From the facebook page: (https://m.facebook.com/IronMountainMetalFestival/)
QuoteThe road to Iron Mountain Metal Festival has begun!
This will be a festival purely in name. It's not a festival, it's a gathering! A small intimate area that will be limited to 150 weekend passes located in the Iron Mountains, Co. Leitrim.
There will be two stages and a completely non corporate B.Y.O.B event.
Along with my other project Burning Metal Irl this will be up and coming Irish bands and non profit.
...
A big festival is not possible in this country, but a small gathering of like minded people having a good time and championing up and coming bands is.
Next May this shall begin!
Edited removing two gigs details, being run in the lead up to it, with Svet Kant. best of luck with it but his track record for festivals is poor. Seems to be pushing that metal festivals are not common here, ignoring that there are another five already this year. Dont see how its different. would prefer just to see normal gigs in Galway again to be honest so at least it could bring those up.
Is this being organised by a guy called Phil by any chance. Oh it begins again.
When I first saw the thread title I thought iron mountain the band were putting on a festival. Now that would be savage. What a band they are.
not familiar with the band. will have to listen to them. but yes, it is the same phil you're thinking of.
Eh, what? Something called a festival which describes itself as not being a festival and in reality, for the moment, is just two gigs neither of which are even in the same county as the non-festival will (not) be happening in in May of next year? Sweet, where do I invest?
Quote from: Majun on May 30, 2019, 01:06:18 PM
not familiar with the band. will have to listen to them. but yes, it is the same phil you're thinking of.
https://youtu.be/24JAtLx1Ph0
There you go. It's a bit different but they are savage.
'Majun - there's no festival,
It's easy if you try,
No campground below us,
Above only the Leitrim sky,
'Majun - all the (150) people looking for their money back,
You, you may say Phil's a dreamer,
You're not the only one.
Quote from: StoutAndAle on May 31, 2019, 09:19:18 AM
'Majun - there's no festival,
It's easy if you try,
No campground below us,
Above only the Leitrim sky,
'Majun - all the (150) people looking for their money back,
You, you may say Phil's a dreamer,
You're not the only one.
:laugh: :laugh:
Lineup for this is now up
(https://www.metalwarfare.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/iron-mountain.jpg)
Hmmmmmm. Aside from he who should not be named 's involvement in it I really don't get it. The lineup is kinda light, no disrespect intended to the bands but the lineup is lacking in clear heavyweight draws (I'm talking pulling power only here, there are of course good bands on the bill). I'd possibly go to this if it were in fibbers but Leitrim?
Yep, it's like a line-up of bands who play before 6pm at the Siege, stretched over three days and with no obvious ameneties such as hot food and sanitation in the vicinity.
And it's in the arse of Leitrim.
Decent bands on the bill for sure but it's one hell of a journey without any obvious big name draw. Is it free in? Hopefully the lessons from the catastrophe with Coroner and R.O.L.L. have been learned. Good luck to all involved.
It's €55 for the weekend according to facebook.
So, if it sells out, €8250 gross to get two stages built, waterproofed and powered up for a weekend, chemical toilets, security, clean-up afterwards and maybe petrol money for the bands? Ah heeeyor.
Quote from: Juggz on August 07, 2019, 03:57:31 PM
So, if it sells out, €8250 gross to get two stages built, waterproofed and powered up for a weekend, chemical toilets, security, clean-up afterwards and maybe petrol money for the bands? Ah heeeyor.
Fucking lol
And it's in Leitrim lads. That can't be stated enough, the hills of Leitrim are like Deliverance crossed with the Hills Have Eyes, so punter safety is surely a considerable issue for this festival.
Quote from: Juggz on August 07, 2019, 03:57:31 PM
So, if it sells out, €8250 gross to get two stages built, waterproofed and powered up for a weekend, chemical toilets, security, clean-up afterwards and maybe petrol money for the bands? Ah heeeyor.
According to the Facebook thread the venue has stages and is ready to go, but he won't say where it is to stop people trying to get in without tickets. Would've thought that's what you pay security for...
And out of that €8k wouldn't there be about 13% due on VAT to be paid along with the other expenses?
Take it none of the bands are getting paid either.
Quote from: Trev on August 07, 2019, 05:04:09 PM
Quote from: Juggz on August 07, 2019, 03:57:31 PM
So, if it sells out, €8250 gross to get two stages built, waterproofed and powered up for a weekend, chemical toilets, security, clean-up afterwards and maybe petrol money for the bands? Ah heeeyor.
According to the Facebook thread the venue has stages and is ready to go, but he won't say where it is to stop people trying to get in without tickets. Would've thought that's what you pay security for...
And out of that €8k wouldn't there be about 13% due on VAT to be paid along with the other expenses?
And don't forget public liability insurance 😂
Quotebut he won't say where it is to stop people trying to get in
I don't think Phil knows where it is.
From the sound of it, Leo Bloom from the Producers is helping with the books.
I know where this is on and it's fairly rural. Tis on a sound bucks land so should be sound. Only a few bands though I'd want to see at it.
So it's Bring Your Own Food and Toilet Paper too?
Maybe TBC is a big pull, like a Shoctopus reunion show.
I dunno lads, I hope he pulls it off in spite of everything going against it. Eventually we could all be going to Leitrim for our kicks.
Although this is a lad here who never gets off his arse for anything anymore so goodwill such as mine will do fuck all for him.
This is on the same place that gothic species festival takes place.
It's impossible to find and it's in the middle of nowhere.
There is stages ready though so that won't be a problem.
That species festival was so bad as well.
Not a hope I would go to this.
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on August 07, 2019, 05:06:54 PM
Take it none of the bands are getting paid either.
Yeah, was thinking the same thing myself. Even if all the money generated by ticket sales went towards paying the bands, it still only works out at €220 each (think my maths are OK), but that's excluding the other costs that need to be covered. I'm not a promoter so I might be missing something really obvious, but are there really bands out there so desperate for exposure that they will play for next to nothing? And if that was the case, capping the attendance at 150 passes hardly guarantees much of an audience. No offense to the bands that have been confirmed, but there are no big names on that lineup and I can't see this drawing anyone other than this lad's mates, and friends of the bands. Like, why would you go to this when you have the likes of the Siege of Limerick and Monolith in Cork?
Not sure why there's only 150 tickets either when the place can hold 300?
Quote from: John Kimble on August 12, 2019, 12:23:17 PM
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on August 07, 2019, 05:06:54 PM
Take it none of the bands are getting paid either.
I'm not a promoter so I might be missing something really obvious, but are there really bands out there so desperate for exposure that they will play for next to nothing?
Welcome to being in an original band in Ireland. If the band is new on the scene you'll be playing for petrol money if your lucky. If the promoter is sound the door will be split. You can only charge money once your on the go a while and established.
