What bands should headline a metalfest in New Hampshire?[views:17275][posts:220][poll! to vote:click here] to view:click here] _______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 2:26am - A Metalfest Promoter ""] I actually went and cataloged all the annual metal festivals in this country. There's no more than 20. Half of which are in the mid-west. |
| _______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 2:28am - A Metalfest Promoter ""] That's fucked up. I'm working my Myspace profile in another window and an ad for Dragonforce is staring me right in the face. |
| _______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 2:29am - A Metalfest Promoter ""] Until now I never heard of them. I'm listening to them now. HOLY FUCK! Fast enough? |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 2:53am - nickyhelliot ""] Porphyria should headline. End of story. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:38am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] A Metalfest Promoter said:How do you people feel about Old Man's Child? If you get Old Man's Child that would be pretty impressive. The bands I already listed would bring in tons of New Englanders, that was my basis for selecting. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:39am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] A Metalfest Promoter said:That's fucked up. I'm working my Myspace profile in another window and an ad for Dragonforce is staring me right in the face. Dragonforce is already doing Ozzfest, you might not be able to get them, but they would be huge for your fest. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:45am - the_reverend ""] dragonforce would cost $6K-$10K. I forget the exact price. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:48am - Morbid_Mike ""] A Metalfest Promoter said:How do you people feel about Old Man's Child? I WOULD SELL MY FUCKING SOUL TO SEE THEM LIVE! |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:51am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] It might be more conservative to have something like: NILE and ARSIS on one night. NOVEMBERS DOOM and OLD MAN'S CHILD another night. Then stack the rest of the lineup with the local big draws or the hand-selected bands that you believe in. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:53am - Morbid_Mike ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:It might be more conservative to have something like: NILE and ARSIS on one night. NOVEMBERS DOOM and OLD MAN'S CHILD another night. Then stack the rest of the lineup with the big draws or the hand-selected bands that you believe in. If you get Old Mans Child you will get a draw they are fucking awesome. Much better then Dimmu I believe. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 7:56am - the_reverend ""] nile is pricey too. old man's child has no other members other than galder and a drummer. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:00am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Hehehe, exactly why I told him it would be impressive if he could get them. Hell, managing to get ANY Norwegian band would be impressive, since they almost always cancel. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:01am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] A Metalfest Promoter said:Should I consider any of these? AS I LAY DYING IN FLAMES TRIVIUM TERROR THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER BEHEMOTH THE CHARIOT THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD 100% honesty: all would draw very well, but not a lot of people here like them (save for Behemoth). But in general, the mallcore masses would attend, so your headcount would be huge. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:03am - Morbid_Mike ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:A Metalfest Promoter said:Should I consider any of these? AS I LAY DYING IN FLAMES TRIVIUM TERROR THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER BEHEMOTH THE CHARIOT THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD 100% honesty: all would draw very well, but not a lot of people here like them (save for Behemoth). But in general, the mallcore masses would attend, so your headcount would be huge. In the words of Dwyer save behemoth FALSE METAL! |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:05am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I agree 100% that they are false metal (except Behemoth), but I'm trying to be honest with the guy. He's trying to get a good draw at a fest. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:08am - Morbid_Mike ""] Understood. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:16am - Morbid_Mike ""] I would be pumped to see a good fest come this way also as far as local bands I am quite sure BMR would be in. |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:19am - Morbid_Mike ""] [img] How bout these guys.... |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 8:48am - DreamingInExile ""] well, Novembers Doom is very easy to get intouch with (seeing since they're friends with Shroud), and will probably ask for us to play as well if you get them. If you're looking into other Doom bands, look into Swallow the Sun, Mourning Beloveth, Confessor, even getting prices for My Dying Bride may be a good idea (because people would come from all over to see MDB) as far as other North American bands to look into: Nevermore Cryptopsy Nile Morbid Angel Cannibal Corpse Iced Earth Deicide Absu (may not draw that much, but they're sick) Vehemence Vital Remains (preferably WITHOUT Glen Benton) Neuraxis Augury (not many people know of them, but they're brutal as fuck) Cattle Decapitation (impressed the shit outta me when I saw 'em) Embalmer Immolation Suffocation Capharnaum (but you'll need wheelchair access) 'local' acts to consider: Porphyria Seed Coffin Birth Hatchet Extinction Agenda Valasyrka Shroud of Bereavement (yes, I'm suggesting myself, I'm such a whore) A Terrible Night for a Curse Hand Choke Neck Life at Zero Goreality Burning Oath |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:02am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] You suggested yourself twice, didn't you? |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:15am - rad jackson ""] a HEMDALE reunion. that would make me drive to New Hampshire. other than that.... Misery Index Embalmer Suffocation Dying Fetus Goatwhore Ion Dissonance Neuraxis Rotten Sound Eyehategod Crowbar ... those are all bands i'd pay to see. |
| __________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:16am - SteveOTB ""] How about considering Of The Betrayed for local acts. Also not a headliner but I would love to see a Deadwater Drowning reunion. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:30am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Rotten Sound would be awesome. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:43am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Have a night with ROTTEN SOUND and ANAL CUNT. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:56am - Anthony nli ""] try getting some Polish bands: Lost Soul, Hate, Trauma, Decapitated, Devilyn, Vader or some of the old school Swedish bands that are still touring like Grave, Dismember or Entombed or other swedish bands like Amon Amarth and Hypocrisy |
