄRM, etc. Featuring members of RATOS DE PORAO and POINT OF NO RETURN.
FEAR MY THOUGHTS (D) Passionate melodic metalcore highly recommended to fans of MASTODON, the HAUNTED and ISIS. They had to cancel their 2007 presence but are now ready to take the IF 2008 stage by storm!
JERUSALEM THE BLACK (B) Straightforward rock and roll hardcore influenced by bands like The BRONX, CRO-MAGS and REFUSED. Featuring ex-DIE MY DEMON members as well as current SUNPOWER drummer Davy on vocals!
The LOCUST (USA) This San Diego, California band's sound was once described by a journalist as "a car-wreck with vocals": ultra fast songs, atrociously ultra-violent and drenched in sci-fi-noise, gruesome keyboards and herky jerky, bestial scream/sing vocals. Really proud to have them back for a 2nd Ieperfest performance!
MANS RUIN (B) H8000 heroes featuring Josh formerly of CONGRESS, LIAR and KINGPIN as the singer/guitarist. Influenced by boozing, speeding, ladies...KYUSS, BLACK SABBATH, DANZIG, ONLY LIVING WITNESS, etc.
MAUDLIN (B) Experimental sludge mixing the best of legendary bands like PINK FLOYD, ISIS, NEUROSIS and LED ZEPPELIN. Debut full-length out spring 2008.
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY (AT) Vienna's longest going HC band will be presenting their sophomore album at Ieperfest 2008. For fans of JUDGE, CRO-MAGS and The HOPE CONSPIRACY.
PARKWAY DRIVE (AUS) Australia's leading melodic metalcore act with an exclusive summer festival appearance at Ieperfest!
PSALM (B) Brutal and dark black metal like EMPEROR & BEHEMOTH. Their most recent effort "Manifest" was released early 2008.
RINGWORM (USA) Cleveland metallic hardcore champions carrying on their legacy of dark, vicious music with bleak lyrics and a metal crunch. HC in the classic Clevo style, bringing to mind bands like INTEGRITY and IN COLD BLOOD but keeping their own niche, thanks in part to Human Furnace's signature vocal style.
SOUL CONTROL (USA) Reflecting a time when hardcore had much more compassion, awareness and accountability, these Providence, Rhode Island youngsters bring heavy, driving, rhythmic hardcore influenced by BAD BRAINS, BURN, BANE, 108, STRIFE and QUICKSAND.
SS DECONTROL (USA) Ieperfest is extremely proud to present Boston's most legendary hardcore band, ready to hit hard and play all the classics we have been cherishing and singing along since ages! The Kids Will Have Their Say!!
VERSE (USA) Passionate Providence hardcore for fans of BANE, CHAMPION, COMEBACK KID, MODERN LIFE IS WAR and TURNING POINT.
That’s it for now. Keep on checking the website as there will be more updates coming shortly!
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Ieperfest news update 19 March 2008
Thanks to all of you who showed up for the first Ieperfest Winter edition!! It was a huge success and we are planning to do a 2nd edition on Saturday 21 February 2009. Write it down in your agenda now and don’t miss out!!
Like we promised in the previous update, we are announcing the first list of names for the 2008 Summer edition by late winter. It will be taking place on Fri-Sun 22-24 August. We are absolutely psyched to announce we have no less than 35 (!!) bands confirmed so far. Here goes:
AS FRIENDS RUST USA Florida's kings of catchy, melodic, singalong hardcore coming over for just 6 reunion shows so make sure not to miss out!! Damien, James, Joe, Kaleb and Tim in the line-up!
BACKFIRE! NL M-town veterans still going strong after all those years! First Ieperfest performance ever for these originators of the Eurocore movement. Released their 5th full-length in Winter 2008.
BALZAC J Japanese horrorpunk/deathrock leaders. Wicked shit that will appeal to all visual kei fans out there!
BRIDGE TO SOLACE H Budapest's hardest with the release show for their 3rd full-length. Expect nothing less than the best melodic metalcore!
CEPHALIC CARNAGE USA Ultra technical Colorado death/grind act that has been kicking it since the early 90s! For fans of DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, STARKWEATHER and CARCASS!
COUNTING THE DAYS USA Fast, pissed off, angry as hell hardcore for fans of CHAMPION, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE and COUNT ME OUT. From Glen Burnie, Maryland.
DANNY DIABLO USA Danny Diablo aka master entertainer Lord Ezec, main man of the fabulous SKARHEAD and king of uncompromising situations! Expect a good mixture of streetwise rap and New York hardcore!
DESPISED ICON Can Pure technical grind by these Canadian metalheads. For fans of DYING FETUS, PIG DESTROYER and NASUM.
DIE MY DEMON B Exclusive Belgian reunion show by the DMD gang! Playing all of their furious, raw, moshable, hardcore power hits once again!
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? L Splendid Luxemburg screamo power for fans of LA QUIETE, ICONOCLAST, BORN AGAINST & YAGE! On the road with Japan's ENDZWECK.