Quote from: Trev on August 12, 2019, 12:55:04 PM
Not sure why there's only 150 tickets either when the place can hold 300?
150 band members brings it nicely up to capacity. :laugh:
Quote from: Ollkiller on August 12, 2019, 03:32:21 PM
Quote from: John Kimble on August 12, 2019, 12:23:17 PM
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on August 07, 2019, 05:06:54 PM
Take it none of the bands are getting paid either.
I'm not a promoter so I might be missing something really obvious, but are there really bands out there so desperate for exposure that they will play for next to nothing?
Welcome to being in an original band in Ireland. If the band is new on the scene you'll be playing for petrol money if your lucky. If the promoter is sound the door will be split. You can only charge money once your on the go a while and established.
Or alternatively, you can just agree payment up front. Been saying this for years: if you're a promoter, part of your job is to pay the fucking bands, and if you're a band relying on the goodwill of a promoter you're doing it wrong.
That's another rant for another thread though :laugh: Realistically I'd imagine the bands are under the impression they'll be paid.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on August 13, 2019, 08:51:06 AM
Quote from: Ollkiller on August 12, 2019, 03:32:21 PM
Quote from: John Kimble on August 12, 2019, 12:23:17 PM
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on August 07, 2019, 05:06:54 PM
Take it none of the bands are getting paid either.
I'm not a promoter so I might be missing something really obvious, but are there really bands out there so desperate for exposure that they will play for next to nothing?
Welcome to being in an original band in Ireland. If the band is new on the scene you'll be playing for petrol money if your lucky. If the promoter is sound the door will be split. You can only charge money once your on the go a while and established.
Or alternatively, you can just agree payment up front. Been saying this for years: if you're a promoter, part of your job is to pay the fucking bands, and if you're a band relying on the goodwill of a promoter you're doing it wrong.
That's another rant for another thread though :laugh: Realistically I'd imagine the bands are under the impression they'll be paid.
I bet they are. But you're right, that is a rant for another thread. Would make for a very interesting thread.
Anyone watching this unravel on Facebook at the moment? Quality juice. The festival page has been deleted.
missed it, provide the tragic details
C'mon lads don't tease, does anyone have a screen shot or remember anything?
It all a bit sketchy! :-X
Another Phil masterclass
Stolen from facebook:
"Heads up for anyone who might have bought a ticket to Iron Mountain in Leitrim next year or even anyone who's in a band who got booked for it.
The Facebook page has vanished entirely, no trace of their existence anywhere online. I'd advise sending some emails ASAP, to find out if you're out money or not."
Separate comment underneath
"All I'll say is that it got mysteriously taken down after he called out someone's band for being shit and applying to his festival and then they called him out on it because they literally never applied. His excuse was that he was drunk.
Not long after the page was gone."
Fuck sake what is wrong with that lad 😅
Basically... ane band mix-up.
Hardly warrants cancelling the event, though.
Has to be more to it?
What event? It's only an event when it's real :laugh:
Phil should make t-shirts of all the festivals which never happened, like a tour shirt with the dates on the back. I'd buy one.
List of phil or phil related fests:
Philfest 2014
Sonic Circus 2016
R.O.L.L 2018
Iron Mountain 2019
(https://www.overdrive.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/philfest.jpg)
Sonic Circus was the other one I think
I'm actually surprised any bands still bother with him
Quote from: Juggz on December 02, 2019, 11:36:24 AM
What event? It's only an event when it's real :laugh:
Phil should make t-shirts of all the festivals which never happened, like a tour shirt with the dates on the back. I'd buy one.
:laugh:
He posted a rant saying he was going to drop all the bands that hadn't been promoting the event on their social media and come up with a new line up. He deleted that post too. Why can't he understand that rational people don't want to sleep in a ditch and drink warm cans for three days to see a load of Fibbers bands?
Why can't you SUPPORT THE SCENE???
Quote from: Anton Arcane on December 02, 2019, 01:32:21 PM
He posted a rant saying he was going to drop all the bands that hadn't been promoting the event on their social media and come up with a new line up...
Soooo!!!... He wants all the bands to do his job for him. :-\
This will be a festival purely in name.
A promise fulfilled.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: Anton Arcane on December 02, 2019, 01:32:21 PM
He posted a rant saying he was going to drop all the bands that hadn't been promoting the event on their social media and come up with a new line up. He deleted that post too. Why can't he understand that rational people don't want to sleep in a ditch and drink warm cans for three days to see a load of Fibbers bands?
Sure he's posted before saying all the tickets were gone, why would he want bands to promote a sold out event?
Here we go again :laugh:
QuoteIron Mountain Metal Festival
28 mins ·
Apparently this event is cancelled?
It is not!
I suffer from anxiety/depression.
To cut a long story short I had a severe breakdown this last weekend.
I'm in recovery and on the right track again, but I was under attack from all angles and chose to remove the source temporarily so I could get over the worst. I didn't cover myself in glory by any means and won't use mental health as a excuse, but I was in a bad place!
I would appreciate it if you were to respect my privacy and I'll be back to this in a few days when my illness subsides.
Won't use mental health as an excuse...yet does
I genuinely feel sorry for Phil.
He really just needs to let this dream/delusion go before it goes too far to come back from.
Just happened to stumble across this when checking the facebook page. Jesus fucking Christ :laugh:
https://dollarpicklerecords.bandcamp.com/album/philip-keaveney-is-a-pure-blueshirt-cunt-a-k-a-have-you-tried-not-being-racist-you-fucking-prick (https://dollarpicklerecords.bandcamp.com/album/philip-keaveney-is-a-pure-blueshirt-cunt-a-k-a-have-you-tried-not-being-racist-you-fucking-prick)
Quote from: RICK-MCQUICK on December 02, 2019, 03:54:11 PM
Just happened to stumble across this when checking the facebook page. Jesus fucking Christ :laugh:
https://dollarpicklerecords.bandcamp.com/album/philip-keaveney-is-a-pure-blueshirt-cunt-a-k-a-have-you-tried-not-being-racist-you-fucking-prick (https://dollarpicklerecords.bandcamp.com/album/philip-keaveney-is-a-pure-blueshirt-cunt-a-k-a-have-you-tried-not-being-racist-you-fucking-prick)
Eoin is a comedy genius tbf. Doing Tralee proud!
:laugh: :laugh:
Fucking hell!,
https://twitter.com/DollarPickle/status/1201149813028470784
Does this guy not have family or friends around him to tell him to pull his head out of his hole. Making a complete cunt out of yourself once, even twice, is unfortunate but he's up to his fourth aborted fest in a row. He's obviously either too mentally unstable or just downright thick to connect the dots himself, but you would expect his friends would start trying to talk some sense into him. It was a joke for a while. Now it's heading into uncharted territory of lunacy.
