Ieperfest is a Belgian hardcore music festival held in

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(). The summer edition of the festival was first held in September 1992, then annually each August from 1994 to 2018 (no summer event was held in 1993). Since 2019, the summer edition has been held annually each July. In February 2008, a winter edition was introduced, which was held annually in either February or March, until 2015 (no winter event was held in 2009). The winter edition has since been held sporadically, namely in 2018 and 2022. In 2012, during its 20th anniversary, Ieperfest became the longest-running hardcore festival in the world. From 1992 to 1998, the festival was held inside De Vort'n Vis concert venue in Ypres; but starting with the 1999 edition, outdoor locations have been used to accommodate a growing audience. The 1999 and 2000 editions were held in the open courtyard of the Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek en Woord music school. From 2001 to 2007, the festival was held at the Jeugdstadion Camping Site parking lot (with the exception of 2002 when it was held on the grounds of the CID Lines company). In 2008, Ieperfest moved to its current open air location on Poperingseweg. The festival was first organized by Edward Verhaeghe, owner of the record label Warehouse Records (now

Good Life Recordings Good Life Recordings is a Belgian independent record label which was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhaeghe, who had been the lead vocalist of Nations on Fire. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands. It has released albums by the majority of the ...

), in September 1992. Verhaeghe has had little involvement in the booking of the festival following its first year. Hans Verbeke, owner of Sober Mind Records and an employee at De Vort'n Vis, took over for the 1994 and 1995 editions, until Bruno Vandevyvere, owner of Genet Records and Pyrrhus Records and an owner of De Vort'n Vis, became the main organizer in 1996; a position he continues to hold. Though Ieperfest has historically focused on

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bands, a wide variety of hardcore and metal groups have also performed throughout its span, including emotional hardcore,

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and

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. The festival has been singled out as influential to Michal Kočan, who cited it as his motivator to start his own Czech music festival,

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History

Ieperfest was first conceived in 1992 by Belgian vocalist Edward Verhaeghe, a hardcore musician who had played in such bands as The Midnight Men, Rise Above and Nations on Fire, and was then operating the record label Warehouse Records. Verhaeghe would later establish the noted Belgian hardcore record label

. Although Verhaeghe resided in Kortrijk, Belgium, he booked his new festival at De Vort'n Vis, a popular concert venue for hardcore bands located 30 minutes away in Ypres, Belgium. The festival was not booked again in 1993. In 1994, another noted Kortrijk, Belgium-based musician, Hans Verbeke, took over the booking of the festival. Verbeke worked at De Vort'n Vis, and had played in such bands as Rise Above, Shortsight, Blindfold, Spirit of Youth, Wheel of Progress (and later Liar) and was also operating the hardcore record label Sober Mind Records. Verbeke also booked the 1995 edition. In 1996, the festival was taken over by Ghent, Belgium-based Bruno Vandevyvere, owner of the record label Genet Records and the record store Pyrrhus Records. Vandevyvere was one of the founders of De Vort'n Vis and had therefore been involved in the first three editions' bookings to some extent. In 1999, Genet Records released the compact disc Various Artists compilation ''Vort'n Vis Hardcore Festival 1998'', which documented most of the bands that had performed at the 1998 edition of the festival. By 1999, the festival had outgrown the audience capacity of De Vort'n Vis, and for the next two years, it was held in the courtyard of Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek en Woord. In December 2000,

released the VHS ''Good Life Recordings Presents: Good Life T.V. Video Sampler #1'', which includes live footage of bands performing at the 1999 and 2000 editions of the festival. In 2001, the festival was moved to the parking lot of the Jeugdstadion campsite, where previous years' attendees setup living accommodations. In 2002, the parking lot was unavailable due to a mountainbicycle event, so local business CID Lines offered their land to host the festival. In February 2008, a one-day winter edition of the festival was introduced, which was held annually in February or March until 2015 (no winter event was held in 2009). A winter edition was originally planned for February 21, 2009, but was cancelled when the bookers were unable to find headlining acts. The winter edition has since been held sporadically, namely in 2018 and 2022. In August 2008, Ieperfest moved to a new location, where it continues to be held each year, on a farmland at Poperingseweg 153–161. That year also introduced two stages for bands to perform.

Ieperfest lineups by year

September 5–6, 1992: Hardcore '92 Festival

Location: De Vort'n Vis, Kiekenmarkt 7, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Saturday, September 5

* Blindfold * Feeding the Fire * Ironside (headliners) * No More * Shortsight * Spirit of Youth * Strong Event

Sunday, September 6

* Abolition * Nations on Fire (headliners) * Strengthen the Will

August 19–21, 1994: Hardcore Festival '94

Location: De Vort'n Vis, Kiekenmarkt 7, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 19

* Congress * Kosjer D * Spawn (headliners)

Saturday, August 20

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* Acme * Backdraft * Blindfold * Fabric (headliners) * Nothing Left to Grasp *

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* Shortsight

Sunday, August 21

* Feeding the Fire * Iconoclast (headliners) * Hopeman Path * Neckbrace * Undone Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Nations on Fire, Neuthrone, Scraps, Strength of the Will, State of Grace, Stormwatch and Voorhees.

August 18–20, 1995: Hardcore-Festival '95

Location: De Vort'n Vis, Kiekenmarkt 7, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 18

* Burning Defeat (headliners) * Solid * The Jedi

Saturday, August 19

(headliners) * Blindfold * Comrades * Concrete * Congress * Doughnuts * Kosjer D * Mainstrike * Rancor * Veil

Sunday, August 20

* By All Means *

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(headliners) * Churn * End in Sight * Fungus * Liar * Timebomb Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Regression and Steadfast.

