Who should headline CTMetalfest?[views:9500][posts:124]_______________________________________ [Jul 11,2005 12:53pm - Jesus_Slaves ""] if Suicide Dream is the option, take them. they fucking rule. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 11,2005 12:54pm - swamplorddvm ""] Unleashed |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 11,2005 1:31pm - Sinislazy ""] Jesus_Slaves said:if Suicide Dream is the option, take them. they fucking rule. I think it's just been proven that SD is the one putting the show on. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 11,2005 1:53pm - bleddry ""] Exactly, it looks like they're going to be on the bill whether they headline or not. Although I have to give them credit for not automatically putting themselves in as the headliner just because they can, the fact that other bands are being considered as headliners means SD is putting the metalfest's interests ahead of their own, good for them. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 11,2005 3:23pm - poopsmcgee ""] I second Catalyst |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 11:17am - demonclature ""] bleddry said:Exactly, it looks like they're going to be on the bill whether they headline or not. Although I have to give them credit for not automatically putting themselves in as the headliner just because they can, the fact that other bands are being considered as headliners means SD is putting the metalfest's interests ahead of their own, good for them. True, but they shouldn't feel obligated to disqualify themselves from the running for that reason either, since they are a legitimate draw in that area as mike f. pointed out. I second votes for Leukkorhea, Catalyst, HBBSI, Abhorred, Teratism, Anoxia, and Unleashed. Even if the headliner slots fill up with bigger local draws, they should be considered for other slots at the metalfest. |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 11:52am - demonclature ""] Hey, how's this for a headliner suggestion... what about Testament/Nuclear Assault? They have two NY dates at the end of August but nothing in September... |
| _________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 9:03pm - carrie ""] testament would be badass |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 9:11pm - the_reverend ""] or dragonlord |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 9:13pm - Anthony nli ""] Cryptic Warning would really like to play in CT and this could be a good show, so consider us interested if you are still looking for bands. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 9:14pm - eddienli ""] testament \m/ |
| _________________________________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 11:53pm - ryan from HBBSI never logs in ""] municipal waste and crucial unit should both play this |
| _________________________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 11:54pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] ryan from HBBSI never logs in said:municipal waste and crucial unit should both play this yes ! 100% :bow: |
| _________________________________________ [Jul 12,2005 11:54pm - KillerKadoogan ""] Sabbat is touring the u.s around that time but they probably have that date booked already. |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 12:01am - GoatCatalyst ""] I salute all of you who back Catalyst. We just got on Thursday's Kill The Client show in CT at the last minute. Come say hello and I'll give you a demo if you don't have one. Thanks again. myspace.com/unholycatalyst |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 12:21am - Anthony nli ""] GoatCatalyst said:I salute all of you who back Catalyst. We just got on Thursday's Kill The Client show in CT at the last minute. Come say hello and I'll give you a demo if you don't have one. Thanks again. myspace.com/unholycatalyst I've been a fan for a long time! I booked you for a show in 2003 in Boston but you had to cancel. My band Cryptic Warning ( http://www.crypticwarning.com ) would love to play with Catalyst sometime. Do you still have any of the original Caphaurnum CDs available? I would love one if you have it. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 1:29am - GoatCatalyst ""] Oh shit, I remember that show. I was bummed we weren't able to do it. Hopefully we could arrange something. I may be putting something together at Cherry St. Station in Wallingford sometime soon. It's 21 & over, but there's usually CHEAP or FREE beer for bands and with decent notice, you can get a decent crowd. I think our singer may have some copies of that first Capharnaum, though it scares me that people actually remember and/or care about that! |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 9:48am - anonymous ""] the red chord, into the moat, or byzantine would make awesome headliners |
