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returntothepit >> discuss >> NEW ENGLAND METAL UNION Presents: MASS DESTRUCTION FESTIVAL - July 23rd by Abaddon on May 22,2011 11:06pm
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toggletoggle post by Abaddon at May 22,2011 11:06pm
The Middle East downstairs
Saturday, July 23rd
18+
4:30pm doors
5:00pm show starts
Tickets:
$15 advance
$20 door

Featuring:

Vital Remains
Thy Will Be Done
Nemecide
Necronomichrist
Infinite Descent
Boarcorpse
Hope Before The Fall
Smite The Righteous
The Summoned
Scourge

Don't miss this insane lineup!




toggletoggle post by Abaddon at May 22,2011 11:16pm
...and Naegleria



toggletoggle post by Geff Jruslin at May 22,2011 11:49pm
Vital Remains...THE Vital Remains? OHHH BOYYYY!!!!!! How many tickets I gotta sell to watch these bands?



toggletoggle post by Kevord  at May 22,2011 11:57pm edited May 23,2011 12:19am
I think the term festival is being thrown around pretty loosely here.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at May 23,2011 12:17am
Sell? None. Fest? Not 3 days but you get the idea



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at May 30,2011 8:40pm
bump



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at May 30,2011 8:54pm
Kevord said[orig][quote]
I think the term festival is being thrown around pretty loosely here.


Only NO LIFE FEST is real.



toggletoggle post by Kevord  at May 30,2011 9:24pm
Every show at Marks Showplace had at least that many bands.



toggletoggle post by vaettir   at May 30,2011 9:49pm
nekronaut said[orig][quote]
Kevord said[orig][quote]
I think the term festival is being thrown around pretty loosely here.


Only NO LIFE FEST is real.



toggletoggle post by lost ark at May 31,2011 9:23am
boarcorpse at ME downstairs = awesome.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at May 31,2011 9:59am
Mass exodus before Vital (if they don't cancel)



toggletoggle post by Alexecutioner at May 31,2011 12:00pm edited May 31,2011 12:00pm
Vital Remains was better when they had someone like Tim Yeung on drums. that would make me more interested



toggletoggle post by ouchdrummer   at May 31,2011 12:10pm
lost%20ark said[orig][quote]
boarcorpse at ME downstairs = awesome.


I can't FUCKING wait. I've never played down there before, been dying to forever.



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at May 31,2011 12:50pm
only New England Metal & Thursdays Fest is real



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at May 31,2011 12:50pm
buddy buddy buddy buddy



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 2,2011 2:03am
That's with a capitol B!



toggletoggle post by let the mediocrity begin at Jun 2,2011 1:31pm
vital remains will cancel. lazaro is in deep shit for violating child labor laws with his fill-in members.



toggletoggle post by ouchdrummer   at Jun 2,2011 1:44pm
let%20the%20mediocrity%20begin said[orig][quote]
vital remains will cancel. lazaro is in deep shit for violating child labor laws with his fill-in members.


Ya know, regardless of how you feel about the bands playing, buddy didn't tell any of the bands that they HAVE to sell tickets. He's taking responsibility for what i would assume is a large amount of money, so that this show can happen at the middle east downstairs. If the show doesn't do well, he's gonna be out a fuckload. Now, i'm not saying that should make you go to the show, but it does deserve a little respect. How often do promoters actually take responsibility for promoting a potentially costly event so that local bands can play in an awesome venue like downstairs? As far as i know, not that often...



toggletoggle post by Kevord  at Jun 2,2011 2:09pm
The real question here is can I get a New England Metal Union Local 666 shirt at my local Hot Topic or only at the show.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 11,2011 4:08pm
Kevord said[orig][quote]
The real question here is can I get a New England Metal Union Local 666 shirt at my local Hot Topic or only at the show.

CVS



toggletoggle post by BlessedOffalNLI at Jun 11,2011 5:49pm
DestroyYouAlot said[orig][quote]
only Born of New England Metal Thursdays Fire Fest is real



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 11,2011 5:50pm
Born of Heavy Metal Breakdown Party Machine Fire



toggletoggle post by josh_hates_you  at Jun 11,2011 6:01pm
20 bucks for a handful of locals I can see almost every day of the week for 5 bucks (and some i wouldnt bother seeing at all for free) plus a band of fill in dudes covering vital remains songs?