August 16–18, 1996: Hardcore, The Next Generation

Location: De Vort'n Vis, Kiekenmarkt 7, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 16

* Down for the Count * Facedown * Firestone * Liar * Outrage * Spawn * Unborn (headliners) * Victims of Society * Vitality

Saturday, August 17

* Burning Defeat * Congress * Despair (headliners) * Kindred * Racial Abuse * Regression * Said I Was * Sektor * Timebomb * Voices at the Front

Sunday, August 18

* Approach to Concrete * Bruma * Resist the Pain * Separation * Spineless *

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(headliners) * Vanilla * With Love Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Azure, Blindfold, Contention and

August 15–17, 1997: Hardcore: The Next Generation

Location: De Vort'n Vis, Kiekenmarkt 7, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 15

* Clouded *

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* Facedown * Instinct * Purification * Reiziger * Spineless * Veil (headliners)

Saturday, August 16

* Blindfold * Culture (headliners) * Intensity * Kindred * Liar * Metroshifter * ODK-Crew * Sektor * Serene * Spirit of Youth * Thumbsdown

Sunday, August 17

* Acheborn * Congress * Deformity * Lifecycle * Mainstrike *

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(headliners) * Rubbish Heap * Starmarket * Vitality

August 14–16, 1998: Hardcore: The Next Generation Festival

Location: De Vort'n Vis, Kiekenmarkt 7, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 14

* Building * Contrition * Culture (headliners) * Driven * Liar * One Fine Day * One More * Stack * Timebomb

Saturday, August 15

* Clouded * Earthmover (headliners) * Facedown * Highscore * Opposite Force * Pray Silent * Sad Origin * Seein' Red * Spineless * Thumbsdown

Sunday, August 16

* Arkangel * Ashlar *

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* Congress (headliners) * D.S.A. * Eyeball * Firestone * Inflexible * Lifecycle * Reply * Reiziger Notes: Most of the bands that played were documented on the Genet Records Various Artists compilation ''Vort'n Vis Hardcore Festival 1998'', released on compact disc in 1999.

August 20–22, 1999: Ieper Hardcore Festival

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Location: Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek en Woord, D'hondtstraat 59, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 20

* 100 Years Of Forgetting *

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(headliners) * Discount *

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* Hebriana *

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* JR Ewing * Once...Never Again * Mainstrike * Sad Origin * Surface * Tumult

Saturday, August 21

* Ananda * Bloodpact *

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(headliners) * H-Street * Ochtenddauw * Pray Silent * Product * Redemption * Reveal * Sabeth * Spineless * Stroke of Grace * Thumbs Down

Sunday, August 22

* Facedown * Instinct * Jane * John Holmes * Leiah * Point of View * Reaching Forward * Sunrise *

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(headliners) * True Blue * Vitality Notes: Good Life Recordings released the VHS ''Good Life Recordings Presents: Good Life T.V. Video Sampler #1'' in December 2000 which includes live footage of bands performing at the 1999 and 2000 editions of the festival.

August 18–20, 2000: Vort'n Vis Hardcore Festival 2000

Location: Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek en Woord, D'hondtstraat 59, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 17

* Killed in Action * Retalliate * Search of Fury * Striker Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held at De Vort'n Vis.

Friday, August 18

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* Ariel Kill Him * Building * Cast in Fire *

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(headliners) * January Star * Lumen * Reiziger * Serene * Voorhees * With Love

Saturday, August 19

* 5 Day Get Away *

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* Circle * Dawncore * Evanesce * Firestone * Good Clean Fun *

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(headliners) *

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* Leiah * Negate *

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* Possession * Sad Origin

Sunday, August 20

(headliners) * Bobby Peru * Children of Fall * Course of Action * Inane * Length of Time * Oil * One Fine Day * Purification * Reveal * Severance * Standing Tall * Stigmata Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Chispa, Convinced,

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and Walls of Jericho. As Friends Rust's set was cut short after only three songs. Good Life Recordings released the VHS ''Good Life Recordings Presents: Good Life T.V. Video Sampler #1'' in December 2000 which includes live footage of bands performing at the 1999 and 2000 editions of the festival.

August 17–19, 2001: 2001: A Hardcore Odyssey

Location: Jeugdstadion Camping Site Parking Lot, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 16

* DJ Schelpe Notes: This was a free pre-festival party held at De Vort'n Vis.

Friday, August 17

* Children of Fall * Course of Action * Deadbolt * The Deal * E-150 *

* From the Dying Sky * Good Clean Fun (headliners) * Retaliate * Severance * Unconquered

Saturday, August 18

* Catharsis * Circle * Comrades * Juliette * Liar * Man VS Humanity *

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* Possession * Reproach * Stack *

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(headliners) * The Oath * Venerea

Sunday, August 19

* Burden * Concrete * Die...My Demon * Facedown * Kingpin * Leiah * Manifesto Jukebox * Maximum Penalty (headliners) *

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* PN * Reliance Notes: After-parties were held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at De Vort'n Vis with DJ Jaak. Reveal was booked to play but did not.

August 16–18, 2002: Ieperfest 2002

Location: CID Lines Festival Ground, Waterpoortstraat 2, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 15

= De Vort'n Vis

= * Kombat * Retaliate (headliners) * Straight to the Bar * Zero Tolerance Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held at De Vort'n Vis.

= Jeugdstadion

= *

* S.F.P. * The Diamond Sea (headliners) * The Eliot Ness * The Hors D'Oeuvres * Wilson Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held at the Jeugdstadion campground.

Friday, August 16

* Absence *

* Chimaera * Congress (headliners) * Die...My Demon * I Adapt * JR Ewing * Max Rebo Kids * Morda *

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* Smut Peddlers * Reply * Risen

Saturday, August 17

* Burn Hollywood Burn * Cast-Down * Darkest Hour * Dead Stop * Degradation *

(headliners) * Length of Time * Nothing Gold Can Stay * Severance * Square One *

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* Sunrise * The Deal * Trial by Fire

Sunday, August 18

* Absone * Amulet *

(headliners) * Between the Lines * Circle * Deformity *

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* Flatcat * Let it Burn *

* Pointing Finger * Sworn In * The Zaccharia Notes: After-parties were held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at De Vort'n Vis with DJ Jaak.

August 15–17, 2003: Ieper Hardcore Festival

Location: Jeugdstadion Camping Site Parking Lot, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 14

* 1 Outta 6 * Die...My Demon * Forced Hate * I Adapt * Strength Approach Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held at the Jeugdstadion campground.