ENDZWECK J Old school melodic HC with fierce screamo parts. For fans of COMADRE, ACME and HAVE HEART, ow yeah!
FOLSOM USA Las Vegas gamblers with their very first IF performance. Furious singalong old school beatdown hardcore by one of the best bands in the genre!!
HAVE HEART USA Leading melodic Boston hardcore act combining the early influences of bands like CHAIN OF STRENGTH and TURNING POINT with a later touch ala MOUTHPIECE and INSIDE OUT. One of thé HC bands of the early 21st century!!
HOMER B Hageland hardcore/screamo/punkrock hybrid sure to surprise friend & foe with their really catchy, splendid songs, interesting lyrics and superb singing by frontman Jokke!!
HOUR OF THE WOLF USA Rocking Arizona hardcore influenced by bands like BLACK FLAG, MISFITS, HOT SNAKES, MOTÖRHEAD, etc.
KINGDOM B Tuur, Collin & Vincent AMENRA side-project. Sounds like AMENRA meet ISIS meet NEUROSIS. Excellent clean vocal power!
LENGTH OF TIME B Balancing between brutal heaviness, harmony & melody, Bxl's amazing metalcore act is back on track, now again with Ross taking care of vocals!!
LIONHEART USA Harde boel! San Francisco/Bay Area tuff metalcore for fans of HATEBREED, THROWDOWN and TERROR.
MÖRSER D Brutal Bremen metalcore act still going strong after all those years! 3 singers. Chaos. INFERNO!
OUTBREAK USA Angry punked up modern hardcore rhythms with in your face shout-outs, stirring 'n chugging guitars. For fans of KID DYNAMITE, BLACK FLAG and POISON IDEA!!
POUND FOR POUND USA Tuff Springfield (IL) hardcore mosh for fans of early SWORN ENEMY, SUBZERO, DEATH THREAT and later SKARHEAD.
PULLING TEETH USA Pounding Baltimore hardcore act featuring ex-SLUMLORDS PERSONNEL. For fans of The SETUP, INTEGRITY and LEFT FOR DEAD. RISE AND FALL labelmates!
PUSHED TOO FAR B Turnhout moshaholics kicking ass big time, playing an interesting mix of groovy upbeat WARZONE/DEATH THREAT style hardcore with beatdown moshparts ala BULLDOZE, KICKBACK, etc. Fools simply never move on!!
RED TAPE PARADE D Grown-up Bavarian hardcore influenced by bands like MINOR THREAT, DAG NASTY, GOOD RIDDANCE, SNFU, etc.
ROTTEN SOUND SF Fabulous Finnish grind/death metal influenced by bands like SLAYER, CARCASS, EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DOOM, etc. Their first 1st 7" was relased by Genet rcs 15 years ago!!
RUINER USA Dark melodic Baltimore hardcore/punk. For fans of HAVE HEART, CHAMPION and MODERN LIFE IS WAR!
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY USA Michigan comet grind/death/mathcore for fans of JOB FOR A COWBOY, ABORTED and The LOCUST!
SHIPWRECK USA Dark and apocalyptic Boston (Merrimack Valley) metallic hardcore. For fans of RISE AND FALL, RINGWORM and INTEGRITY!!
SHOOK ONES USA Poppy Seattle hardcore/punk influenced by bands like BLACK FLAG, DESCENDENTS, JAWBREAKER and KID DYNAMITE!!
SINKING SHIPS USA Splendid Seatlle hardcore act showcasing a sound all their own, somewhere between the familiar echoes of hardcore bands like BANE and IN MY EYES, but with their own distinct morose overtones, weaving elements of melody and hard edge riffs!
SUNPOWER B Belgium's hardcore/punk pride! Released their 2nd full-length in Winter 2008. For fans of MDC, DEAD KENNEDYS and BAD BRAINS!
SURGE OF FURY B Bxl heavy weights delivering some of the nastiest mosh 2008 has to offer. Imagine MADBALL teaming up with BULLDOZE and add even more brutality!
SWORN ENEMY USA Caustic Queens, New York hybrid of thrashy, intense metal with the thud and grit of hardcore. For fans of TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX and HATEBREED!
WARBRINGER USA War without end!! Ventura, California thrash metal boosting sped up drums, lightning fast guitar picking and over the top vocals, bringing to mind bands like MUNICIPAL WASTE, EXODUS and EXCEL!!
WISDOM IN CHAINS USA From the land of Kings! Groovy Pennsylvia hardcore with loads of uptempo punk influences. For fans of SICK OF IT ALL, BLOOD FOR BLOOD, BLACK FLAG and SOCIAL DISTORTION!!
We hope you will be just as thrilled as we are with all of these bands playing the 2008 Summer edition!! Many more names are in the pipeline so keep on checking for new updates and hurrays!!
Pre-sale should be starting in a few weeks already, so keep an eye open for that as well.
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