This Is Hardcore 2006 Fest

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Seems like over the last few years our small world in hardcore has come to depend upon the summer "fest" as a staple of the calendar year. Records are release around them, bands set their tours up based on them and despite the headache and chaos each year we look forward to them. 2006 is a great year already for hardcore and yet with no HellFest (thankfully - remember last year!) and No Posi Numbers we are bringing forth THIS IS HARDCORE. Not meant to be a carbon copy of either fest, but instead a weekend of shows supporting the real bands, the real labels for the real kids to come out and enjoy. No big money marketing scam, no mall marketing, no pretentious pecking order, just awesome bands at an excellent venue put together by hardcore kids who are active participants in our scene YEAR ROUND.

Terror / Blacklisted / Death Threat / Righteous Jams / Cast Aside / Death Before Dishonor / Guns Up / Betrayed / Strength For A Reason / The First Step / Internal Affairs / Cold World / Triple Threat / Depression / Learn / Iron Age / Wisdom In Chains / Like It Or Not / Farout / Colin of Arabia / Set To Explode / Living Hell / Meltdown / Ceremony / Bitter End / Go It Alone / Know The Score / Attitude / Let Down / Van Damage / Brain Dead / Many More TBA ! (including more headliners!)

At The Starlight Ballroom
460 North 9th Street (just below 9th & Spring Garden)
Philadelphia, PA
$45 For A 3 Day Pass (

[Jersey's Best Dancer]

I probably wont be going to any of this cause the only band playing that I havent seen and want to is Guns Up! I'm low on cash from all these other concerts, but it should be a good 3 days. I can't wait for Pointless Fest. Caustic Christ and World/Inferno. That should be fun...

[Lazybassplr56]

Damn nigga.

[Knuckleheadz]

Joe Hardcore rules.

[BuddyBigsby]

This is going to be so much better than Sound and Fury I think.

I'm going to be in Chicago when this is happening, anyone want to drive 12 extra hours and pick me up?

[NewKindofArmy03]

I'll be there. This and Pointless Fest the week before, it's gonna rule.

[Iron Bug]

Dates?

[NewKindofArmy03]

August 18th-20th

[Iron Bug]

Thanks.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

August, 18 2006
H20, Fearless Vampire Killers

August, 19 2006
Terror, Death Threat, Righteous Jams

August, 20 2006 **THIS SHOW WILL END AT 6PM APPROXIMATELY**
TBA??, Blacklisted, Death Before Dishonor

[Converge#12]

August, 18 2006
H20, Fearless Vampire Killers

August, 19 2006
Terror, Death Threat, Righteous Jams

August, 20 2006 **THIS SHOW WILL END AT 6PM APPROXIMATELY**
TBA??, Blacklisted, Death Before Dishonor
I wish I had a car to make it to Philli but I f'ucking live in MA and dont have a car and dont think trains make it that far and woudl have no place to stay.:mad:

[cbmartinez]

probably be going the 19th

[NewKindofArmy03]

I'll be going all 3 days.

[Jersey's Best Dancer]

I would go if I had the money and could take the time off of work...

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I've been getting alot of messages, emails, messenger pigeons (please stop sending those bc they **** all over my backyard and gave my dog gas...) and smoke signals.. After the fire trucks left my house and my dog got back from the vet I've decided to post the start times

Friday .. 6pm START
that means that the band is going on then.
i suggest you come as early as 5 or so if you dont want to get stuck in crazy heat in a long line on the sidewalk..

friday - H20 and Fearless Vampire Killers will headline..
show should end a lil after 11..

Saturday 12 pm START
I might add that if you are even awake and trying to see bands this early show up earlier then 12 so you don't get nasty sun poisoning sitting in the line out front..

Saturday- Terror, Death Threat and Righteous Jams will be YA headliners.. this will also end around 11...

Sunday - 12 pm START
if you managed to get in bed early enough to wake up for this, please rest assured the sun poisoning you dodged saturday may still be a possibility if you don't show up early ..