Friday, August 15

* .Calibre (headliners) * Career Suicide * Death Before Disco * Es La Guerilla * I Shot Cyrus * Liar * Miracle of 86 * Nothing Gold Can Stay * One Fine Cast * Pointing Finger * Severance * Solid * The Horror * White Circle Crime Club

Saturday, August 16

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* All Out War (headliners) *

* Discarga * Empathy * Fear of God *

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* Morda * Narziss * No Denial *

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* Senseless * The Miles Apart

Sunday, August 17

* Afterlife *

(headliners) * Confronto * Cornflames * Dead Stop * Engrave *

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* Kingpin * Length of Time * Strychnine * The Set Up * Vuur Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play:

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, The Furious and

August 27–29, 2004: Ieper Hardcore Fest 2004

Location: Jeugdstadion Camping Site Parking Lot, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 26

* 37 Stabwoundz * Minus 45 Degrees * One Fine Cast (headliners) * Self Reflection Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held at the Jeugdstadion campground.

Friday, August 27

* Bathtub Shitter * Between the Lines * Bridge to Solace * Children of Gaia * Dead Stop (headliners) *

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* Last Hope * No Turning Back *

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* Shredder *

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* The Oath *

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* With Love

Saturday, August 28

* 25 ta Life *

(headliners) * Chimaera * Colligere * Die...My Demon * In Arm's Reach * Mental * Mörser * Nine * Purification * Retaliate *

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* Vanilla * Year Future

Sunday, August 29

* Ariel Kill Him * Congress * Destiny *

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* Facedowninshit * Hitch * Morda * Most Precious Blood (headliners) * Nothing Gold Can Stay * One Outta Six *

* Rise and Fall * Seven Feet Four * Switchblade Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play:

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, Over My Dead Body and Rag Men.

August 26–28, 2005: Ieper Hardcore Fest

Location: Jeugdstadion Camping Site Parking Lot, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 26

* Another Breath *

* Children of Fall * Confronto *

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* Liar * Maudlin *

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(headliners) * Requiem * The Death of Anna Karina * The Maple Room * The Setup * The Spectacle * Values Intact *

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Saturday, August 27

* Amanda Woodward *

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* Born/Dead * Core of Anger * Darkest Hour (headliners) * Deadlock * Deadsoil * Do or Die * Ikaros * Minus45Degrees * Reflux * Rejuvenate * Starkweather * The Je Ne Sais Quoi * Trust

Sunday, August 28

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* Awoken * Chimaera * Das Oath (headliners) * Die...My Demon * For the Glory *

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* Hoods * Justice *

Knuckledust Knuckledust are a British heavy hardcore band from London. The band was formed in 1996 when Nic, Ray and Wema contacted Pelbu to start a band. The band went on to release many albums, tour the world extensively and continue to do so today, wi ...

* Mental * Officer Jones and His Patrol Car Problems * Panthers * Seein' Red * The Rites Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Donnybrook,

Kill Your Idols Kill Your Idols is an American hardcore punk band from New York, active from 1995 through 2007 and again from 2013 to the present. They were signed to SideOneDummy Records. Their releases on SideOne were Funeral for a Feeling (2001), a split ...

, Full Circle Broken,

and Neshamah. Morning Again was supposed to perform a headlining reunion show on August 27, 2005, but cancelled their trip to Europe.

August 25–27, 2006: Ieper Hardcore Festival

Location: Jeugdstadion Camping Site Parking Lot, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 25

* Angel Crew *

(headliners) * Congress * Neaera *

New Mexican Disaster Squad New Mexican Disaster Squad was an American hardcore punk band. It was formed in Orlando, Florida in 1999. Their last show was at the Fest 7 on November 1, 2008, though the band did reunite to play Radfest in North Carolina, May 2010. The ban ...

Paint It Black "Paint It Black" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. A product of the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern and Eastern European influences and lyrics ...

* Psalm *

Rafflesia ''Rafflesia'' (), or stinking corpse lily, is a genus of Parasitic plants, parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host p ...

* Restless Youth * Strike First * Switchblade * Taint * Textures * The Chariot * True Colors

Saturday, August 26

100 Demons 100 Demons are an American metalcore band from Waterbury, Connecticut. Being fans of tattoos, the band derived their name from a book of traditional Japanese tattoo artwork by Horiyoshi III. The band usually incorporates their agnostic beliefs ...

* Black Friday 29 * Blood Redemption * JR Ewing * Liar * MDC * Officer Jones and His Patrol Car Problems * PN * Rumble in Rhodos * Settle the Score * Sunpower *

Sworn Enemy Sworn Enemy is an American metalcore band from New York City, formed in 1997. History The band formed as "Downfall" and later on as "Mindset", a product of the extremely expansive and influential New York hardcore scene. At its original incep ...

(headliners) * The Boss * The Ocean * The Sedan Vault * Zero Mentality

Sunday, August 27

* Ashema * Clobberin Time * Die! * First Alliance *

Maroon Maroon ( , ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. ''Marron'' is also one of the French translations for "brown". Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, inc ...

(headliners) * Minus45Degrees *

Parkway Drive Parkway Drive are an Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2003. Parkway Drive have released seven studio albums, one EP, two DVDs, a split album and one book, titled ''Ten Years of Parkway Drive''. The band's la ...

* Remembering Never * Reproach * Rise and Fall *

* Six Foot Ditch *

Skinless Skinless is an American death metal band from Glens Falls, New York. The band formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2011, but reformed in 2012. History Skinless was formed by Ryan Wade and Noah Carpenter in the town of South Glens Falls, New York. ...

* Strength Approach Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play:

A Perfect Murder ''A Perfect Murder'' is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and written by Patrick Smith Kelly. Loosely based on Frederick Knott’s 1952 stage play ''Dial M for Murder'', the film stars Michael Douglas and Gwynet ...

Alove for Enemies Alove for Enemies was a Christian hardcore band from Long Island, New York, US. They claim Shai Hulud, Darkest Hour, and Few Left Standing as their influences. Biography The band was founded in 1999, and released their first six-song EP ind ...

Cephalic Carnage Cephalic Carnage is an American death metal band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1992. The band comprises vocalist Leonard Leal, guitarists Steve Goldberg and Brian Hopp, drummer John Merryman and bassist Nick Schendzielos. Cephalic Carnage has re ...