| _________________________________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 11:33am - ryan from HBBSI never logs in ""] i think the best headliner of all time would be TANKARD |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 12:57pm - Jesus_Slaves ""] Dragonlord would be most badass |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 13,2005 1:00pm - Anthony nli ""] GoatCatalyst said:Oh shit, I remember that show. I was bummed we weren't able to do it. Hopefully we could arrange something. I may be putting something together at Cherry St. Station in Wallingford sometime soon. It's 21 & over, but there's usually CHEAP or FREE beer for bands and with decent notice, you can get a decent crowd. I think our singer may have some copies of that first Capharnaum, though it scares me that people actually remember and/or care about that! Cool, let me know about the show in Wallingford, my email is anthony_buda@yahoo.com . I'll keep an eye out for getting you shows in MA. Also check out the website http://www.crypticwarning.com And if anyone in the band does have the first Caphaurnum CD, I really would like a copy. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 2:03pm - anonymous ""] Headliner: Testament, Dragonlord, Fates Warning, or Byzantine Support: Cryptic Warning, Sacreligion, HBSSI, Catalyst |
| __________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 5:26pm - bleddry ""] How about Nevermore? |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 5:28pm - Anthony nli ""] anonymous said:Headliner: Testament, Dragonlord, Fates Warning, or Byzantine Support: Cryptic Warning, Sacreligion, HBSSI, Catalyst Yes, please. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 5:39pm - RichHorror ""] ryan from HBBSI never logs in said:my aim is RELAYforDEATH Woah, I talked to you a year ago and was sure you were Todd from the Bombshelter. Weird. |
| _________________________________________________________ [Jul 15,2005 11:32pm - ryan from HBBSI never logs in ""] umm ok |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 16,2005 4:18pm - ShadowSD ""] WOW. I don't know how word about this spread so quickly (I only posted the ctmetalfest page less than a week ago), but I've been bombarded by phone calls/e-mails over the last few days from bands wanting to get on this. I guess I can't complain, I'm glad the word about the fest is getting out so quickly, and I appreciate all the suggestions made so far. I figure I might as well put everything out in the open at this point, that way everyone knows what to expect before contacting me. Right now, I'm looking to get between 1 - 3 headliners. A headliner would be a band that can guarantee at least 150 people. I know that's a high number, but I really want this to be successful. (I won't even put Suicide Dream in as one of the headliners unless I'm sure we can guarantee at least that number) So far I've pursued the following avenues: I've e-mailed Testament's management, asking what kind of pay guarantee they'd want, assuming they can do the date. Testament had actually been in negotiations with The Webster Theatre in Hartford, CT about playing a show there in September, but they were unable to come to an agreement (I know this because we often play with nationals there, and we were promised a slot with Testament when they came around, so I was constantly keeping tabs on the show with the guy who does booking at The Webster). However, Testament has since booked dates Japan the weekend before the 24th, and dates in Mexico (if I remember correctly) the weekend after, so scheduling may be an issue. Also, a buddy of mine knows Rob Thorne from Sacred Oath, who is good friends with Fates Warning, so I'm trying to contact them through that avenue. In the meantime, I sent an e-mail to Fates through their website, mentioning Rob's name as a reference. Also, Metal Fortress DJ Chrissy Root, who posted a glowing review of our band's last show, recently did an interview with the lead singer from Nevermore. I've asked her to get me a phone number so I can get in touch with their management as well. Out of the bands suggested to me so far, those are the only ones I'm sure would bring in 150+ people to CT. Of course, if anyone wants to debate me on that, I'm totally willing to listen, and I'll gladly consider other headliners as well. Regardless of the number of headliners, there will be fourteen support bands. The way it's shaping up, about half of them will be from within an hour of the venue, and the other half will be from MA, RI, and Southwestern CT. The seven bands within an hour of the venue will have to guarantee selling a minimum of thirty tickets to be put on the show, and the seven bands coming from further away will have to guaratnee selling a minimum of twenty-five tickets to be put on the show. 7 * 30 + 7 * 25 = 385 tickets minimum, so even if I can only get one headliner despite my best efforts, that will equal a minimum crowd of over 500 throughout the day/night, which means that every band playing should have a crowd of at least 250 watching them. That's great exposure for everyone involved, plus all support bands will make a minimum of $100 -$150. I've had most of the support bands handpicked since the beginning, but I am still taking suggestions on a the remaining slots, and I've contacted a few of the bands here that have been mentioned a lot (Cryptic Warning; tried to contact Catalyst but myspace was being gay and their contact page doesn't work, please post an e-mail address or phone number; also want to get in touch with HBBSI if there's an e-mail or phone number, I don't have AIM) Thanks again for all the suggestions coming, keep them coming... \m/ |
