IEPERFEST 2012 - 20th Anniversary Edition

[Velvet Kevorkian]

L'affiche, final il semblerait, en 1er com!

[Velvet Kevorkian]

Petit message des organisateurs du Ieper pour les gens qui ralent comme quoi il y a trop de métal sur l'affiche:

To all people that claim the IEPERFEST 2012 - 20th Anniversary Edition line-up is more metal than hardcore, we would like to say the following:

1) Hardcore = MORE THAN MUSIC. The word hardcore in the fest's name does not only stand for the style of music we program, but also for the values we believe in as a festival. One of those values is being open minded towards other genres and styles of music, including metal. But also punk rock, indie ...

2) 10 out of 15 "bigger" bands we booked so far are NOT metal. The rest of the band is also predominantly NOT metal. Get your facts straight.

3) 31 bands still need to be announced. This is only the tip of the iceberg. Many more real hardcore bands still need to be announced, so STAY TUNED!

[daminoux]

moi je trouve qu'il y a trop de groupe de hardcore..........

[korbendallas]

Moi je dis belle réponse !!!

[Velvet Kevorkian]

SICK OF IT ALL, CONGRESS et DEFORMITY s'ajoutent à l'affiche (ainsi que d'autres noms encore!)

[Seb On Fire]

CONGRESS et DEFORMITY reboostent mon intérêt...

On ajoute LENGTH OF TIME et xLIARx et je viens.

[daminoux]

je veux mayhem en plus et je viens ....... ça donne vraiment envie. il faut déjà que je paye mon pass pour le hellfest... et peut être je pourrais le faire..

[Velvet Kevorkian]

8 groupes de +, dont ABORTED!

ABORTED (BE) // Originating in the H8000 area Belgium, ABORTED have grown to become this country’s finest death metal export product. Their latest performance in Ieper, in 2009, did not go by unnoticed. Now they are back, presenting their brand new album “Global Flatline”!
CORNERED (NL) // Dutch hardcore outfit proving Friesland is not all about farmers and ice skating. Touring Europe in April/May with BACKTRACK!
CROWBAR (US) // New Orleans, Louisiana based legends. Best known figures in the sludge genre, as well as one of the pioneers. CROWBAR features (ex-)members of DOWN and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY.
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND (UK) // Welsh post-hardcore band that has been going since 2001. Heartfelt melodies and lyrics for fans of STORY OF THE YEAR, SILVERSTEIN, etc.
REIGN SUPREME (US) // Philadelphia’s hardest and heaviest. Led by former BLACKLISTED member Jay Pepito on vocals, they wield the same devastating musical hammer as bands like TERROR and INTEGRITY.
SHAI HULUD (US) // When the metalcore genre was in its infancy, there were four bands that everyone was copying: The DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, CONVERGE, POISON THE WELL and SHAI HULUD. The latter were formed back in 1995 and we gladly invited them for another Ieperfest performance.
SKARHEAD (US) // Based in Queens, New York, SKARHEAD defines its own music as thugcore. Fronted by the legendary Lord Ezec aka DANNY DIABLO. SKARHEAD played the festival 4 years ago as well, so welcome back!
VACCINE (US) // Negative sxe violence from Boston featuring Will of ORCHID and AMPERE fame. Releases on Clean Plate and Painkiller records!

[T R E N D K I L L]

Cherche un retour sur Paris ou Bretagne ( Rennes, Vannes... ) voir Nantes !

[Velvet Kevorkian]

10 groupes de + annoncés!

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (US) // Founded 30 years ago in Raleigh North Carolina. Many changes later, COC’s original trio is back with a self-titled release on Candlelight rcs. Iconic band, glad to have them on stage for our 20th anniversary edition!

EYEHATEGOD (US) // The list of legendary acts celebrating our anniversary with us just doesn’t stop! EYEHATEGOD was founded back in 1988 in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are known for their dark, sludgy riffs combined with equally dark lyrics.

KYLESA (US) // Since this Savannah, Georgia quintet first formed in early 2001, worrying about genre limitations has never been a priority. While KYLESA are as heavy as any band out there, they are beholden to no one scene. Second time at Ieperfest.

MAN VS HUMANITY (DE) // Formed in the summer of 1997, MAN VS HUMANITY called it a day 4 years later, days before they were supposed to perform at Ieperfest 2001. They reformed in 2010, and 11 years after they were first scheduled to play, they will finally be hitting the Ieperfest stage. Stoked!

NEMEA (BE) // Ostend’s answer to MASTODON is set to release an EP on Kuato rcs this June. This band is full of hard-working, excellent musicians and fully deserves a slot at this year’s Ieperfest. Check them out and get into the groove!

NORMA JEAN (US) // Atlanta, Georgia metalcore/mathcore five piece formed in 2000 under the name LUTI-KRISS. They changed their name one year later to avoid confusion with rapper LUDACRIS. Life is all about fun facts

SCRAPS (FR) // Legendary Northern French HC/punk act that hasn’t been around since ages. With the idea of releasing a discography LP, also came the master plan to offer them a slot for an exclusive reunion show at Ieperfest #20. Can’t wait!!

SET YOUR GOALS (US) // California’s most loveable punk rock six piece is back. We are honored they are celebrating our 20th anniversary with us!

7 SECONDS (US) // Legendary hardcore punk band formed in 1979, fronted by the legendary Kevin Seconds. We surely wanna bet they can top the splendid set they performed at Ieperfest 2010!

WISDOM IN CHAINS (US) // Heavy hardcore five piece hailing from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, formed back in 2001. For fans of MADBALL, SICK OF IT ALL, BLOOD FOR BLOOD…