, Circle One, Death Before Disco,

Inked in Blood ''Inked in Blood'' is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Obituary. It was crowdfunded via Kickstarter and then released on October 28, 2014 through Gibtown Music/Relapse Records. It is the first studio album with bassist Terry B ...

, Killing Time, Lords, Monochrome,

Nodes of Ranvier Nodes of Ranvier ( ), also known as myelin-sheath gaps, occur along a myelinated axon where the axolemma is exposed to the extracellular space. Nodes of Ranvier are uninsulated axonal domains that are high in sodium and potassium ion channels ...

, Subzero and Trapdoor Fucking Exit.

August 24–26, 2007: Ieper Hardcore Fest

Location: Jeugdstadion Camping Site Parking Lot, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 23

* All My Sins * Collapsed * Demon Squad (headliners) * Mans Ruin * The Boss Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held at the J.O.C. in Ieper.

Friday, August 24

* As We Fight * B.U.S.H. * Deadsoil * Eye of Judgment *

* Losing Streak *

Madball Madball is an American New York hardcore band. Originated in the late 1980s as a side project of Agnostic Front, the band developed after Agnostic Front's vocalist Roger Miret would let his younger half-brother Freddy Cricien take the micro ...

(headliners) * No Recess *

No Trigger No Trigger is an American melodic hardcore band from Massachusetts. History The band formed in 2001, with a sound which takes cues from like-minded outfits such as Strike Anywhere and None More Black. The band self-released two demos, one of t ...

* No Turning Back * Rise and Fall * Set Your Goals * Six Foot Ditch * The Setup * True Colors * World Collapse

Saturday, August 25

* Black Haven *

Blacklisted Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list; if people are on a blacklist, then they are considere ...

* Blood Redemption * Cold as Life * Fall of Serenity * H8INC * Human Demise * Justice *

Murphy's Law Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, Americ ...

* Nothing Done *

* The Black Dahlia Murder (headliners) * The Ocean * Victims

Sunday, August 26

Bane Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Gua ...

(headliners) *

Ceremony A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin, via the Latin . Religious and civil ...

* Deadlock *

Dying Fetus Dying Fetus is an American death metal band from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, formed in 1991. Various lineup changes throughout the years have left John Gallagher as the sole remaining original member, as well as the band's driving force. ...

* Fatal Recoil *

Have Heart Have Heart were an American straight edge hardcore punk band formed in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 2002. The band recorded a demo that was released in 2003. In 2004, they released the ''What Counts'' EP ( Think Fast! Records), with their deb ...

* Kaospilot * Red Dons * Shredder * The Maple Room * To Kill * The Revisions Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play:

Age of Ruin Age or AGE may refer to: Time and its effects * Age, the amount of time someone has been alive or something has existed ** East Asian age reckoning, an Asian system of marking age starting at 1 * Ageing or aging, the process of becoming older ...

Cult of Luna Cult of Luna is a Swedish post-metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. Their style of music is similar to contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. Cult of Luna was signed to Earache Records in the early 2000s and released five albums, including th ...

, Lost Patrol Band,

Ruiner,

Showbread Showbread (), in the King James Version shewbread, in a Biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present, on a specially-dedicated table, in the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering to God. An alternativ ...

and Wisdom in Chains.

February 9, 2008: Ieper Hardcore Fest Winter Edition

Location: Zaal Fenix, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Saturday, February 9

Blessed by a Broken Heart Blessed by a Broken Heart is a Canadian rock music, rock band from Montreal, Quebec. They released three albums, the last of which, ''Feel the Power'', was released by Tooth & Nail Records and made the ''Billboard'' Christian Albums and Top Hea ...

* Blood Stands Still * For the Glory * Furious Styles *

Municipal Waste Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. "Garbage" can also refer specifically to food waste, a ...

(headliners) * Psalm * Rhythm to the Madness * Shattered Realm * The Setup *

Toxic Holocaust Toxic Holocaust is an American thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon. History Joel Grind founded Toxic Holocaust in 1999. He originally wrote and recorded all of the band's music himself, and after a couple of demo releases (''Radiation S ...

* Trenchfoot *

Your Demise Your Demise is a British hardcore punk band from St Albans, England, formed in 2004. They shared stages and toured worldwide with the likes of Comeback Kid, Basement, Trapped Under Ice, Man Overboard, Enter Shikari, Parkway Drive, A Day ...

August 22–24, 2008, Ieper Hardcore Festival 2008

Location: Poperingseweg 153–161, 8908, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 21

* Crossed the Line * Link * Omerta (headliners) * Saviour * The Brave Do Not Fear the Grave Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held on the Marquee Stage at Ieperfest.

Friday, August 22

= Main Stage

= *

All Shall Perish All Shall Perish is an American deathcore band from Oakland, California, formed in 2002. The band was signed to Nuclear Blast and have released four full-length albums through the label. Their latest album, ''This Is Where It Ends,'' was release ...

* Backfire! * Blood Spencer * Bridge to Solace * Counting the Days * Do or Die * Lionheart * Pulling Teeth *

Skarhead Skarhead is an American hardcore punk band from New York City, founded and fronted by Lord Ezec a.k.a. Danny Diablo (of Crown of Thornz). The group is considered the originators of thugcore music, a subgenre of hardcore punk "full of relentless ...

(headliners) * Wisdom in Chains

= Marquee Stage

= * After All *

Cancer Bats Cancer Bats are a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released seven studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, ''Psychic Jailbreak'', having been released on 15 April 2022. The band is cu ...

Danny Diablo Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo and Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop vocalist based in New York City. He is currently a member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 an ...

* Die...My Demon * Fallen *

(headliners) * Kingdom * Maudlin * Ruiner * The Berzerker * The Bones

Saturday, August 23

= Main Stage

= * All My Sins * Betrayed * Bloodclot * Common Cause * Heartbreak Kid * Homer * Length of Time * Maintain * Nothing Gold Can Stay *

(headliners) * Pushed Too Far

= Marquee Stage

= * Active Minds *

(headliners) * Discarga * Jerusalem the Black * John Joseph * Mans Ruin * Mörser * See You Next Tuesday *

Trigger the Bloodshed Trigger the Bloodshed were a British death metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2006. The band comprised guitarist Rob Purnell, vocalist Jonny Burgan, bassist Dave Purnell and drummer Dan Wilding. Trigger the Bloodshed has released three s ...

