I fucking love Omen and Onslaught. Curious to see how this turns out. If it was spaced a little further away from MDF I'd might like to go. Mostly because I've been meaning to check out Chicago.
I'm probably not going to Maryland Deathfest purely because it's so expensive, and because I won't feel bad for NOT going sine it's sold out the past... what? Five or six years? Definitely will sell out this one too.
This festival and Warriors of Metal i'm seriously contemplating, hoping to hop in the back of the Seax van and be a bum or perhaps get together a carpool of some sort for one or both fests.
Ah. Well the tl;dr version is the new Soundgarden album sucks dick, they suck dick live now(except for Matt Cameron whose as awesome and solid as ever), Chris Cornell is almost as bad a live vocalist as Dave Mustaine and they're obviously just in it for the money now.
It isn't often that a band picks the PERFECT time to stop making music. Usually a band either stops making music too early and it leaves the fans wanting more and what-could-have-been, or the band draws out and begins to release filler work - or sell out to a different genre all together.
I feel like Soundgarden HAD picked the absolute perfect time to break up. But of course, they had to get back together. What fegs.
Yeah, I didn't know how to properly type ABCs in all caps WITHOUT making it appear like "abcs" since s clearly doesn't come after c. Then I was like, fuck grammar.
Onslaught did a full tour of the states/Canada back in March/April with Evildead... all the NY dates were 21+ though, so I ended up not going. I'm sure Onslaught will be back, even if the fest is an exclusive performance.
Onslaught did a full tour of the states/Canada back in March/April with Evildead... all the NY dates were 21+ though, so I ended up not going. I'm sure Onslaught will be back, even if the fest is an exclusive performance.
Thanks for the info I already knew Mr. Expert. I wasn't addressing you.
Again, I don't care about your opinion and Onslaught skipped New England on their one U.S. Tour. So yes in the past they've never toured here and yes I hope they don't skip us Mr. Expert.
From my expert opinion, I think you forgot to take that plug out of your ass this morning.
Most major venues in NY aren't exactly terribly far from MA.
I know you're a child so you can go and do what ever you want. But some of us are adults with real jobs and mortgages and can't just run down to NY to see a show on a week night. So we need bands we were alive for to play within an hours distance. Maybe some day when your balls drop you'll realize that you were a know it all annoying little shit when you were 18.
Maybe you should realize how privileged you are to live in the Boston area, since most concerts happen within a five hour distance of you.
People who live in states like Wyoming or Idaho may have to drive eleven hours just to go to a good tour.
Real life obviously clashes, but bitching about shows not coming to New England when New York isn't far is kind of lame. Especially since i've met people at shows(Manowar last year and Death to All in June specifically come to mind) who have flown from Puerto Rico, Australia and South America for said shows.
Also, yes i'm a little shit. That's nothing anyone didn't already know, Mr. Mature-Adult-Whose-Got-the-World-Figured-Out.
post by Spence on the Fence at Nov 12,2012 11:09am
sorry Im just in a bad mood today because I forgot to put the plug back IN my ass this morning.
Actualy I didn't bitch about it you little cunt.I just said I hope they play here. Cause I'm not paying to go to Chicago cause I'm paying to go to MDF. Get off the internet, go brush your girl hair and fuck off.
I never complained. Your reading comprehension is terrible. I own a car and NY is three hours from Worcester. But having an adult life would make a local show on a weekend easier obviously. But Mr. Expert Spence says they'll be touring here like crazy. So I won't worry.
I never said "like crazy," once every three or four years isn't exactly a stellar amount of tours.
Anywho, a point i'd like to make is just because you're (presumably) like twice my age, doesn't mean we don't all have to make sacrifices. Specifically in this case, shows. There's plenty of shows/festivals that I skip out on because I have other commitments or lack of funds, that isn't something exclusive to responsible adults. Just thought i'd throw that out there.
Also, I apologize being such a cunthammer, don't know why i'm that way. Maybe I should brush my girl hair and think about it.
Damn, between MDF and potentially Burning Sea, this being in May makes it unlikely I'll go. Seriously, what is wrong with US metal fests in July/August?
Killer lineup. SUPERCHRIST or HIGH SPIRITS should really be on it as local talent.
Agreed. High Spirits are going to Germany to play Keep it True like two weeks before Ragnarokkr. If they can do that, they can totally play at Ragnarokkr. (Plus it would be pretty rad to be sharing the stage with them and what's already a stellar lineup!)
I think it has to do with the European summer festival season going on during that time
I've heard a lot of people talk about how they can't afford to make it to Germany or whatever to go to festivals though. So for those people, I think it'd be pretty rad if they'd have metal festivals of that caliber here in the States during the summer.
I'm probably not going to Maryland Deathfest purely because it's so expensive, and because I won't feel bad for NOT going sine it's sold out the past... what? Five or six years? Definitely will sell out this one too.
I don't remember MDF selling out the past 5 or 6 years of going there other than some random days. But I forgot Spence is the MDF expert.
Why would you question Spence? Obviously you didn't hear that he has older brothers and an internet connection. So just because people like us were at MDF last year and know there were tickets at the door we are no experts.
I think it has to do with the European summer festival season going on during that time
I've heard a lot of people talk about how they can't afford to make it to Germany or whatever to go to festivals though. So for those people, I think it'd be pretty rad if they'd have metal festivals of that caliber here in the States during the summer.
Its not so much the fans, its getting the bands. A lot of bands do a circuit around the summer fests, none of them are going to want to hop a plane to america, just to do a single fest when they have a dozen fests to play across the entire european continent, including one they can probably play the same weekend they would be playing said mythical american festival.
post by Reaper at Nov 19,2012 8:41pm
Can't go to Ragnarokkr because MDF and Chaos in Tejas within the same month span. US festivals are very pick and choose unfortunately because unlike Europe you have to pay for hotel room and they're much more spread out so travel costs are less convenient.
And spencer, no one gives a shit about the soundgarden reunion
Can't go to Ragnarokkr because MDF and Chaos in Tejas within the same month span. US festivals are very pick and choose unfortunately because unlike Europe you have to pay for hotel room and they're much more spread out so travel costs are less convenient.
And spencer, no one gives a shit about the soundgarden reunion
Yeah that's one thing that definitely kind of sucks about it. Only fest I can think of that's like Headbangers Open Air where camping comes with your fest ticket is Warriors of Metal Open Air in Ohio.
They added the second stage as a "bands of the fans" reciprocal support kind of deal. Basically, if you buy a Ragnarokkr ticket and the organizer really likes your band, he supports you for supporting his festival. Kind of his way of building up the USA metal scene/festival circuit.
Hour of 13, Oz, Omen, Onslaught, Exhumer, and Morbid Saint would be a fuckin killer show. Don't know any of the other bands except October 13 and who is just OK, but good show either way.
Exumer and Onslaught had to pull out. Not their call. Onslaught's label made them postpone their U.S. tour. Viking has been added as a replacement and they're working on another replacement as we speak.