Sunday (our elusive mystery Guest) and Blacklisted will be the headliners....THIS SHOW WILL BE OVER AROUND 6 PM..
just in time for you kiddies to get back to wherever the hell you came from!!!!

be sure to check this page often as we are under 3 weeks to go.
we will be doing a final lineup announcement as soon as we can, as well as a per day ticket sales, per day lineup announcement to boot...

thanks for being as excited about this as we are ...
take care

[faith and fiction]

I love how he tries to make it seem as if other DIY fests around the country suck because they don't have Terror or Death Threat on them.

Sorry but this fest isn't that great and I would rather goto Sink With Cali.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Consindering this is the only 'fest' on the east coast I'd say he's right.

[young, loud, and andrew]

I love how he tries to make it seem as if other DIY fests around the country suck because they don't have Terror or Death Threat on them.

Sorry but this fest isn't that great and I would rather goto Sink With Cali.

Sound and Fury is better, but this is what I have here and it's going to be a fun way to end the summer. I only want to see 10 or 11 bands, but whatever. IRON AGE.

[faith and fiction]

Consindering this is the only 'fest' on the east coast I'd say he's right.He never specified that, so basically he's ****ting on every DIY fest in 2006.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

No he's not. He's ****ting on how Hellfest went to ****, and posifest fell apart. Not to mention the NJ has promoters who suck balls and just ruin the area.

[faith and fiction]

Well I'll give him the benifit of doubt and drop it.

[BuddyBigsby]

Sound and Fury is better, but this is what I have here and it's going to be a fun way to end the summer. I only want to see 10 or 11 bands, but whatever. IRON AGE.

Sink With Cali > Sound and Fury > This is Hardcore

Not slagging on any of them.

However I do think its ****ing ridiculous how all of the big promoters, bands, labels, and every other hardcore kid in America are hyping up the latter two and yet they're giving what has for the past three years now been the west coast's premier fest - SWC - the shaft, simply because they don't like that the organizer spoke his mind (and rightfully so) during his band's set a year ago.

[NewKindofArmy03]

I don't think the SWC line-up is as good as S&F and This is Hardcore but the venue for the first and last days sounds awesome.

[BuddyBigsby]

I don't think the SWC line-up is as good as S&F and This is Hardcore but the venue for the first and last days sounds awesome.

Exactly, the venue and the vibes are going to be much better than Sound and Fury. I had fun at S and F, don't get me wrong, but it had NOTHING on SWC last year.

Also, one of the things I like about SWC is that Al brings out really small bands that end up impressing the hell out of me. Sound and Fury was for the most part big bands that come through on a regular basis.

[young, loud, and andrew]

I really hope the special guest at This Is Hardcore is good. Leeway would be nice. Underdog would be nice.

Hopefully it's not Punishment or some ****ty band like that. Though I like Madball, the fact that they were the special guest at the Superbowl of Hardcore was kind of lame and I was disappointed.

[NewKindofArmy03]

I was kind of hoping a band like Madball or SOIA would be added to this.

I remember Leeway was 90% confirmed, so who knows.

[Lazybassplr56]

Exactly, the venue and the vibes are going to be much better than Sound and Fury. I had fun at S and F, don't get me wrong, but it had NOTHING on SWC last year.

Also, one of the things I like about SWC is that Al brings out really small bands that end up impressing the hell out of me. Sound and Fury was for the most part big bands that come through on a regular basis.

It's going to be sick, Reagan SS and Broken Needle are playing.

[Sammy_L_D]

What's the point of going to this?

Ignite's not on that list.

[BuddyBigsby]

If you think Ignite are the shining star of California hardcore then you don't know too much.

[young, loud, and andrew]

I was kind of hoping a band like Madball or SOIA would be added to this.

I remember Leeway was 90% confirmed, so who knows.

I really hope it's not Madball or SOIA. That's not much of a special guest. Leeway would make me very happy.

[40 oz 2 freedom]

Also, one of the things I like about SWC is that Al brings out really small bands that end up impressing the hell out of me. Sound and Fury was for the most part big bands that come through on a regular basis.