* Zann

Sunday, August 24

= Main Stage

= * Folsom * H₂O *

* Rhythm to the Madness * Rise and Fall * Shipwreck * Sunpower * Surge of Fury *

(headliners) *

* Vogue

= Marquee Stage

= *

A Wilhelm Scream A Wilhelm Scream (abbreviated as AWS) is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. Sonically, their music has been compared to that of Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere. Their nam ...

(headliners) *

Despised Icon Despised Icon is a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 2002, the band is noted for the talent of its drummer, Alex Pelletier, who makes frequent use of the blasting technique, as well as for its dual lead vocalists; Alex E ...

* Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? * Endzweck * Hello Bastards *

* Psalm * Trentchfoot * Vicious Circle Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Balzac, Hour of the Wolf,

Outbreak In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire ...

, Pound for Pound, Red Tape Parade,

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Rotten Sound Rotten Sound is a Finnish grindcore band from Vaasa, formed in 1993. The band comprises vocalist Keijo Niinimaa, guitarist Mika Aalto, bassist Matti Raappana, and drummer Sami Latva. The band has released eight studio albums and "earned a reputa ...

Shook Ones Shook Ones may refer to: * Shook Ones (band), an American musical group * "Shook Ones" (song), a 1994 song by Mobb Deep *"Shook Ones, Part II", a 1995 song by Mobb Deep *"Shook Ones Pt. II", an episode of American TV series ''Euphoria Euphor ...

Sinking Ships Sinking Ships were an American hardcore punk band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2004. In 2005, the band released their debut EP, ''Meridian'', on Run for Cover Records and later reissued on 6131 Records and contributed the track "Turn M ...

, Soul Control, Sparkle of Hope,

SS Decontrol SSD (Society System Decontrol) was an American straight edge hardcore band from Boston. They released two records as SS Decontrol in the early 1980s and then formally changed their name to SSD. As SSD, they released two more records with a hea ...

and

Warbringer Warbringer is an American thrash metal band formed in 2004. Century Media Records signed Warbringer after seeing them at a local show in LA. Originally, a Century Media rep was at the show to see another LA thrash metal band but decided to sign W ...

August 28–30, 2009: Ieper Hardcore Festival 2009

Location: Poperingseweg 153–161, 8908, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 27

* Fundamental (headliners) * Golden Bullet * Open Sesame * Sensual Noise * The Ignored Notes: This was a free pre-festival concert held on the Marquee Stage at Ieperfest.

Friday, August 28

= Main Stage

= * Alcatraz *

Down to Nothing Down to Nothing (or DTN) was a straight edge hardcore punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Since their inception in 2000, the band has toured all over the world. Their most recent studio recording is the 2013 LP ''Life on the James'' on Revelati ...

First Blood ''First Blood'' is a 1982 American war action film starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film was co-written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, and Stallone, deriving from the 1972 no ...

Mina Caputo Keith Caputo (born December 4, 1973) is an American singer who is lead vocalist and a founding member of New York City alternative metal band Life of Agony. Formed in 1989, Life of Agony has released six studio albums, the latest of which, ''T ...

* Kingdom * Outrage * Rhinoceros * Teenage Lust * Terror (headliners) * Wait in Vain

= Marquee Stage

= *

Architects An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

(headliners) * Bandanos * Crimson Falls * Die Young *

Misery Signals Misery Signals was an American-Canadian metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. History Formation (2002–2003) Misery Signals was formed after the disbanding of several bands, including 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Hamartia, and Compromise. Having ...

* Spoil Engine * Stigma *

The Number Twelve Looks Like You The Number Twelve Looks Like You is an American mathcore band, formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, in 2001. The band went on a six-year hiatus in 2010. In May 2016, they performed a secret show and then announced their reunion. ...

* True Colors *

Saturday, August 29

= Main Stage

= * 108 * Balance * Blood Redemption * Darkest Hour (headliners) * Deal with It * Hoods *

* Lewd Acts * Oatbreaker * The Boss * The Effort

= Marquee Stage

= * Gold Kids * Julith Krishun * Liar * Nasty * ON * Raein * Rise and Fall (headliners) * Skare Tactic * Soul Control * Suckinim Baenaim *

Trash Talk Trash talk is a form of spoken insult usually found in sports events, although it is not exclusive to sports or similarly characterized events. It is often used to intimidate the opposition and/or make them less confident in their ability to wi ...

Sunday, August 30

= Main Stage

= * Black Haven * Bold (headliners) * Bringin' It Down * Days of Betrayal * Disembodied * Morda *

Polar Bear Club Polar Bear Club was an American post-hardcore band from Rochester and Syracuse in upstate New York. Formed in 2005, the band underwent multiple line-up changes, with vocalist Jimmy Stadt and lead guitarist Chris Browne as the only consistent m ...

* Ritual * Set Your Goals * The Setup

= Marquee Stage

= *

(headliners) *

Annotations of an Autopsy Annotations of an Autopsy (often abbreviated to AOAA) are a British death metal band from Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They formed in 2006 and released their debut EP, ''Welcome to Sludge City'', in 2007. After two studio albums, ''Before the Thron ...

* Burning Skies *

Chuck Ragan Charles Allen Ragan (born October 30, 1974) is an American singing, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the band Hot Water Music. Ragan has also released a variety of solo material, including a series of 7-inch ...

* Diablo Boulevard *

Reagan Youth Reagan Youth was an American anarcho-punk band formed by singer Dave Rubinstein (Dave Insurgent) and guitarist Paul Bakija (Paul Cripple) in Queens, New York City in early 1980. History Initial career (1980–1990) David Rubinstein and Pa ...

* Viatrophy Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: An Emerald City, As We Fight, Blood Stands Still, For the Fallen Dreams,

Impending Doom Impending Doom is an American Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California. The group has released six full-length studio albums and are currently a four piece with lead vocalist Brook Reeves as one of the two original remaining member ...

