Ieperfest‘s summer edition will take place on August 14, 15 and 16 this year. Besides announcing the first 29 names today, the organization had some wonderful news: “We will be kicking off later than we used to. That gives you the time to sleep a bit longer and/or extra time to hang out at the … Continue reading
On May 15th, the third edition of Pitfest will be taking place in Aachen, Germany at St. Hubertus. The organization, Merchpit.com and Sharp Darts Booking, have announced Empowerment as first band on the bill. Keep a close eye on the Facebook-page of Merchpit.com – more updates will follow soon. Merchpit.com: Website / Facebook / Pitfest … Continue reading
On June 4th 2014, hardly two months after the successful third edition of Northcote, organizer Patrick Batenburg decided to throw in the towel. After organizing shows for ten years, he had seen and experienced enough and decided it was time to move on. On May 30th this year, he celebrated “The Last One” with befriended … Continue reading
In a little less than three week our favorite European hardcore festival is taking place in Ieper, Belgium. Once again, Ieperfest has put a superb line-up together offering solid mix of punk, hardcore and metal bands. Props to the organization for dealing with so many last minute cancellations and finding proper replacements. This year I decided to … Continue reading
MERCHPIT.COM celebrated their second birthday last night in Aachen with City To City, World Eater, Cornered, Risk It! and Born From Pain. Photographer Frank Botman joined Cornered on the road and captured the sets. Check out his photo report below. Pictures by Frank Botman – http://www.facebook.com/frnkbtmnphotography Continue reading
Yesterday, one of the sickest German fests went down in Aachen: PITFEST 2. With Down To Nothing, Risk It!, Broken Teeth, Coldburn and many other bands on the bill, it was bound to be a good one once again. And good it was! Our photographer Frank Botman was there to capture some shots. See all photos … Continue reading
Ieperfest, as usual, is one of the highlights of year for many involved in European hardcore. Three days in a row, from 11am till midnight, we get to enjoy the crème de la crème of modern day hardcore with a subtle wink to the good old days. This year in particular I was looking forward to see … Continue reading
On February 1st, Reject Fest takes place at Volta youth centre in Amsterdam. Our friends in Hawser are among acts on the bill, along with The Kids’ Crusade, This Ends Tonight, Pantah and others. There will be a dubstep and drum & bass afterparty featuring GRMZZ, Atheist, Bassbozus and Dawa, hosted by MC Loudly. Doors … Continue reading
Redemption Denied played a sweet set at Ninja Fest in London last weekend. Baron x Bones was there and filmed the whole thing. Check it out below and make sure to pick up their new EP Nothing Remains. Check their set here. Redemption Denied: Facebook / Bandcamp Baron x Bones: Website / Facebook Picture by Holding The Moment Continue reading
Last weekend, the second edition of CNHC festival took place at Mao Livehouse in Beijing, China. The line-up included local acts such as Unregenerate Blood, Return the Truth, xIt Never Happenedx, and Provocation, plus Loudspeaker and Spill Your Guts from Shanghai, King Ly Chee from Hong Kong, Swallow Order from Changsha, and Born Free from … Continue reading
Legends Arising 