| __________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:57am - sinistas ""] he already said he wanted american bands... |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:58am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Dude.....I'll buy five tickets if you can get Lost Soul or Trauma. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:58am - Anthony nli ""] how about Gojira, Textures, or Augury, for the avant-garde tech death crowd? Those bands have never played around here. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:58am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] He did, but then he brought up Old Mans' Child, so the field is back open. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:58am - Anthony nli ""] sinistas said:he already said he wanted american bands... yeah i know, i know, just wishful thinking. plus it doesnt hurt to mention the idea |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 9:59am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I think Textures is awful, but Gojira and/or Augury would be awesome. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:13am - the_reverend ""] ok dudes, this guy needs to tell us what venue this is going into. how much he's investing into this. an aproximate date when this was going to happen. times on date or dates. and a little more detail all around so we can more accurately gage. AILD: they are on SOTU so are tied up. they also are $$$$/$$$$$ now. all of the bands for "headliners" that you all have listed cost a minimum of $2000 and that's the cheapest ones on the list. there are a couple of them that cost $10K+ when they are on tour. one off headliners would be probably $15K (Iced earth, I'm looking your way). I like all these bands, so I'm just being honest here and guessing the costs and draw. AS I LAY DYING >> christian metalcore draw over 4,000 people. cost probably close to $10K IN FLAMES >> nu-metal mixed with melodic death metal. cost $5K-ish if they are in the country. draw 1,000-2,000 people TRIVIUM >> thrashy metal with hardcore elements some guitar masturbation. cost around $5K. draw 500-1000 if marketed right. TERROR >> around $500 if they are on this cost. draw about 100 people. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER > melodic death metal. cost $2K. draw 500-1000 people BEHEMOTH > black metal, some death influences, some atmospheric interludes. costs $2K and plane tickets. draw 100-200 people THE CHARIOT > norma jean. costs under $1K. draw 50-200 people. THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD costs $500-ish. draw 50-200 people. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:15am - the_reverend ""] I think this kid is friends of a guy at my radio station. that DJ told me that I would probably be hearing from him. |
| ______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:22am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Exactly, that's why I was saying in my first post that we didn't have enough information. Are you serious about AILD drawing 4,000 people? Man does that make me sad. Iced Earth is not worth $15K. Iced Earth is not worth $15.00. I'm sure they'd draw, but $15K worth of people? Maybe in Greece. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:24am - brian_dc ""] yeah, seriously...if you were to get one of these trendy metalcore bands, yes you would hear some shit from purists. But you would also give yourself some financial security. |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:27am - DreamingInExile ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:I think Textures is awful, but Gojira and/or Augury would be awesome. I'm just glad that people have heard and like Augury. they blew me away when I heard them the first time. I'd like to see DISILLUSION (thx for crx on my typo) here in the states, their 'Back to the Times of Splendor' CD was really good (at least in my opinion) |
| _______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:29am - largefreakatzeronli ""] Where in NH are you looking to put this on? |
| ______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:29am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] That's Disillusion, not Dissolution. Two different bands. Great CD though. |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:30am - DreamingInExile ""] I'd be hard pressed to go see Iced Earth unless they got Matt Barlow back. Ripper's a talented singer, but he's so not fitting to the IE sound. I'm still dissapointed with that "When the Eagle Jumps on the 9/11 Bandwagon" song (thanks for the quote kyle) |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:30am - DreamingInExile ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:That's Disillusion, not Dissolution. Two different bands. Great CD though. whoops, good call scott. I didn't even realize that I typed that until you pointed it out... thank goodness for the edit button >:] |
| ______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:31am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I think Ripper has always sucked. He sucked in Winters Bane (they are better with the new singer), sucked in Priest (obviously), sucks in Iced Earth (he actually made them worse), and he sucks in his new band Beyond Fear. The guy just tries too fucking hard. He has a great voice but he's too overbearing with it and puts too much inflection. |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:34am - DreamingInExile ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:The guy just tries too fucking hard. He has a great voice but he's too overbearing with it and puts too much inflection. I'm glad that someone else sees this. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:34am - VoidExpression ""] Both Augury and Dissilusion would be awesome! Augury is from Canada so it wouldn't be too hard to get them in (I actually have them on the list for the fest thing I'm doing next year in Vermont). Dissilusion is going to cost some cash to fly them in. Textures would be cool if they "accidentaly" left their vocalist at home. Best of luck with this, though! Sounds like it could be a good time. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:35am - the_reverend ""] at taste of chaos, there were 7-8K people there and atleast 1/2 the audience was there to see AILD. they are good dudes so I have no problem with them. some of the clean singing in there songs are getting annoying, but besides that they are still the same band. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:37am - jared_the_zompire ""] For local bands I would say... The Finite The Final Battle Proteus Dysentery The Nicaea Room In Dire Need Porphyria There's more I just can't think. |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:37am - DreamingInExile ""] VoidExpression said:Dissilusion is going to cost some cash to fly them in. which is why it's only a pipe dream :-( I'd love to see them though, I think they're one of the few bands that may have MORE members then Shroud HAHAHAHAHA |
| ______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:38am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I can't stand AILD, but I will admit the fact they can draw about 4,000 people is pretty sick and way beyond what I would have guessed. Hot Topic is your FRIEND, damnit. Your FRIEND. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:38am - jared_the_zompire ""] Add Despised Icon for national acts. |
| ______________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:39am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] DreamingInExile said:VoidExpression said:Dissilusion is going to cost some cash to fly them in. which is why it's only a pipe dream :-( I'd love to see them though, I think they're one of the few bands that may have MORE members then Shroud HAHAHAHAHA I thought Disillusion is only three people? Do they have more live? |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 21,2006 10:40am - DreamingInExile ""] another pipedream would be to get Codeon from Finland over here (maybe Demilich again, before they call it quits) |