, Joe Coffee,

Lower Class Brats Lower Class Brats are an American street punk band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995, based out of Southern California since 2017. The play a mix of Punk, Oi!, 70s Glam and straight ahead rock and roll. Line-up Current *Bones: vo ...

Misery Index Misery Index can refer to: Economics *Misery index (economics), adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate Entertainment

*Misery Index (band), an American death metal band from Baltimore *Misery Index (album), ''Misery Index'' (alb ...

Psyopus Psyopus (sometimes written as PsyOpus) was an American mathcore band from Rochester, New York. History Formed in 2002, the band is noted for the unorthodox and extremely technical guitar techniques of Christopher Arp, often referred to as "Arp ...

and Thick as Blood.

February 6, 2010: Ieper Hardcore Fest 2010 Winter Edition

Location: Zaal Fenix, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Saturday, February 6

A Plea for Purging A Plea for Purging is an American Christian metalcore band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. During their time active, they released four full-length albums on Facedown Records and two EPs. Their final release, ''The Life & Death of A Plea for ...

Arsonists Get All the Girls Arsonists Get All the Girls is an American heavy metal music, metal band from Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 2005, the band was noted for taking influence from varying genres, particularly in their early years for fusing deathcore with vari ...

* Brutality Will Prevail * For the Glory * Headshot * Link *

* Rise and Fall (headliners) * Salt the Wound *

Trapped Under Ice Trapped Under Ice is an American hardcore punk band from Baltimore, Maryland that was formed in 2007. Since then they have released an EP and three full-length albums. Taking influence from New York hardcore, the band has toured all over the wor ...

* Victims *

War from a Harlots Mouth War from a Harlots Mouth is a German metalcore band from Berlin, formed in 2005. Consisting of vocalist Nico Webers, guitarists Simon Hawemann and Daniel Oberländer, bassist Filip Hantusch, and drummer Paul Seidel, the band is noted for a disti ...

August 13–15, 2010: Ieper Hardcore Fest

Location: Poperingseweg 153–161, 8908, Ypres, Belgium.

Friday, August 13, Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15

= Main Stage and Marquee Stage

= *

50 Lions 50 Lions are an Australian hardcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales. The band is named after a video poker machine of the same name. History In 2005, they released their self-titled 7-inch EP, which sold out within 3 months of its releas ...

* 7 Seconds *

Agnostic Front Agnostic Front is an American hardcore punk band from New York City. Founded in 1980, the band is considered an important influence on the New York hardcore scene, as well as a pioneer of the crossover thrash genre. History First era (1980– ...

(headliners) * Alarma Man * All Out War *

* An Emerald City * Annotations of an Autopsy *

Antagonist A.D. Antagonist A.D. are a metalcore band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 2005. History Formation and ''S/T Demo'' (2005) Antagonist A.D was formed in 2005 by vocalist Sam Crocker and bassist Joshua Moffitt as just Antagonist. They were ins ...

* As We Fight * Atlas Losing Grip * Aussitot Mort * Barn Burner * Bitter End * Bleed from Within * Bleed Into One * Bloody Phoenix *

* Born to Lose * Breakdown * Brutality Will Prevail *

Carpathian The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at ...

Cerebral Ballzy Cerebral Ballzy is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band was formed in 2008 and released their debut, self-titled, album on 26 July 2011. The album was released in full as an online preview on the ''Revolve ...

* Cold Existence * Confronto *

Converge Converge may refer to: * Converge (band), American hardcore punk band * Converge (Baptist denomination), American national evangelical Baptist body * Limit (mathematics) In mathematics, a limit is the value that a function (or sequence) app ...

(headliners) * Crossed the Line *

Cruel Hand Cruel Hand is an American hardcore punk band from Portland, Maine, that formed in 2006. As of 2016, Cruel Hand has released five full-length albums: '' Without a Pulse'' on 6131 Records, '' Prying Eyes'' and '' Lock & Key'' on Bridge 9 Records, ...

* For the Glory * Forensics *

Gaza Gaza may refer to: Places Palestine * Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea ** Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip ** Gaza Governorate, a governorate in the Gaza Strip Mandatory Palestine * Gaza Sub ...

* Gravemaker * Hang the Bastard * In Blood We Trust * Kingdom *

Kvelertak is a Norwegian Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Stavanger, formed in 2007. The group comprises vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, guitarists Vidar Landa and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Håvard Takle Ohr. Founding member and ...

* Kylsea *

(headliners) * Miles Away * Next Step Up * New Morality * No Turning Back *

Origin Origin(s) or The Origin may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics and manga * ''Origin'' (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002 * ''The Origin'' (Buffy comic), a 1999 ''Buffy the Vampire Sl ...

* Paura * Purification *

Raised Fist The raised fist, or the clenched fist, is a long-standing image of mixed meaning, often a symbol of solidarity, especially with a political movement. It is a common symbol representing a wide range of political ideologies, most notably socialism, ...

* Reproach * Ruiner * SSS * Strength Approach * Strength for a Reason * The Black Dahlia Murder *

The Black Heart Rebellion The Black Heart Rebellion were a Belgian experimental band from Ghent, formed in 2004 by vocalist Pieter Uyttenhove, guitarists Alex Maekelberg and Valentijn Goethals, bassist Emeriek Verhoye, and drummer Tim Bryon. Their initial style was rooted ...

* The End of All Reason * This Is a Standoff *

Ufomammut Ufomammut () is an Italian doom metal band formed in 1999 by guitarist Poia, bassist and vocalist Urlo, and drummer Vita. They have released eight studio albums to date, the last three through Neurot Recordings. History Ufomammut was formed in ...

* Voivod Notes: An accurate schedule of the performance dates and stages has not been located in archival material, therefore all of the bands from the summer 2010 edition are currently listed together. Should a schedule be found, the sections will be updated. The following bands were also booked but did not play: Campus, City of Ships,

Dead Swans Dead Swans is an English hardcore punk band from Brighton, formed in 2006. They released one album entitled ''Sleepwalkers'' in 2009, as well as three EPs; ''Southern Blue'' (2008), ''It's Starting'', (2009), and ''Anxiety and Everything Else'' ...