That's the thing though, I, and I'm sure most people, wouldn't want to spend hundreds of dollars to go to a fest to see a bunch of small bands they haven't heard, regardless of how good they are. If I fly out to a fest I want to see a bunch of bands I know and love and can go nuts for. I could give two shits about the beef with Al Brown, but I'd rather go to S&F, and I thought it was better before I even had any idea I was going.

NO idea why I just typed all that

[BuddyBigsby]

That's the thing though, I, and I'm sure most people, wouldn't want to spend hundreds of dollars to go to a fest to see a bunch of small bands they haven't heard, regardless of how good they are. If I fly out to a fest I want to see a bunch of bands I know and love and can go nuts for. I could give two shits about the beef with Al Brown, but I'd rather go to S&F, and I thought it was better before I even had any idea I was going.

NO idea why I just typed all that

Understandable if you're an out of towner. I was speaking from a local boy's standpoint.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Friday!!!
08/18/2006 (DOORS 5 30?) 6:00 PM 1ST BAND GOES ON

H20 & Fearless Vampire Killers w/

Betrayed, Far Out, Guns Up, Internal Affairs, Triple Threat, Ruiner

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Saturday
08/19/2006 (DOORS 1130?)12:00 PM 1ST BAND GOES ON!!


Terror, Death Threat, Righteous Jams w/

Attitude, Bitter End, Cold World,Colin Of Arabia,Depression,DonnyBrook, Iron Age, Know The Score, Let Down, Like It Or Not, Living Hell, Meltdown,Van Damage, Wisdom In Chains

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Sunday
08/20/2006 (DOORS 1130?)12:00 PM 1ST BAND GOES ON!!

Blacklisted, Death Before Dishonor w/
Brain Dead,Cast Aside, Ceremony,Go It Alone,Pulling Teeth, Since The Flood, Strength For A Reason,Think I Care +1 more **THIS SHOW WILL END AT 6PM APPROXIMATELY*********

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Special guest was supposed to be....
Burn- the last band we contacted and it was actually them that made us say **** it. no love lost to them but its going great and its less $ to put out for a band that kids may not be into

Leeway- could have, should have. AJ rules, he is doing FVK the first night, they didnt have a bass player and we will leave it at that

Converge- said no, they got a show here close to it

Killing Time- wanted to but took europe instead

SOIA- wanted to but took europe

Integrity- said no, then dwid couldnt get in touch with his band

Slapshot- Said no..

[young, loud, and andrew]

Pretty sure I'm only going on Saturday now.

That line up isn't that great. Maybe I'll catch Crime In Stereo in PA on Friday. Then I can get back on Sunday for District 9 at CBs.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I think I may have to work Friday, so I might miss that. Sunday sucks except for Blacklisted, every other band is meh or boring.

Bob or CB want to let me stay at your house Saturday night?

[NewKindofArmy03]

I'm pretty sure you could stay at my house. Just hook me up with a ride home since I know my friend is leaving early that day. I live like 20 minutes away.

And yeah, it looked like an awesome line-up on the flyer, but it's not as good as I thought. I'm sure it'll still be great though. Sunday I only want to see Blacklisted and Ceremony.

[cbmartinez]

Probably going Saturday, would like to go Sunday.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I'm pretty sure you could stay at my house. Just hook me up with a ride home since I know my friend is leaving early that day. I live like 20 minutes away.

And yeah, it looked like an awesome line-up on the flyer, but it's not as good as I thought. I'm sure it'll still be great though. Sunday I only want to see Blacklisted and Ceremony.
I gotta ask my mom, I donno how she would feel about me staying with some random kid I know from the internet. But if I can convince her I'll let you know, and I can deff give you a ride home.

[young, loud, and andrew]

I'm not going at all now. I'll see Iron Age another time.


This fest originally looked decent...

[NewKindofArmy03]

I gotta ask my mom, I donno how she would feel about me staying with some random kid I know from the internet. But if I can convince her I'll let you know, and I can deff give you a ride home.
Yeah, same. I was just gonna tell my mom I knew you from shows.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Hah yeah I think I may be doing the same thing.