Excellent - this forum needed a bonified classic thread, maybe this is it? Will do until the shoctopus reunion anyways. ;D
Quote from: Eoin McLove on December 02, 2019, 08:03:00 PM
Does this guy not have family or friends around him to tell him to pull his head out of his hole. Making a complete cunt out of yourself once, even twice, is unfortunate but he's up to his fourth aborted fest in a row. He's obviously either too mentally unstable or just downright thick to connect the dots himself, but you would expect his friends would start trying to talk some sense into him. It was a joke for a while. Now it's heading into uncharted territory of lunacy.
Waiting for a commune named Philtown to be set up next.
"Drink the Mi-Wadi! Drink!"
Is this the same guy who was meant to put on Wolves in the Throne Room in the Black Box in Belfast and cancelled it a few hours before in ~2010?
Quote from: Hambeast on December 02, 2019, 09:01:58 PM
Is this the same guy who was meant to put on Wolves in the Throne Room in the Black Box in Belfast and cancelled it a few hours before in ~2010?
I dont think so.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on December 02, 2019, 08:03:00 PM
Does this guy not have family or friends around him to tell him to pull his head out of his hole.
Quite the opposite it seems, the amount of enabling going on in his Facebook page is staggering. What's even more bewildering are the bands buying into this. As I said before, I'm not in a band, never have been, so maybe I don't appreciate the lengths some will go for a bit of exposure, but are there really bands out there so desperate for a gig that they'll play something so completely doomed from the outset...which will no doubt put them out of pocket into the bargain.
They are probably just completely clueless to how inept/ how genius a pisstaker this man is.
I just went back and read up on the fest again!,fucking hell would you be taking that on if you suffered from anxiety etc?.Even the most astute promoters would struggle to make this fest work.The fuckin logistics!!
I actually feel stressed reading about it!
He posted photos of the site to prove its happening. Looks like an Argos Catalogue tent in some boggers back garden
It's understandable how a band fresh onto the scene isn't going to have a clue which promoters are worth their time and which are not. Any band starting out is going to take whatever they can get.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Phil is being called a racist?
How much is he charging for this? Doesn't seem to be a mention of price anywhere
Quote from: Trev on December 03, 2019, 01:30:26 PM
How much is he charging for this? Doesn't seem to be a mention of price anywhere
Think it's 60 quid for the privilege.
I've been to this place before and it is really hard to find and it's up a mountain in the complete arse end of nowhere. No way would I ever go again.
It's never going to go ahead anyhow.
Seen people saying he wanted people to post him payment lol
Quote from: cerealboxfort on December 03, 2019, 01:23:55 PM
It's understandable how a band fresh onto the scene isn't going to have a clue which promoters are worth their time and which are not. Any band starting out is going to take whatever they can get.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Phil is being called a racist?
He went on some rant about being proud to be white and how foreigners don't integrate into our society ha.
I actually don't think he is genuinely racist. Just a pure dope.
€60?! :laugh:
Wonder how many of these bands will be at the Siege for free a few weeks beforehand?
Quote from: cerealboxfort on December 03, 2019, 01:23:55 PM
It's understandable how a band fresh onto the scene isn't going to have a clue which promoters are worth their time and which are not. Any band starting out is going to take whatever they can get.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Phil is being called a racist?
The dollarpickle twitter link in the previous page has all
https://twitter.com/DollarPickle/status/1201149813028470784
The picture above :laugh: :laugh: Boy i needed that laugh today!
I hope that pallet isn't the second stage.
What does leather mike think about all this
Quote from: Juggz on December 03, 2019, 01:47:52 PM
I hope that pallet isn't the second stage.
:laugh:
I'm seriously wondering is this the extent of the archery plans??
Tempted to hit this just to see how things unfold!
I know a dude in one of the billed bands and it makes sense in that they've certainly never played in the north west before (and even though I've never played on a band myself, gigging in new places and "networking" is obviously a good plan).
Am tempted to give him a heads up...
I wonder has he approached Del Preston?
(https://i.imgur.com/o24YWhdh.jpg)
QuoteI was under attack from all angles and chose to remove the source temporarily so I could get over the worst.
Could he not just turn his fucking phone off :laugh:
I emailed him a while ago out of interest, €65 for the weekend and payment by postal order only. Saw somebody say on Facebook today that they were quoted €160 for two people
Quote from: Motörbastard on December 03, 2019, 04:25:11 PM
I emailed him a while ago out of interest, €65 for the weekend and payment by postal order only. Saw somebody say on Facebook today that they were quoted €160 for two people
What's the story with the postal order only thing?
Quote from: Paul keohane on December 03, 2019, 02:27:05 PM
Tempted to hit this just to see how things unfold!
It ain't going ahead. It simply is not. The only unfolding will be done on Facebook, and subsequently on here.
You'd feel for the fella, the enablers are worse.
This is all turning out juicier than I was expecting. Long may this tradition continue
Iron Mountain? More like Shit Sandwich, amirite?
Quote from: blessed1 on December 03, 2019, 04:29:03 PM
Quote from: Motörbastard on December 03, 2019, 04:25:11 PM
I emailed him a while ago out of interest, €65 for the weekend and payment by postal order only. Saw somebody say on Facebook today that they were quoted €160 for two people
What's the story with the postal order only thing?
All for legitimate and totally above board reasons I'm sure
How old is this fella?
Quote
What's the story with the postal order only thing?
You wouldn't expect this legend to bring us the best festival Ireland's ever seen AND pay tax would you?? Would you!!??
Set times plz.
Can you pay at the pallet?
Pallet Lies Lost
Pallet be thy Stage
Mourning Pallet
Pallet of Lepers
Fun Pallet
Gutter Pallet
Jazzed up the site a bit
Beautiful.
Just reading a post on facebook there. He says there will be security for crowd control and they will have radio controls as well.
Lads, this is retarded. It's not even funny. Just pathetic on every front.
Quote from: blessed1 on December 04, 2019, 09:29:36 AM
Just reading a post on facebook there. He says there will be security for crowd control and they will have radio controls as well.
Will they have torch batons?
I'm not going near this unless the crew kitchen it top quality
Eternal Helcaraxe are on the bill and they're not exactly wet around the ears, a few other names seem familiar from over the years too. Apart from the people posting for "the laugh", it's true that the Facebook page seems mainly to be positive feedback. I doubt that positive feedback will translate into many €60 ticket sales, but sure look it...
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on December 04, 2019, 11:22:48 AM
Apart from the people posting for "the laugh", it's true that the Facebook page seems mainly to be positive feedback. but sure look it...
Think it's more coming from a place of hope rather than expectation...
Pallet Caravan
Master Of Pallets
Stone Temple Pallets.
You know a thread has surpassed its logical conclusion and been thrown headlong into flogged horse territory when the puns come out.
Flogged horse palletory :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Well - for the festival that's in it - pallets sell, but whose buying?