, Lewd Acts, Maximum Penalty, Rat City Riot,

Slapshot A slapshot (also spelled as slap shot) is a powerful shot in ice hockey. Its advantage is a high-speed shot that can be taken from a long distance; the disadvantage is the long time to set it up as well as its low accuracy. It has four stage ...

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, The Now Denial and

The Freeze The Freeze is an American punk rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formed by a group of teenagers in 1978.Hanger, Clif (2005). "I Hate Tourists, Tourists SUCK, It's only their daughters I wanna fuck" in "I Hate Tourists" ec ...

February 26, 2011: Ieper Hardcore Fest Winter Edition

Location: Zaal Fenix, Leopold III - Laan 16, Ypres, Belgium.

Saturday, February 26

* Anti-Icon * Armagathas *

* Crimson Falls *

Defeater A defeater of a belief is evidence that this belief is false. Defeaters are of particular interest to epistemology because they affect whether a belief is justified. An important distinction is between undercutting and rebutting defeaters. Under ...

(headliners) * Hive Destruction *

* Last Hope * Length of Time * Musth *

Shaped by Fate Shaped by Fate were a five-piece metalcore band from South Wales, UK. They were lauded as "the future of British Metalcore" by ''Kerrang!'' magazine which described the band's music as "some of the tastiest, heaviest, most shredding metal this ...

* The Setup Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Let Me Run, Möse, Soul Control and The Gohards.

August 12–14, 2011: Ieper Hardcore Fest 2011

Location: Poperingseweg 153–161, 8908, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 11

* Get Wise * Grizzlyncher * Hessian (headliners) * One Step Beyond Notes: This was a charged pre-festival concert held at the JOC 't Perron.

Friday, August 12

= Main Stage

= * Anchor * CDC * Comeback Kid (headliners) * Crawlspace * Death Is Not Glamorous * Headshot * Ritual *

Sheer Terror Sheer Terror are an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band was one of the first to combine elements of heavy metal with a hardcore punk base, pioneering a heavier style of hardcore that would create many bands in the followi ...

* Six Foot Ditch * Soul Control *

Strife Strife may refer to: Mythology *Eris (mythology), in Greek mythology the goddess of discord, whose name means 'strife' *Bellona (goddess), Roman counterpart of Eris, and a war goddess *Enyalius, a son of Eris and god of strife * Tano Akora, god of ...

= Marquee Stage

= *

And So I Watch You from Afar And or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar and computing * Conjunction, connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a Boolean ope ...

(headliners) * Black Kites *

Cheap Girls Cheap Girls were an American rock band from Lansing, Michigan. The band consisted of brothers Ian Graham (guitar, lead vocals) and Ben Graham (drums, back-up vocals), Jason Draper (Bass) and Adam Aymor (guitar). Formed in 2007, the band quickly ...

* Ghostlimb *

* La Dispute *

Lemuria Lemuria (), or Limuria, was a continent proposed in 1864 by zoologist Philip Sclater, theorized to have sunk beneath the Indian Ocean, later appropriated by occultists in supposed accounts of human origins. The theory was discredited with the dis ...

* The Ignored *

The Stupids The Stupids are a fictional family which appear in a series of children's books written by Harry Allard and James Marshall. The Stupids draw their humor from the fact that they are incompetent to the point of confusing the most simple concept ...

Touché Amoré Touché Amoré is an American post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. Since 2010, the band has consisted of vocalist Jeremy Bolm, guitarists Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt, bassist Tyler Kirby, and drummer Elliot Ba ...

* Victims

Saturday, August 13

= Main Stage

= * Against Your Society * All Teeth * Angel Crew *

Exodus Exodus or the Exodus may refer to: Religion * Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible * The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan Historical events * Ex ...

* Golden Bullet *

Meshuggah Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drumm ...

(headliners) *

Stick to Your Guns Stick to Your Guns is an American hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. Members of the band include lead vocalist Jesse Barnett, bassist Andrew Rose, guitarists Chris Rawson and Josh James, and drummer Adam Galindo. They are curre ...

= Marquee Stage

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* City of Ships * Drop Dead (headliners) *

Jonah Matranga Jonah Rzadzinski Matranga (born Jonah Sonz Matranga, August 11, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under his own name and onelinedrawing, and has previously been part of the bands ...

* Mondo Gecko * Oathbreaker * Polikarpa Y Sus Viciosas * Red Tape Parade * Reiziger * Shadows Chasing Ghosts *

Xibalba (), roughly translated as "place of fright", is the name of the underworld (in ) in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the ...

Sunday, August 14

= Main Stage

= * Betrayal * Black Haven *

Blood for Blood Blood for Blood is an American hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. It was formed in 1994 by Erick "Buddha" Medina and "White Trash" Rob Lind, drawing inspiration from the hardcore scene in Boston and New York. In 1997, they were sign ...

Bury Your Dead Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The current lineup is guitarist Chris Towning, lead vocalist Mat Bruso, drummer Mark Castillo, and bassist Aaron Patrick. To date, they have had eight relea ...

* Death Before Dishonor * Fatal Recoil * For the Fallen Dreams * Ignite *

The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of Consonance and ...

(headliners)

= Marquee Stage

= *

Decapitated Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and all vertebrate animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood by way of severing through the jugular vein and common ...

(headliners) * Drums Are for Parades * EF * Exhumed * Musth * Swashbuckle *

The Mahones The Mahones are a Canadian Irish punk band, formed on St. Patrick's Day in 1990, in Kingston, Ontario. Biography The Mahones were formed in 1990 by Dublin-born Finny McConnell, as a one-off band for a St. Patrick's Day party. Encouraged by a ...

* The Secret *

Tombs A tomb ( ''tumbos'') or sepulchre () is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called ''immurement'', althou ...

Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play:

Broken Teeth Broken Teeth (also known as Broken Teeth HC) were an English hardcore punk band formed in Manchester in 2007. The band have released one studio album and four EPs. History Adam Kelly and Dale Graham formed Broken Teeth in 2007, with Kelly havin ...

Cro-Mags The Cro-Mags are an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band, which has garnered a strong cult following, has released six studio albums, with the first two considered the most influential. With a Hare Krishna background, they ...