[Pete]

She won't believe you; she knows as well as anyone that you guys don't go to shows, you just hang around the internet and flex your e-knowledge about the latest XmoshXcoreX band.

[BuddyBigsby]

hahaha that convo is lol.

[NewKindofArmy03]

haha, I was just trying to give him an idea.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Bob do you have tickets yet? If not buy my threeday pass. Those ****ers at work scheduled me Friday, Saturday and some gayass meeting Sunday morning. I really don't feel like spending 45 bucks to see the last half of Sunday.

[NewKindofArmy03]

I'm not sure if my friend ordered me a pass or not. I'll find out tomorrow.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

If not, buy my ****. I f'ucking hate work so much. I put in my 2 weeks an stopped caring a while ago and it still f'ucks my **** up.

[AIRIC]

Just don't go?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

To work? and then get fired. I do plan on working there when I'm home from school and seeing as how I live 25 minutes away that might be often. I'm a seasonal employee, so whenever I want hours I just have to call them up and ask them to schedual me.

[AIRIC]

You said you put in your 2 weeks so I figured that meant you were quitting your job completely.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Yeah, I haven't been thinking before speaking at all today. You should have heard the random **** that was spewing from my mouth at work.

Oh snap someone on B9 might buy the tickets.

[BuddyBigsby]

So I'm in Chicago right now and I'm thinking about flying over to Philly on Saturday morn because I really want to see Death Threat. Anyone know the area? How much distance is there between the airport and the venue? Anyone want to pick me up and take me back?

[BuddyBigsby]

PS. Reiner, you're a goddamn bitch man.

**** your job, go have one of the most memorable weekends of your decreasingly young life. Your job isn't the only place to work ever.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

It won't be as memorable as other shows, but still good. I'm thinking about just skipping that day of work. That's my manger's last day there, so hopefully he won't care enough if I just skip it.

[young, loud, and andrew]

So I'm in Chicago right now and I'm thinking about flying over to Philly on Saturday morn because I really want to see Death Threat. Anyone know the area? How much distance is there between the airport and the venue? Anyone want to pick me up and take me back?

Are you seriously planning on flying somewhere to see Death Threat? Wow. They headlined at least two shows I went to this year and I left early. They suck.

What a waste of money.

[RetiredAt21]

I've quit 3 jobs so far. I plan to quit many more.

[NewKindofArmy03]

So I'm in Chicago right now and I'm thinking about flying over to Philly on Saturday morn because I really want to see Death Threat. Anyone know the area? How much distance is there between the airport and the venue? Anyone want to pick me up and take me back?
The airport is probably 20-30 mins away from the venue. You can take a train from the airport terminal to around where the venue is. It costs like $3.75.

I might only be going Saturday now. Depending on some things, I may go to Sunday too.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Buy my tickets.

[NewKindofArmy03]

I got my Saturday ticket today.

[NewKindofArmy03]

8 H20 10 35 +
7 F.V.K 9 45 to 10 25
6 Guns Up 9 05 to 9 35
5 Betrayed 8 25 to 8 55
4 Internal Affairs 7 45 to 8 10
3 Triple Threat 7 10 to 735
2 Ruiner 6 35 to 7 00
1 Far Out 6 00 to 6 25

Saturday
25 Terror 10 00
24 Death Threat 910 to 9 50
23 Righteous Jams 8 30 to 9 00
22 DonnyBrook 7 50 to 8 20
21 Cold World 7 10 to 7 40
20 Wisdom In Chains 6 30 to 7 00
19 Iron Age 5 50 to 6 20
18 Like It Or Not 5 10 to 5 30
17 Bitter End 4 30 to 5 00
16 Meltdown 3 55 to 4 20
15 Know The Score 3 20 to 3 45
14 Attitude 2 45 to 3 10
13 Colin of Arabia 2 10 to 2 35
12 Let Down 1 35 to 2 00
11 Blood Stand Still 1 00 to 1 25
10 Living Hell 12 30 to 1250
9 Van Damage 12 00 to 12 20

Sunday
36 Blacklisted 5 35
35 Death Before Dishonor 4 55 to 5 25
34 Cast Aside 4 20 to 4 45
33 Strength For A Reason 3 45 to 4 10
32 Since The Flood 3 10 to 3 35
31 Think I care 2 35 to 3 00
30 Ceremony 2 00 to 2 25
29 Go It Alone 1 25 to 1 50
28 Every Day Dollars 12 50 to 1 15
27 Pulling Teeth 12 30 to 12 40
26 Brain Dead 12 00 to 12 20
Saturday is gonna be awesome.