Quote from: Airneanach on December 04, 2019, 02:43:06 PM
Well - for the festival that's in it - pallets sell, but whose buying?
Sweating Pallets
For the EMO's ...... Pallet For My Valentine
I regret posting itt
I just can't believe that he's still forging ahead with this. You'd think he'd realise he's one in way over his head again and pull the plug before he digs himself into a financial hole. Those photos of the site are laughable.
He'd a big facebook post a while back about running his first gig in 3 years which was to be an IMMF related yoke. He booked the venue for the wrong day, never organised a kit for the bands to use and other such logistical failures ON HIS PART. Yet he put it all online as a "nothing can stop me" feel-good for Phil story.
The only way to get tickets is to email him personally and then send him a fucking postal order. He purposefully hasn't declared the ticket price online so he can keep upping it as the day grows closer and his costs increase. He did the EXACT same thing with Philfest. It's insane that he expects people to do this in what will soon be 2020. There's about 100 better ways of setting this up online.
I also feel a part of it with him is taking on everything himself- he wants all "The Glory" when he pulls it off but it's clearly too much.
That's Aryans for ya!
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
Everything about that festival is suspect without even knowing who is part of it or the location.
No prices anywhere, have to email for a price and then a postal order . Is it run by a Nigerian prince or some shit.
Tickets limited to 150 people and is BYOB because getting a license to serve alcohol is way out of their abilities.
Security, his mates and "radio controls" which is fucking illegal
Food chipper vans and a vegan one. FOR 150 PEOPLE what fucking dope is going to drive his vegan food van to the middle of fucking nowhere for what, 5 people tops .
Bands getting dropped for asking questions and joking about the shit replies they get.
It reeks of unprofessionalism and egomania
Now
As for the man himself.
The fact he still has his kneecaps after Philfest (christ the fucking ego) IS A FUCKING MIRACLE and this is his 4th attempt at fucking people over.
The way he keeps blaming mental health and alcohol for his cunt behavior is disgusting. Depression doesn't make you say racist shit and talk shit about bands ON THE FUCKING EVENT PAGE. His like a more retarded Donald Trump "I know I am Not Racist" yeah that's not how it works lad. It must of killed his ego that people were done talking about it for 24hrs that he had to go out and once again blame mental health. He is a fucking mongoloid and bands that keep working with him are just enabling his bullshit.
Anyway, my first post nice place :abbath:
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
FUCKING WHAT?!!
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
Anyway, my first post nice place :abbath:
Also word. More in to my goth and industrial and weirdo music but to use drag terminology the tea here is fucking scalding folks
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:43:34 PM
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
FUCKING WHAT?!!
Yeah that's the type of unprofessional retarded spastic he is
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:48:15 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:43:34 PM
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
FUCKING WHAT?!!
Yeah that's the type of unprofessional retarded spastic he is
Not so keen on the use of the word retarded but thats dopey. You hear that from the band?
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:50:44 PM
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:48:15 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:43:34 PM
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
FUCKING WHAT?!!
Yeah that's the type of unprofessional retarded spastic he is
Not so keen on the use of the word retarded but thats dopey. You hear that from the band?
They posted it on Facebook among mutual friends.
The fucking delusion.
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:55:09 PM
The fucking delusion.
His name is utter mud hense why he kept his name off it for so long. He has lost nearly all good will with people because he has constantly made hypocritical statements and used the mental health card too much. Recently after the I was Drunk excuse didn't fly with people. He doesn't realise that people didn't give a shit about his beliefs lack of experience and horrible track record , it's how he reacts to criticism and genuine question like HOW FUCKING MUCH IS A TICKET
Also postal orders
get paypal boomer
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 07:05:28 PM
Also postal orders
get paypal boomer
Not just a postal order but you had to sign a waiver as well :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
But he can't get them printed up until the ticket money starts rolling in so, for now, you have to sign a wafer.
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 07:07:03 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 07:05:28 PM
Also postal orders
get paypal boomer
Not just a postal order but you had to sign a waiver as well :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
a waiver saying you wouldnt..what?
Quote from: if6was9 on December 04, 2019, 06:13:31 PM
He'd a big facebook post a while back about running his first gig in 3 years which was to be an IMMF related yoke. He booked the venue for the wrong day, never organised a kit for the bands to use and other such logistical failures ON HIS PART. Yet he put it all online as a "nothing can stop me" feel-good for Phil story.
I remember that. The level of delusion, wilful thickness and self aggrandisement would have been shocking coming from anyone else but it's what we've come to expect from Phil.
Quote from: Juggz on December 04, 2019, 07:08:44 PM
But he can't get them printed up until the ticket money starts rolling in so, for now, you have to sign a wafer.
You can get 100 tickets printed for 20 euro It's limited to 150 people, He posted that the event was sold out in September but magically was still quoting people prices. it just reeks of mischief :laugh:
I meet him at a festival last year
and he was nice in person. it was only late I realized he was Philfest Phil
QuoteYou know a thread has surpassed its logical conclusion and been thrown headlong into flogged horse territory when the puns come out.
Lighten up Mclove , it's the festive season.
Don't worry, when this joke of a fest has buried itself in the ground to much hilarity there will be another Phil related abortion along next year to point and laugh at. It's hysterical, it really is.
That's the spirit.
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PMFood chipper vans and a vegan one. FOR 150 PEOPLE what fucking dope is going to drive his vegan food van to the middle of fucking nowhere for what, 5 people tops .
He's the van on the Iron Mountain, yeaaahh!
Face the gig that will not be!
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:43:34 PM
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
FUCKING WHAT?!!
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To be fair, this is the same band whose frontman slit his wrist on stage at a gig in Fibbers and was subsequently kicked out of the venue, so...
Got a good chuckle out of that one
Quote from: dan_oconnor on December 05, 2019, 08:56:45 AM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:43:34 PM
Quote from: Zombie Goat Fetish on December 04, 2019, 06:41:35 PM
Quote from: Termin8 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:11 PM
Imrama announced that "due to recent events" or something such vague they are pulling out of the festival. :abbath:
They were kicked off because someone made a joke about lights
FUCKING WHAT?!!
\
To be fair, this is the same band whose frontman slit his wrist on stage at a gig in Fibbers and was subsequently kicked out of the venue, so...
What a spastic.
Did he get dragged off stage there and then?
With every band that leaves or gets booted off this imaginary festival, the better the line-up gets.
Did anyone actually go to this last year? (If it actually happened)
I didn't, but if he manages to get rid of every band he's announced so far I'll consider going next year.
I am going to put on a festival and kick way more bands off than him. That will show em.
Quote from: Paul keohane on December 05, 2019, 11:07:47 AM
Did he get dragged off stage there and then?
You would hope he at least got a few thumps for being such a tool anyhow.