, Decortica, Harm's Way,

Merauder Merauder is an American metalcore band from New York City, formed in 1990. History The group formed in 1990, establishing itself on the New York hardcore and metal scene through frequent touring and a few demo releases. In 1995, the band r ...

, Pound for Pound, SFA, Wisdom in Chains and Withdrawal.

February 18, 2012: Ieper Hardcore Fest Winter Edition

Location: JOC 't Perron, Fochlaan 1, 8900, Ypres, Belgium.

Saturday, February 18

Deafheaven Deafheaven is an American black metal band formed in 2010. Originally based in San Francisco, the group began as a two-piece with singer George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy (musician), Kerry McCoy, who recorded and self-released Demo (Deafh ...

* Doom * Hierophant *

* Kingdom * No Turning Back * Rot in Hell *

Vanna Vanna () is a given name that first appeared in recorded European history circa 1294. The Italian medieval feminine name originated in Tuscany, and is particular to Florence, Italy. History The name Vanna first appears in print in ''La Vita Nuo ...

* Vicious * Wrong Answer Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play: Goodtime Boys and

Pianos Become the Teeth Pianos Become the Teeth are an American band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2006. Their early musical style was inspired by post-rock and early screamo acts, and they were a part of the post-hardcore music movement, also represented by Touc ...

August 10–12, 2012: Ieper Hardcore Fest

Location: Poperingseweg 153–161, 8908, Ypres, Belgium.

Thursday, August 9

* 6 Days of Justice * Countdown * DRS (headliners) * The Gohards Notes: This was a charged pre-festival concert held at the Marquee Stage at Ieperfer.

Friday, August 10

= Main Stage

= *

(headliners) *

Corrosion of Conformity Corrosion of Conformity (often abbreviated as C.O.C.) is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, formed in 1982. The band has undergone multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with lead guitarist Woody Weatherman a ...

Crown of Thornz Crown of Thornz are a hardcore punk band, formed in New York City in 1994. By their 1998 disbandment, they were one of the most prominent groups in New York hardcore. They released only one EP, ''Train Yard Blues'' (1995); one studio album, ''Men ...

Funeral for a Friend Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band from Bridgend, Wales, Bridgend, formed in 2001. The band's members are Kris Roberts (guitar, backing vocals), Gavin Burrough (guitar, vocals), Darran Smith (guitar), Richard Boucher (bass), an ...

Kylesa Kylesa is an American sludge metal band that was formed in Savannah, Georgia. Their music incorporates experimentalism with heavy riffs, Down-tuned guitar, drop-tuned guitars and elements of psychedelic rock. The group was established in 2001 by ...

* Midnight Souls * Norma Jean * Take Offense * The Mongoloids

= Marquee Stage

= *

* Coke Bust * Congress (headliners) * Dukatalon * For the Glory * Homer *

Mucky Pup Mucky Pup were an American hardcore and crossover thrash band formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey, in 1986, when brothers Chris (vocals) and John (drums) Milnes joined up with Scott Dottino (bass) and Dan Nastasi (guitar) as the cover band, Pre ...

* The Chariot

Saturday, August 11

= Main Stage

= * Cornered * Ignite * Reign Supreme *

Sick of It All Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1986 in Queens, New York City. The band's lineup consists of brothers Lou and Pete Koller on lead vocals and guitars respectively, Armand Majidi on drums, and Craig Setari on bass. Sic ...

(headliners) * Still Strong * The Black Dahlia Murder *

* TRC * Truth and Its Burden *

Unearth Unearth is an American metalcore band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1998. The group consists of lead guitarist Buz McGrath, vocalist Trevor Phipps, bassist Chris O'Toole, drummer Mike Justian and rhythm guitarist Peter Layman. They are cu ...

= Marquee Stage

= *

Eyehategod Eyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana, who formed in 1988. They have become one of the better known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene. Their core lineup has r ...

Grand Magus Grand Magus are a three-piece Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden that draws influence from classic heavy metal bands and elements of doom metal. Career The band was formed in 1996 under the name ''Smack'' by former Ca ...

Hellbastard Hellbastard is an English crust punk/thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. Early history Members "Scruff" Lewty, Phil Laidlaw and Ian "Scotty" Scott formed Hellbastard, which was to be a combination of Crass-like ...

* MxPx Allstars *

Nasum Nasum (pronounced 'nah-zumm') was a Swedish grindcore band from Örebro, formed in 1992. The band released four studio albums and developed into "one of that country's premier metal acts". They disbanded after the December 2004 tsunami killed ...

* No Second Thought *

Pig Destroyer Pig Destroyer is an American grindcore band formed in 1997 in Alexandria, Virginia. The band was formed by vocalist J. R. Hayes, guitarist Scott Hull and drummer John Evans. Pig Destroyer is one of the most well-known grindcore bands due ...

(headliners) * Scraps * Vaccine * Whatever It Takes

Sunday, August 12

= Main Stage

= * 7 Seconds *

Bolt Thrower Bolt Thrower were a British death metal band from Coventry. They formed in 1986 and released their first album with Vinyl Solution in 1988. The band then shifted to a new record label, Earache Records, soon becoming one of the best selling ba ...

(headliners) * Brutality Will Prevail *

Crowbar A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially gooseneck, or pig bar, or in Australia a jemmy, is a lever consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flat ...

s * Deez Nuts * Naysayer * Terror * The Cold Harbour

= Marquee Stage

= * A Strength Within *

Cattle Decapitation Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band formed in San Diego, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists Josh Elmore and Belisario Dimuzio, and drummer David McGraw. Since 2001, none of th ...

* Darkest Hour (headliners) * Deformity *

Incantation An incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, or bewitchery is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung, or chanted. An incantation can also be performed during ceremonial ri ...

* Nemea * Rise and Fall * Set Your Goals * The Death of Anna Karina *

Notes: The following bands were also booked but did not play:

Balance and Composure Balance and Composure is an American emo band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. They formed in the winter of 2007, after the breakup of two local Doylestown bands. The band's musical style has been compared those of Nirvana and fellow Pennsylvania ...

, Dean Dirg, D.O.A., Here Comes the Kraken, Man VS Humanity, Omega Massif,

, Sydney Ducks, This Is Hell, Wisdom in Chains and Withdrawal.

References

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External links

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