[BuddyBigsby]

Are you seriously planning on flying somewhere to see Death Threat? Wow. They headlined at least two shows I went to this year and I left early. They suck.

What a waste of money.

If you stuck your nose any higher you'd fall flat on your back. You're such a goddamn snob, it baffles me how you even got into hardcore in the first place. You're more in league with DFelon and The Fall of Troy then you are with punk or hardcore.

[40 oz 2 freedom]

I like the D threat

[NewKindofArmy03]

I'm not into their vocals, I like a few songs though.

Yo Scott, if you're going just IM me at newkindofarmy03. I live here so I can give you any info you need.

[BuddyBigsby]

I'll let you know. Right now it doesn't look like it because plane ticks are $360 from Chicago and its still a 12 hour drive from here.

[young, loud, and andrew]

If you stuck your nose any higher you'd fall flat on your back. You're such a goddamn snob, it baffles me how you even got into hardcore in the first place. You're more in league with DFelon and The Fall of Troy then you are with punk or hardcore.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Snob?!

EDIT: When did I ever go after you personally? Don't you think your comment is a little uncalled for?

[young, loud, and andrew]

I'm not into their vocals, I like a few songs though.

Yo Scott, if you're going just IM me at newkindofarmy03. I live here so I can give you any info you need.

Iron Age was great last night but no one was into them. Oh well.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Ok, so I'm working 10-4 tomorrow after switching shifts with someone. Which means I'll get there around 630.

25 Terror 10 00
24 Death Threat 910 to 9 50
23 Righteous Jams 8 30 to 9 00
22 DonnyBrook 7 50 to 8 20
21 Cold World 7 10 to 7 40
20 Wisdom In Chains 6 30 to 7 00
19 Iron Age 5 50 to 6 20


Well, I'll miss half the bands. Atleast the better ones are on later. And I'm going to have to skip sunday since I'm working till 4. Ughh, if had actually paid for this whole ticket I'll be pissed, glad I found 25 bucks then.

[NewKindofArmy03]

haha, that sucks that's the only day you could go. I'll probably be there from the beginning tomorrow. I'll say something if I see you, I don't really remember what you look like though.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v161/Sk8SkaNJ/Reiner.jpg

I have short hair now though. Just go up to random tall people asking if they're Greek. Ahh christ, I have to wake up in 7 hours.

[BuddyBigsby]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Snob?!

EDIT: When did I ever go after you personally? Don't you think your comment is a little uncalled for?

Yes, snob. Its reflected in your "too cool for school" reply about Death Threat and in a lot of the posts you make on here actually. I still think you're a cool dude and I act like that on here occasionally too, but just sayin'.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I f'ucking hate driving in Philly. Got there late after crusing through the ghetto. 7:30 I get there, didn't have cash for the parking dude which was a lie because I didn't want to pay some random black guy 5 bucks for 'security', he let me slide. I walk in, show is running early (first time I've ever seen that happen). Deaththreat sets up, plays. Terror setups and then plays. Which means I missed RJ and CW, which sucks because I wanted to see them more than the other two. At least the two sets I saw were good.

[RetiredAt21]

Driving in Philly really is horrible. It seems like wherever you go, there are always people in the street TRYING to get in your way. UGH!

[NewKindofArmy03]

I had a lot of fun. Terror, Righteous Jams, and Wisdom in Chains were my favorites.

I ended up not going today, I woke up at 2 and my body is dead.

[BuddyBigsby]

Chicago's pretty cool too... :(