Genet
Records and Vort'n
Vis blew out five candles that were proudly burning on their vegan Ieper
Winter Fest cake last Saturday. A hardcore line up mixed with some outcast
genres and even bands that fuck up your mind completely.
Ieper winter fest took place at Jeugdhuis Het Perron in the heart of Ieper. As all of you already know, the festival is more than just music. Those who were interested had the possibility to join in for readings, have a look at the live interview with Colin from Amen Ra and ask him a question at the end, buy books, etc.
The hungry ones could get theirselves some gyros or burgers – all vegan of course. For those who were into something more sweet there was some nice vegan cake.
Just after one o’clock the guys from Cheap Drugs started the festival with bringing the real old skool hardcore punk back to life. Around two in the afternoon King Hiss entered the stage and These Mountains Are Ghosts finished their heavy riffed set around three.
Next blacksludgedronedoom (read: black metal) band were the Belgian guys from Alkerdeel. The band from Ghent was not expecting so many people to show up to see them play. 'We are sort of outcasts here, but the crowd reacted very nice to us. There was more response that we would have expected'.
There is anger. There is angrier. And there is the angriest. Think of this superlative and it is the precise description of what Pay No Respect brings on stage. The UK guys played their first Ieperfest on the 2013 winter edition. Raw, harsh and angry songs made the crowd go mad. 'Belgian people are insane’ declared the band after their show while we had a talk at the merchstand. ‘Besides, thumbs up for the soundguy', the band said afterwards.
New Morality pushed the crowd that bit further in excitement with playing songs from their new album ‘No Morality.
Surge Of Fury seduced the people to go for a dance by starting off with 'Boogiedown'. It was a brutal performance, with contrastive pink lights during the hardest breakdowns. I see what you did there, lightguy.
The Black Heart Rebellion surely was a good warm up for the headliner Amen Ra
Every now and then the vocals seemed to be just a detail, because of the instrumental focus. They were able to turn the stage in something magical, especially at the beginning of their set.
Celeste was possibly the most outstanding act for the people who are not familiar with their way of performing. Before getting on stage, the entire concerthall got filled with smoke. To give you an idea: even in the hallway and the bathrooms you had to go through a mist. Then, each of the the bandmembers tied red miner lights around their heads and started to play. After the show you realize you have been watching red lights moving around on the stage with nothing else to see. The fact that you don’t see anything except fir lights surely strengthens your ears to listen to the music.
Knuckledust was also present for the last summer edition and was very proud to be back for the winter edition. ‘We love Ieperfest, give it up for the organization’, singer Pierre declared his love for the festival. Songs like London Zoo and 25 Years Dead made the audience go wild. Of course ‘Bluff, Lies & Alibis’ was planned to be the last song of their set, because it is the first single that has been released from their most recent album ‘Bluff, Lies & Alibis’ and raised t.
Amen Ra is known for their eccentric performances and
attitude on stage. Singer Colin does not show his face, as he performs with his
back to the crowd. Most people are not able to do anything else except for
staring at the stage, because it is simply so impressive. I didn’t even make
one note during their set. Moving images and rewind videos of clouds are
projected on a big screen, in front of it Amen Ra does their thing. Not a
single word is spoken to the audience during the show. At the very end, Colin
turns around to sing the last lines, showing his face to the people that have
been watching the show all the time. When the band leaves the stage and the moving images fade, a warm applause makes clear that Ieper Winter Fest 2013 has come to an end.Ieper winter fest took place at Jeugdhuis Het Perron in the heart of Ieper. As all of you already know, the festival is more than just music. Those who were interested had the possibility to join in for readings, have a look at the live interview with Colin from Amen Ra and ask him a question at the end, buy books, etc.
The hungry ones could get theirselves some gyros or burgers – all vegan of course. For those who were into something more sweet there was some nice vegan cake.
Just after one o’clock the guys from Cheap Drugs started the festival with bringing the real old skool hardcore punk back to life. Around two in the afternoon King Hiss entered the stage and These Mountains Are Ghosts finished their heavy riffed set around three.
Next blacksludgedronedoom (read: black metal) band were the Belgian guys from Alkerdeel. The band from Ghent was not expecting so many people to show up to see them play. 'We are sort of outcasts here, but the crowd reacted very nice to us. There was more response that we would have expected'.
There is anger. There is angrier. And there is the angriest. Think of this superlative and it is the precise description of what Pay No Respect brings on stage. The UK guys played their first Ieperfest on the 2013 winter edition. Raw, harsh and angry songs made the crowd go mad. 'Belgian people are insane’ declared the band after their show while we had a talk at the merchstand. ‘Besides, thumbs up for the soundguy', the band said afterwards.
New Morality pushed the crowd that bit further in excitement with playing songs from their new album ‘No Morality.
Surge Of Fury seduced the people to go for a dance by starting off with 'Boogiedown'. It was a brutal performance, with contrastive pink lights during the hardest breakdowns. I see what you did there, lightguy.
The Black Heart Rebellion surely was a good warm up for the headliner Amen Ra
Every now and then the vocals seemed to be just a detail, because of the instrumental focus. They were able to turn the stage in something magical, especially at the beginning of their set.
Celeste was possibly the most outstanding act for the people who are not familiar with their way of performing. Before getting on stage, the entire concerthall got filled with smoke. To give you an idea: even in the hallway and the bathrooms you had to go through a mist. Then, each of the the bandmembers tied red miner lights around their heads and started to play. After the show you realize you have been watching red lights moving around on the stage with nothing else to see. The fact that you don’t see anything except fir lights surely strengthens your ears to listen to the music.
Knuckledust was also present for the last summer edition and was very proud to be back for the winter edition. ‘We love Ieperfest, give it up for the organization’, singer Pierre declared his love for the festival. Songs like London Zoo and 25 Years Dead made the audience go wild. Of course ‘Bluff, Lies & Alibis’ was planned to be the last song of their set, because it is the first single that has been released from their most recent album ‘Bluff, Lies & Alibis’ and raised t.
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Vort'n Vis: http://www.vortnvis.net/