Quote from: blessed1 on December 05, 2019, 09:54:25 PM
Quote from: Paul keohane on December 05, 2019, 11:07:47 AM
Did he get dragged off stage there and then?
You would hope he at least got a few thumps for being such a tool anyhow.
Not 100pc sure of the exact details - I think it was towards the end of his set and once they were done, the bouncer was straight over to him. This is what the Overdrive review said:
"Things take a bit of a bizarre turn, however, when O'Connor takes a knife that he had hidden on him on stage and decides to open his arm with the blade. He then licks the blood oozing from his wound and spits it into the crowd. Unorthodox approaches in metal and rock are encouraged, as it helps you to stand out, but self-mutilation is absolutely not.
That's not 'metal' in any form in the 21st Century, especially when the blood is also in the microphone, and somebody else has to use it after you're finished with it. After this episode, he is then escorted from the venue by security. This was a very odd end to their incredibly novel and seriously heavy setlist and left a lot of scratching heads as to why he thought this type of behaviour was acceptable."
Didn't Mayhem throw some bacon and cabbage into the audience once or something.
Good news folks - Phil has listened to your critisism and tickets are now available online! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iron-mountain-metal-festival-tickets-85164630703?fbclid=IwAR15fLK5tQnMfWY4nfFNlHc22ZTF9RD5pF9Ez39WfDl3ziTuY6arLo69UYw
I'm confused...
Wasn't he saying a while back that this was sold out.
Quote from: jobrok1 on December 06, 2019, 10:35:59 AM
I'm confused...
Wasn't he saying a while back that this was sold out.
The more bands that drop out, the more people we can put up on the mountain, brother.
The absence of any practical information on the ticket site is very impressive.
€70 :laugh:
Quote from: Juggz on December 06, 2019, 10:45:14 AM
The absence of any practical information on the ticket site is very impressive.
€70 :laugh:
Only the like minded true metal fans are worthy of the privilege of knowing the location. The price seems to have went up also :laugh:
I actually hope this goes ahead, just to see how much of an omnishambles it turns out to be.
Someone brought up a point on the facebook event:
""strict on site 300 people"
Was mentioned that 40 bands playing.
Average 5 people per band.
Add on the 20 odd people working on this and the security..
Is anyone actually gonna be able to go due to these strict capacity rules?"
His uncle's friends unemployed brother is doing security, so thats 1. He's not getting paid either so it'll be fairly lax
It won't go ahead. His hairbrained schemes never go ahead.
"Dad, are you coming to my soccer match?"
"Sorry our kid, there's a thousand fibbers bands playing on a pallet on a hill in the back of leitrim, dya seriously think I'm gonna miss that for some stupid little kids football game? *flashes horns*" :abbath:
"Ma is riding the postman"
Quote from: Vadge on December 06, 2019, 05:23:38 PM
"Dad, are you coming to my soccer match?"
"Sorry our kid, there's a thousand fibbers bands playing on a pallet on a hill in the back of leitrim, dya seriously think I'm gonna miss that for some stupid little kids football game? *flashes horns*" :abbath:
"Ma is riding the postman"
She took the kids
It's fucking mad this thread has more comments than the metallica and Slane one :laugh:
Quote from: Bogmetaller on December 06, 2019, 09:06:09 PM
It's fucking mad this thread has more comments than the metallica and Slane one :laugh:
You couldn't buy this kind of promotion. Should of asked the site to do it for him :abbath:
You 'should of' finished your junior cert
Quote from: Bogmetaller on December 06, 2019, 09:06:09 PM
It's fucking mad this thread has more comments than the metallica and Slane one :laugh:
Nothing mad about it when you look at the later history of Metal Ireland. Metal gossip seems more important than metal discussion. Sadly the trend is continuing unabated on this site as well. There are other forums I visit where metal fans actually discuss metal. Now that is mad! It's a topsy turvy world.
Metal only getting in the way on here! :laugh:
Which forums Eoin. This one isn't exactly buzzing.
The other forum that I frequent regularly these days is Revelation of Doom, it replaced the NWN forum which closed down recently. The Metal Archives one also looks active and devoted to actual metal discussion, though I'm not signed up. I signed up to two other new ones as well recently, Warfare Noise! and New-Black-Vault but as RoD seems to be the most active, that's the one I keep an eye on most.
Thanks.
I see iron mountain now on Eventbrite. Fair play if it goes ahead.
Quote from: dan_oconnor on December 06, 2019, 09:21:36 AM
Quote from: blessed1 on December 05, 2019, 09:54:25 PM
Quote from: Paul keohane on December 05, 2019, 11:07:47 AM
Did he get dragged off stage there and then?
You would hope he at least got a few thumps for being such a tool anyhow.
Not 100pc sure of the exact details - I think it was towards the end of his set and once they were done, the bouncer was straight over to him. This is what the Overdrive review said:
"Things take a bit of a bizarre turn, however, when O'Connor takes a knife that he had hidden on him on stage and decides to open his arm with the blade. He then licks the blood oozing from his wound and spits it into the crowd. Unorthodox approaches in metal and rock are encouraged, as it helps you to stand out, but self-mutilation is absolutely not.
That's not 'metal' in any form in the 21st Century, especially when the blood is also in the microphone, and somebody else has to use it after you're finished with it. After this episode, he is then escorted from the venue by security. This was a very odd end to their incredibly novel and seriously heavy setlist and left a lot of scratching heads as to why he thought this type of behaviour was acceptable."
Can anyone enlighten me, what band was this
Deleted it soon after posting
The fuckin drama? Lived in Hell?
What's been going on this week? I'd love for him to pull this off now.
Man, whose problems stem from social media usage, posts about social media problems on social media. What an age we live in.
If you're a friend of his, do him a favour and hide his phone for a few weeks. The lad can't help himself and needs some perspective of what actual life is like back in the real world. A break from that shite would do his brain some genuine good.
Pretty sure nobody called him a nazi - although loads of people called him a thick racist cunt, largely because he is one.
Typical shite from Keaveney, posts a load of cheap talk puffing up his chest about his festival then when legitimate questions are asked, throws a fanny-fit, deletes any comments that aren't showering him with praise, then cries victim because either he was drunk or had "a breakdown"
As regards the festival being on eventbrite, it was only added there after three days of him getting torn to shreds because the original (and only) way to get tickets for the festival was to send him a private email and then send him a postal order.
The guy is a fraud, a snake-oil salesman, and a deluded, self-aggrandising narcissist.
He's also a thick racist cunt.
Quote from: 135150 on December 10, 2019, 10:03:10 AM
Pretty sure nobody called him a nazi - although loads of people called him a thick racist cunt, largely because he is one.
Typical shite from Keaveney, posts a load of cheap talk puffing up his chest about his festival then when legitimate questions are asked, throws a fanny-fit, deletes any comments that aren't showering him with praise, then cries victim because either he was drunk or had "a breakdown"
As regards the festival being on eventbrite, it was only added there after three days of him getting torn to shreds because the original (and only) way to get tickets for the festival was to send him a private email and then send him a postal order.