| _________________________________________ [Jul 16,2005 4:46pm - SacreligionNLI ""] well that came out of nowhere |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 10:08am - bleddry ""] bump for the new information posted |
| ______________________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 10:31am - Miles of NotCommon ""] get Exhumed to headline |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 10:53am - insipidzombie ""] FUCKIN NEVERMORE! This Godless Endeavor absolutely rips |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 11:27am - sinistas ""] agreed completely on TGE |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 2:20pm - ShadowSD ""] I'm doing research on the headliners suggested, would appreciate your opinions though, what kind of draw could Exhumed realistically get? How about This Godless Endeavor? Any additional insight would be helpful. As far as support bands, I still need contact info. for Catalyst and HBBSI... I'm also looking to contact Leukorrhea and Goratory if anyone has an e-mail or phone number for them... thanks. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 3:14pm - sinistas ""] This Godless Endeavor is the new Nevermore, Shadow - definitely an album of the year candidate Dreaded Silence would be interested in a slot, but nobody here will suggest us - lol |
| ________________________________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 4:17pm - ryan from HBBSI never logs in ""] hbbsi@yahoo.com |
| ________________________________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 4:17pm - ryan from HBBSI never logs in ""] p.s get exhumed. they'll bring the gore hounds out of the woodwork |
| __________________________________________ [Jul 17,2005 4:57pm - BestialOnslaught ""] BestialOnslaught said: These bands are all in the NE 1/4 of the country and would be bad ass: NUNSLAUGHTER RAVEN INCANTATION GOREAPHOBIA WATCHMAKER DECEMBER WOLVES BLOODSTORM MAUSOLEUM PENTAGRAM ABAZAGORATH TOXIC HOLOCAUST CROWNED IN SEMEN RAMMER (Canada, but not too far) HIRUDINEA ABHORRED KEVORKIAN'S ANGELS WITCH TOMB NOOSEBOMB ADOLF SATAN VILLAINS UNEARTHLY TRANCE GRAND BELIAL'S KEY etc. etc. etc. |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 18,2005 10:17am - Monika HBBSI ""] We'd love to play this show. Get in touch with us and we'll talk about it. HBBSI@yahoo.com and the myspace site are checked almost daily. http://www.myspace.com/hbbsi |
| ______________________________________________ [Jul 18,2005 10:23am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I'll suggest Dreaded Silence, just to counter Sinistas. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 19,2005 9:57am - bleddry ""] Leukkorhea's contact info: leukorrhea666@hotmail.com |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 19,2005 12:26pm - bleddry ""] (Hope it's OK that I posted that publicly, I saw it in another rttp thread so I figured it was cool) |
| _______________________________ [Jul 19,2005 12:35pm - nate ""] dude that's cool, thanks for posting it and dropping the name... unsure whether or not we could do it thogh unless we had a fill in guitarist for the date, like I said wayyyy up top Ron will be on tour with Vital... or at least Tony is trying to set some dates up... it is a possibility Ron won't go though if Tony doesn't get things done in time... |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 19,2005 1:06pm - hunterhunter ""] deathamphetamine will play this www.myspace.com/deathamphetamine from_hand_axe_to_laser@yahoo.com |
| _________________________________________ [Jul 19,2005 4:33pm - SacreligionNLI ""] im convinced that this will be a rockin good time |
| _________________________________ [Jul 21,2005 10:28am - navek ""] as am i |
| _________________________________ [Jul 22,2005 11:11am - navek ""] does anyone know when the headliners will be announced? |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 22,2005 1:02pm - Jesus_Slaves ""] Bloodbath! |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 22,2005 3:05pm - Monika HBBSI ""] Does anyone know the date for this? |
| _________________________________ [Jul 23,2005 12:06pm - navek ""] Saturday, September 24. http://www.ctmetalfest.tk |
| _______________________________ [Aug 3,2005 6:45pm - Beans ""] PRONG |