The Gaffer Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Jealous! Hellfest looks amazing. I've wanted to go for two years now but have not been able to get the dosh together. Got Sabbath tickets this morning though for next January. Pricey as fuck and it'll probably take a bit of drinking on my part to balance out the fact that Ozzy's kinda just standing there doing knee bounces in his bat pyjamas but it's Sabbath. Bucket list band. Quote
Merzbow Posted June 18, 2016 Posted June 18, 2016 I'll check it out, they're pretty decent from what I've heard. The new fistula is ace too. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Akercocke are back on the Bloodstock bill! Quote
lightningxlock Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Went to see Boysetsfire last night in Liverpool. Whilst I hardly listen to the band anymore all it takes is me seeing them live again to realise how much I loved them and in fact still do. Crazy to think the very first time I saw them was 2003 with Atreyu (ha!) supporting. Whilst the trio of After The Eulogy/Tomorrow Come Today/The Misery Index was undoubtedly their high point it's nice to see they're still making solid records and putting on a quality live show Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 21, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) I only ever really listened to After the Eulogy when they were first around.. I dropped out after that but really liked the first comeback record they did. I'll have to check out the new one. I think they are pretty much done for good after this tour though. Edited June 21, 2016 by Egg Shen Quote
lightningxlock Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 That'd be a shame but understandable considering how long they've been going and I dont think there's much left for them to accomplish. Ebb, you should definitely check out Tomorrow Come Today and The Misery Index. Like you say, the first comeback record was very good and just spinning the most recent one and it sounds solid enough. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 22, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted June 22, 2016 i've heard them both i just never really give them much attention. I'll get back onto it. I've actually got a signed copy of After the Eulogy from when i saw them in Newport supporting someone (might have been Funeral for a Friend) back in the day. That whole era of music is just a blur to me. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 22, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted June 22, 2016 Jealous! Hellfest looks amazing. I've wanted to go for two years now but have not been able to get the dosh together. got back last night (spent an extra night in Nantes), i highly recommend it. Hellfest is easily the best big festival i've attended, in terms of setting & organisation (the weather was perfect too) it pisses on Download from a great height, the whole town of Clisson chips in and makes for a real friendly vibe, the local supermarket is transformed to cater for the festival and they even have bands playing in the car park outside. Feels like a proper community. Band-wise it was great too, so many good sets over the course of the weekend. All the stages are close together, the best of all being the Warzone stage which is set up to look like it's set up in some kind of run down army camp, it looks amazing. I'd have stayed over there all weekend given the right lineup. They also unveiled this Lemmy statue which is permanent to the site, class. I missed the Lemmy tribute at the end of the Twistd Sister set but it was great by all accounts. my only gripe for the festival would be that there were simply too many people on the site, it felt overcrowded. It was pretty full all the time but when Rammstein & Gojira played, the size of the crowd at the main stage were ridiculous. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Volbeat (with support from Airbourne and Crobot) have announced some Euro dates for late October-mid November. No UK dates as yet, but I expect they're imminent Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 22, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted June 22, 2016 yeh, i'll be attending one of them, they were one of the highlights of Hellfest for me. New album is excellent too, they ain't added much to the mix but they can still pen a great tune. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 The new album took a few listens for me, but I'm with it now. There always tends to be a fair few tours going on in the last three months of the year so it wouldn't suprise me to see them come over even if they only do half a dozen dates. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted July 2, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted July 2, 2016 Anathema perform with Stephen Hawking, wild... http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/prof-stephen-hawking-performs-liverpool-11556506 Quote
FourHorsemanAA Posted July 4, 2016 Posted July 4, 2016 Volbeat (with support from Airbourne and Crobot) have announced some Euro dates for late October-mid November. No UK dates as yet, but I expect they're imminent Rumours are Volbeat will be joining the tba Alter Bridge tour as main support in the UK Quote
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted July 4, 2016 Paid Members Posted July 4, 2016 It's confirmed. Volbeat & Gojira. I think Gojira are a really odd choice given that AB's audience are mostly middle aged Nickelback fans. Quote
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