The guy is a fraud, a snake-oil salesman, and a deluded, self-aggrandising narcissist.
He's also a thick racist cunt.
Does he know that Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself?
Quote from: Drainbramaged on December 10, 2019, 01:46:44 AM
Can anyone enlighten me, what band was this
Imrama if I remember correct, death metal band from Limerick. Their singer is a complete twat, at the time he was loving getting attention for his edgy little onstage act.
Quote from: mick1sheridan on December 10, 2019, 10:44:14 AM
Quote from: Drainbramaged on December 10, 2019, 01:46:44 AM
Can anyone enlighten me, what band was this
Imrama if I remember correct, death metal band from Limerick. Their singer is a complete twat, at the time he was loving getting attention for his edgy little onstage act.
That he is.
Likes to wear wellies as well.
Such a fuckin shite band anyhow.
QuoteWe have circled the 7 gates of hell through trials and tribulations. we shall be there at siege of stab city, where kings are overthrown and traitors break treaties. We have seen many a men sleep with the dying whore. We are so much then black and bore. Tomorrow we shall go to church before we gown our Sunday best at Siege of Limerick
Mmm okay Imrama.
The over anticipated new line up gets announced today. The excitement.....
Hes a bit late....
I thought there was supposed to be a big addition? Or am I missing something?
Ah fuck, TBC got chopped.
Fibbers Open Air 2020
On the plus side of things, at least this thread should provide entertainment from now til May. Like watching a shitstorm in the distance getting closer and closer.
It's actually an awful pity that that R. O. L. L thing didn't go ahead - there was some good bands on that in fairness. Wish I knew it was this goon organising it when I bought tickets
Quote from: Bogmetaller on December 12, 2019, 02:51:08 PM
It's actually an awful pity that that R. O. L. L thing didn't go ahead - there was some good bands on that in fairness. Wish I knew it was this goon organising it when I bought tickets
Was ROLL not that Lloyd fella who is equally as incompetent? LOR Productions or something like that?
I havent a clue about ROLL? Any past stuff on that? I only remember phil fest. That was a good thread on metal Ireland
If I remember right ROLL got cancelled maybe a day or two before it was supposed to happen because, according to the organisers, one or two of the locals in the area kicked up a fuss. Think some other promoter (maybe Invictus?) managed to stick on Slough Feg and a couple of the others in the Voodoo so the bands didn't get completely fucked over
Yep. It started to fall to bits in the last week. There was an abortive attempt to stage some of it in the Academy but that also turned to shit a day or two before. Yer man was involved in it, as I recall. His name associated with it was the reason I (wisely, as it turns out) held off from buying a ticket.
Quote from: Drainbramaged on December 12, 2019, 06:37:11 PM
I havent a clue about ROLL? Any past stuff on that? I only remember phil fest. That was a good thread on metal Ireland
Quote from: 04325613 on December 02, 2019, 11:42:21 AM
List of phil or phil related fests:
Philfest 2014
Sonic Circus 2016
R.O.L.L 2018
Iron Mountain 2019
Here you go. I wouldn't like to see you pure innocent victims to fall for phils antics.
Altough if you go to one of these lineups you 100% deserve it.
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Altough if you go to one of these lineups you 100% deserve it.
What's wrong with the lineup?
Quote from: Giggles on December 13, 2019, 04:19:02 PM
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Altough if you go to one of these lineups you 100% deserve it.
What's wrong with the lineup?
To be honest, and no disrespect to all the bands featured as I'm not familiar with them all, there is a distinct whiff of mediocrity from the line-up. Someone already alluded to these being 'Fibbers' bands. Not even one 'big' name to draw in the punters. But of course, this is a boutique festival and the organizer doesn't want big crowds.
'Fibbers bands' a polite way of saying shite!
Ah no, it's not polite.
Does he ever shut up? Who would even bother to email him threats or anything... delusional prick
8K TV roughly €4000
New Xbox : €300
Bloodstock Ticket approx €180
Total : €4480 ...... that's not that much abuse considering what a fuckwit he seems to be.
If he had a pound for every abusive message he could afford to set up, run and promote an actual festival.
Can't waaaaaait.
Quote from: Trev on December 12, 2019, 05:01:47 PM
Quote from: Bogmetaller on December 12, 2019, 02:51:08 PM
It's actually an awful pity that that R. O. L. L thing didn't go ahead - there was some good bands on that in fairness. Wish I knew it was this goon organising it when I bought tickets
Was ROLL not that Lloyd fella who is equally as incompetent? LOR Productions or something like that?
Yeah, it was Lloyd. I've seen a few people now saying Phil was involved in ROLL, it wasn't, it was a completely different spoofer!
I'm pretty sure Phil got roped in along the way at some stage.
For his expertise?
This is the lad that wants to run something "for the community." He's an absolute joke
(https://i.ibb.co/1zTTYPL/Screenshot-2019-12-22-15-48-15-1.png) (https://ibb.co/kmXXVwx)
I really don't get your point here. He's a hazard to the community because he lets off stink bombs? For fuck sake, keep on track here. The only thing that is relevant is his ineptitude at running a festival so try to refrain from jumping into the anti-Phil orgy. It makes you look like the gimp, not him. It's been flogged to fucking death.
My point is he constantly harps on about metal being a community, communities need to stick together, blah blah, when he obviously is a dick to his own community. If someone threw a load of stinkbombs around this festival he'd never fuck up about it
My point is that you are digging for dirt wherever you can find it. We all know the man is fucking retarded, we don't need to look at you acting retarded as well to get the point.
Mclove relax! Did you not get a selection box or something?
Sure thing, Stinky. I'll leave you to your pathetic bullying of this ridiculous eejit.
:laugh: :laugh:
One of 2
2 of 2
Whoops..
Well, that approach works on The X-factor.
Sold out a few months back? A few heads may have given back tickets so....
Iron Mountain Metal Fest Podcast:
https://youtu.be/GluKkPMw920
well that was definitely something.
Best of luck to him.
Quote from: AndrewCooke on January 19, 2020, 09:58:45 PM
Iron Mountain Metal Fest Podcast:
https://youtu.be/GluKkPMw920
We get a mention around the 12 minute mark lads! We're a bunch of cunts :-*
:abbath:
What a weird yet compelling interview. More than half of it is the interviewer probing Phil to prove that the festival is actually going to go ahead :laugh:
I'm expecting Saxondale to be the stage manager at this.
You’ve got to contact them after you buy a €60-odd ticket to find out where the fucking thing is taking place? So many questions :laugh:
I have it on good authority that the venue is being kept secret due to a surprise appearance from Arghoslent. Leitrim Antifa have eyes everywhere.