EPIC FAIL.

I guess I applaud the effort like jim said but this lineup wont sell out the upstairs let alone put a dent in the downstairs.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 11,2011 6:30pm
Well you could pay $15 too. Any 4 of these bands could sell out the upstairs. Besides, it isn't cheap pulling this off. Hence the price.



toggletoggle post by josh_hates_you  at Jun 11,2011 7:05pm
Abaddon said[orig][quote]
Any 4 of these bands could sell out the upstairs.


Actually the top 4 bands on this bill wont draw more than 50 people. Can't tell you how many local shows VR has headlined with less than 50 people payed at the door. not to mention how many times i have seen every other band on this bill with less than 50 people (sometimes less than 10).

Upstairs holds 194. Downstairs holds 475. I would legit be AMAZED if you actually have 100 people paid thru the door for this event. almost guarunteed to have more band members at this show than paid entrees.

I'm not even trying to be an asshole. Just being very honest. Think about some of the awesome tours that have left the downstairs barely half full that would have maybe sold out the upstairs. Not my $$ on the line so i dont really care. just sayin.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 11,2011 7:49pm
Well, i hope for my sake your wrong. Or else I'm fucked haha. I appreciate the feedback though. I'm sure there's been times where all these bands have played empty rooms, mine included. But under the right circumstances, this being on a saturday and in the city, I believe it will draw. I know Smite The Righteous and Infinite Descent sold out the upstairs before. We drew 60 last time we were there as well. TWBD also has a solid following. At least it's not a pay to play show. Wish me luck haha



toggletoggle post by josh_hates_you  at Jun 12,2011 10:30pm
you do realize that VR is playing just 2 weeks before this with hate eternal and origin with some local openers at the palladium for same 15 -20 bucks right?



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 13,2011 2:49am
yes but i'm really not that worried about it



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 13,2011 2:52am
i have faith in my locals, a good show is a good show, plenty of variety and it's an hour away from Worcester in a much more populated area



toggletoggle post by i_am_not_me   at Jun 13,2011 3:03am
josh_hates_you said[orig][quote]
you do realize that VR is playing just 2 weeks before this with hate eternal and origin with some local openers at the palladium for same 15 -20 bucks right?


This, this, a thousand times this. The Middle East show feels all kinds of redundant.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 13,2011 3:24am
They're just the icing on the cake...



toggletoggle post by CurlyRed at Jun 13,2011 10:12am
josh_hates_you said[orig][quote]
you do realize that VR is playing just 2 weeks before this with hate eternal and origin with some local openers at the palladium for same 15 -20 bucks right?


I think I am getting off my ass and going to this one. I live closer to woostah.
If I am near the middle east for the 23rd I would def pop in.



toggletoggle post by aaron_michael  at Jun 13,2011 10:23am
Abaddon said[orig][quote]
I appreciate the feedback though.


This sentence alone has me believing in you as a potential good promotor. It's nice to see someone come on this board who'll read the critisism, but not start some big dummy arguement about it. Kudos.
If we're not busy that night, I'll go to this.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jun 17,2011 1:56pm
aaron_michael said[orig][quote]
Abaddon said[orig][quote]
I appreciate the feedback though.


This sentence alone has me believing in you as a potential good promotor. It's nice to see someone come on this board who'll read the critisism, but not start some big dummy arguement about it. Kudos.
If we're not busy that night, I'll go to this.


Thanks man. I'm just a dude in a band before I consider myself a full-on promoter. But going forward I do plan on putting together more shows like this. I'm just trying to put together awesome lineups of local bands at prominant venues in front of big crowds to get everyone noticed without forcing bands to sell tickets with or without national acts. There's a lot of people in these bands that have been good to my band over the years. This is kind of a way of showing my appreciation to them.

P.S. I think all these bands are particularly awesome, but if you are unfamiliar with Necronomichrist, here's your chance to see one of the very best death metal acts in New England.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jul 4,2011 5:07am
bump for promo!