Best part is when he says PhilFest was the only fest he attempted to put on. As far as I know, there's been at least 3.
Finally we're getting a bit of recognition for all our hard work on here!
Much preferred this show when there were 4 of them at a table drinking cans and making enthusiastic hand movements.
Been watching this saga closely since it was announced, I don't know his back story. Can anyone fill us in, pm or otherwise?
As I recall it... he announced "Philfest" on the old MI forum, citing Knockanstockan as an inspiration as there had never been Metal festivals in Ireland*. The lineup included several thousand bands** and he was initially politely offered advice by people with experience in this kind of area (including the Siege lads) which he took umbrage at (as he knew better and still does, it appears) for not supporting the scene, lashed out at those who were genuinely trying to help him and, as a result, became a figure of fun due to his concept of how his festival would work which was not grounded in any kind of reality. He also wanted people who had disagreed with him or cracked a joke at his expense (and there were many) on the thread to let him know which bands they were in so their band could be excluded from the lineup - genuinely. Philfest, of course, never happened in this or any other dimension and everyone on MI was branded a nasty person with a hate-filled agenda for not supporting the scene and having fun at his expense when he decided he knew better. It's a shame CT killed the forum without letting the classic threads be exported as, really, there were some great reads in there and the Philfest thread was right up there with the best.
He came back with Sonic Circus which followed the same path of big dreams, big claims which were going to silence the doubters and critics and, of course, there was no actual event. There were also a few tales from people who had been at small gigs he tried to put on, the general gist of these was the gigs were a shambles with no organisation, sometimes no backline, sometimes even no venue booked on the date in question while Phil was having beer and congratulating himself for saving Irish Metal and the scene. Again, the old threads were very funny reading material and I do not do them justice at all.
There is a lot more, of course, but re-read this thread with that in mind and you should be largely up to speed.
* yes, I know
** exaggerated for dramatic effect but no too far from the truth as, in reality, there were far more bands on the bill than it would have been sane or possible to stage which would have been clear with even a few second's worth of logical thinking
Edit -> ah, I see someone posted the Philfest poster earlier. Look at it. Just fucking look at it. Imagine the logistics of that for just one second. Then, note the "and more" :lol:
(https://www.overdrive.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/philfest.jpg)
Quick count is in excess of 120 acts on that poster alone. The big fest have 6 stages and 16 hours of music a day and have less bands than that and look at the army of crew they have. How did anyone ever think this was a good idea?
I can't believe some of the PhilFest bands are booked for iron mountain too! Maybe they're just doing it for the craic, I can't wait to see Phil's (and Mr. Clang too) recurring Facebook post 'we have done everything in our power to save this and kEeP tHe ScENE alive'
Jesus what an undertaking!,imagine the stress of trying to pull that off! 120 PLUS bands!
More power if he does it but I wonder what length of set the bands will get? The poor auld stage crew will be broken
Convinced that half of those bands are made up.
Christ - the lineup of Philfest.... about 10 minutes a slot, yeah?
Is that Andrew Cunningham doing the interview in that video?
Good burn, you daft daft cunt.
Listen Greg, your bitterness is medal- worthy and admittedly, occasionally entertaining (for all the wrong reasons), but why not save that negative energy generated from your 'anonymous' sniping and try to channel it into creating some slightly remarkable music. It has to be a better use of your misery than trying to take me down a peg and masturbating over Robb Flynn.
Is anyone from here going to this, I wonder how many tickets the lad has sold, i'm asking out of curiosity rather than animosity. Just curious to see what kind of interest a gig like this will get
Quote from: Eoin McLove on February 02, 2020, 07:58:01 PM
Listen Greg, your bitterness is medal- worthy and admittedly, occasionally entertaining (for all the wrong reasons), but why not save that negative energy generated from your 'anonymous' sniping and try to channel it into creating some slightly remarkable music. It has to be a better use of your misery than trying to take me down a peg and masturbating over Robb Flynn.
So what band did this Greg fella play in?
Parhelia.
Haha mortified for the lad.
Fuckin eejit.
That is if it is 100% him.
All that fannying about how he was a professional musician and he could "guarantee I've played at a higher level than most of you," and he was in a local band? Christ the night and the 'morra. Self-stung.
Is anyone here actually planning on going to this? Reeks of Spinal Tap ha ha ha.
The whole thing seems incredibly bizarre. Didn't he announce that it was sold out before the tickets went on sale or something?
Not planning on it, but I do like the idea of it. While I've never been to the Iron mountains before, I have lived in Leitrim for a couple of years, and it certainly has it's share of epic natural beauty. If this "gathering" site is half as nice as those places I've seen, it could be a very cool place to sleep outside and party with your mates for a few days. BYOB gets a massive thumbs up from me too.
I don't know yer man Phil at all, but I have followed his shenanigans since he first unravelled his Philfest lark back in 2014. Yes there is a bit of weirdness about this, especially the "sold out" statement... like what the fuck is that about!?
Regardless, I do think this will actually go ahead this time and I genuinely hope that it goes well for everybody involved.
I usually hit around 5/6 festivals a year, but my van died on me just before xmas and I have no transport now so...
Looks like that Clang fest is the same weekend too.
That's a hell of a coin toss.
I chose Desertfest.
Without having to read all the posts what's the story with this thing? Why is this fella getting so much negativity?
It seems like a logistical nightmare so I presume he must have experience and a fantastic team with him.
You want someone to read back through the thread and summarise it for you? :laugh:
I'm not asking for the thread to be summarised. Im wondering what has made this fella the subject of such ridicule.
He is deluded,he thinks that he is saving the Irish metal scene.
Don't really see how selling 150 tix to a place than holds 300 would be 'saving the scene'
Quote from: Circlepit on February 06, 2020, 06:57:29 PM
I'm not asking for the thread to be summarised. Im wondering what has made this fella the subject of such ridicule.
Basically, the things you said you "presume" in your previous post?
Yeah, the opposite of that. There's a storied history.
I heard the riding at this will be in tents!
Fair play to this lad for getting up off his hole and trying to organise some sort of festival. Why pull the piss out of him?
I am aware of how Phil responded to people on MetalIreland with the whole Phil fest thing. He kinda lost the run of himself there but he hasn't been doing that for Iron Mountain, has he?
Not at all apart from tearing into a band on the festival page calling them "shite" and asking why they applied to play his festival, except they had never actually applied. Which he then tried to cover up by claiming he was drunk.
And the only way to obtain a ticket (which has changed in price four or five times) initially being to privately email him then send him a postal order for an undisclosed (at the time) sum.
The lad is crazy, and I just hope that come the day of the event there aren't a load of people (band and punter alike) left stranded halfway up a mountain, out of pocket, wondering what the hell is going on
Quote from: spacedocker on February 09, 2020, 12:30:16 PM
Fair play to this lad for getting up off his hole and trying to organise some sort of festival. Why pull the piss out of him?