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jul 9,2011 11:02am
bump



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 20,2011 10:02am
so when do you think this will be over?



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jul 20,2011 10:11am
probably 12:30am. Vital Remains goes on around 11:30pm



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Jul 20,2011 10:11am
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
so when do you think this will be over?
After the union votes on the latest girlfriend metal.



toggletoggle post by Blessed_Offal at Jul 20,2011 10:12am
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
Born of Heavy Metal Breakdown Party Machine's Helvete Fire Thursdays



toggletoggle post by narkybark   at Jul 20,2011 10:54am
Helvetica Metal



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Jul 20,2011 10:57am
Screening of Hivesmasher music video or false.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jul 20,2011 11:32am
Things and stuff



toggletoggle post by narkybark   at Jul 22,2011 2:21am
Saddurday!



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jul 23,2011 10:23am
TODAY!!! Rev I'll put you on the guest list btw



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Jul 23,2011 10:25am
wish i had money to see this :(

good luck dudes!



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 10:31am
Abaddon said[orig][quote]
TODAY!!! Rev I'll put you on the guest list btw
I need a AA pass too so I can shoot from the side of the stage.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Jul 23,2011 10:34am
YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT



toggletoggle post by narkybark   at Jul 23,2011 11:14am
NO U



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 1:36pm
Leaving in a little while



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 5:25pm
Here. Sounds good, but there are only like 50 or so people here. Scourge sounded good.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 5:56pm
Cool naegleria set. They were down one guitar player.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 6:32pm
Smite the rigteous had some guy come up on stage and sing with them. Idk why, but thwere was probably a reason.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 7:14pm
The guitarist of hope before the fall tried to spin his guitar ad the knob brok, sending the guitar into the ground.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 8:22pm
So I walked out after boarcorpse finished with carcass and got pizza. Then walked by the back of the building and heard another band. Turns out austrailis (sp) got on this show.



toggletoggle post by MarkFuckingRichards  at Jul 23,2011 8:55pm
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
So I walked out after boarcorpse finished with carcass...


Carcass, Cryptopsy, same thing, right?



toggletoggle post by Randy_Marsh at Jul 23,2011 9:00pm
what carcass song do they cover?



toggletoggle post by MarkFuckingRichards  at Jul 23,2011 9:04pm
They don't.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 9:31pm
Isn't that the same band?



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 9:32pm
infinite descent was surprising since the haven't played or practiced in what, years?

Necronomichrist had someone kicked out for moshing hard.



toggletoggle post by Josh_hates_you  at Jul 23,2011 10:49pm
I heard this show was sold out.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 11:09pm
Twbd is finishing. Vr up soon.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 23,2011 11:10pm
I would say infnte descet hd the largest crowd of the night.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jul 24,2011 2:18am
pictures



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Jul 24,2011 3:36am
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
The guitarist of hope before the fall tried to spin his guitar ad the knob brok, sending the guitar into the ground.


The wages of faggotry...



toggletoggle post by Samantha at Jul 24,2011 2:50pm
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
Necronomichrist had someone kicked out for moshing hard.


I saw the guy and his friends arguing with security outside after it happened. It was serious drama for a while. Apparently, someone pushed him, and he knocked into a pregnant woman. His argument was, "Why was she near the pit if she is pregnant?" Security said, "The pit was toward the front, not way back there." Whatever... People were really angry about it. The guy ended up getting back in later on.



toggletoggle post by Woah!_Shut_It_Down!  at Jul 25,2011 1:31am
I wish I had punched that dick while he was still around. Oh well. Win some, lose many.



toggletoggle post by Abaddon at Jul 26,2011 3:15am
Well, approximately 200 tickets sold. Broke even. Wish there were more people but I'm not complaining. All in all I think it worked out well for my first real stab at this. Everything ran smooth and fast. Very few problems and all the bands did a great job. Having Australis on at the last second was a bonus. Those guys kill it. Rev, thanks for coming down and taking some great shots. I learned a lot from this event. Hopefully the next one will smoke this one \m/



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