I am aware of how Phil responded to people on MetalIreland with the whole Phil fest thing. He kinda lost the run of himself there but he hasn't been doing that for Iron Mountain, has he?
Fair play to him indeed. And fair play to you for jumping to his defense with your first ever post on this forum!
Quote from: spacedocker on February 09, 2020, 12:30:16 PM
Fair play to this lad for getting up off his hole and trying to organise some sort of festival. Why pull the piss out of him?
I am aware of how Phil responded to people on MetalIreland with the whole Phil fest thing. He kinda lost the run of himself there but he hasn't been doing that for Iron Mountain, has he?
stop now will ya. Have you seen his oprah interview with johnnie session and the two cans? He shat on MI and said they're just a bunch of lads that agree with eachother....then him and the other oaf both agreed with eachother on that point. He sells the event with the........its definitely happening this time except bigger and better angle with his head up his hole and nervous body language. He has a chip on his shoulder but in this case its a bag of chips and their stale and soggy,just like this thing will be. I wonder will Peitrim and the family attend?!
Quote from: Giggles on February 09, 2020, 08:41:14 PM
Quote from: spacedocker on February 09, 2020, 12:30:16 PM
Fair play to this lad for getting up off his hole and trying to organise some sort of festival. Why pull the piss out of him?
I am aware of how Phil responded to people on MetalIreland with the whole Phil fest thing. He kinda lost the run of himself there but he hasn't been doing that for Iron Mountain, has he?
Fair play to him indeed. And fair play to you for jumping to his defense with your first ever post on this forum!
Someone has to defend him. The festival seems like a good idea. I joined the forum just so I could give my opinion. I haven't watched the interview though. I'm assuming he's still bringing up shit about MetalIreland? If so, then he hasn't learned much.
There is an expectation he will fuck it up yet again, not the hope he will fuck it up yet again. I don't believe there is anyone here who actually wishes him to fail, but he tends to dig his heels in and take umbrage when people offer him good and well-intended advice. He embraces bad and/or unrealistic ideas and then blames all but himself when the event doesn't happen.
Send a postal order for a ticket to an event you're not given the address to? I mean, I put it to you. He conceded somewhat and finally set up a ticketing system but you still don't get the location of the event you're paying €70 for? For fuck sake. Surely you can see why there is such fascination and exasperation here, no?
He doesn't need to be defended, he just needs to listen to people who can help him and his event. Confidence in his ability to stage a successful event is low and, in such circumstances, you would expect he would be making information readily available that everything is in place for that to happen. Honestly, do you think that is the case this time?
Into the lions den I come...
First and foremost. Some of the things I have seen in here are just not true. I think I'm the savior of metal? Absurd!
There were others but I won't dwell on them as it's from people I have never met nor know personally so whatever.
I tried a big festival in 2013/14 and yes it was stupid upon reflection. I would call it naive and a learning experience.
That was the only one. Not four as I saw in here. I think I would remember if I was...
I moved onto Burning Metal post 2015 for personal reasons and just focused on that over promotions.
I hit out at metal Ireland in 2014, but I was after losing thousands and a wounded animal. I took the advice regardless of what others think...
I found this venue last year. Two stages set up all year round and fully ready to go. A matter of plugging in basically and working with a man that has had events there for five years, so if this was what people on here are saying? Why is he happy to proceed? He has met most of the crew and meeting more this weekend.
I don't consider it delusional to have a event that has a 150 sell out. It's far more realistic than last time as I clearly learned a big event is not possible here.
It's a cool spot and BYOB, bands will be running from 4pm to 12pm on Friday with DJ's after and from 11am to 12pm on Saturday/Sunday so obvious bands are required. All of which will have access to a gear storage shed and a green room provided for them.
Yes, this was all considered!
The crew are professional and our production manager/site manager do music as a full time job. The production manager sorted a 60 strong crew for Slipknot last month for example.
People will say what they will say, but I wasn't going down this road again after 2013/14 as it left me a broken man.
I found the perfect location and have the experience from last time that has proven invaluable.
Promotional nights were done, podcast, radio and a massive promoted post weekly to reach new people. More coming...
I won't change opinions here, but I have everything right this time and know that people will leave with new friends after having a can/smoke beside a campfire and interacted all weekend. Something very different and all about a community and not a big festival.
We plan to make this annual and a cool little metal party.
Support us or not, this is what it is and we had an online reach of over 3000 today alone so I'm confident. It's just 150 tickets...
Anyway, I'm out now and have said my piece.
All the best!
Well I'm sold.
Fair play to you Phil. I hope it goes well for you and break even at worst.
Best of luck man. I think you actually massively helped us out because we are on clang probably cause you have so many of the bands that might of been on it haha. Although I feel we are justified on clang bill, we can shift a lot of tickets (100) ish if we call in favours.......but at a tener. But I don't think we would of been selected if you weren't running IMMF. I'm more skeptical of our gig going ahead then yours.
Where do I sent my postal order to again?
Quote from: feckulence on February 12, 2020, 01:58:37 PM
Where do I sent my postal order to again?
Phil,
The Field,
On the Mountain.
I live in Leitrim now. There's a snowcapped mountain outside my front door. Now I look at it and think, is it you, are you the Mountain of The Iron?
" I am iron mountain, I am the sea.... you can't take that away from me" phil a few posts ago.
Quote from: uncle flacid on February 13, 2020, 05:12:02 AM
" I am iron mountain, I am the sea.... you can't take that away from me" phil a few posts ago.
So... should it be renamed the 'Iron Island Metal Festival'...???
Is anyone here going to this festival?
If you are, don't reply to this post.........
... well i hope someone is going!
THE GRIEF confirmed for this today, Sunday May 3rd, main stage.
I'm gonna be really disappointed if this is how this one gets cancelled 😔😣😭
This is a statement on whether Corona is gonna cancel the fest
"As of today, all indoor events exceeding 100 and outdoor events exceeding 500 are now not permitted in Ireland.
At present it's until the end of this month.
As we are using a 300 max site and planned with bands coming/going so no more than 250/260 will be on site on any given day, this does not effect us and we are continuing as we were.
The venue is also in a very secluded place so highly unlikely any cases will be confirmed anywhere near the area.
We will of course be monitoring this, but at present this does not effect IMMF and we will be taking all precautionary measures in our planning."
Tried to be charitable but welcome to fucking clown town :abbath:
Jesus Christ. I presume the abuse came flooding in.
No, the abuse did not come flooding in, as that statement was actually made 11 days ago on the 12th March, before this Covid situation really blew up over here.
The above poster also omitted Phils comment beneath the statement, where he said that he would issue a refund to anybody who may be infected, as he didn't want to risk the virus spreading at his fest:
QuoteWe'd rather refund people and take a hit over it financially than put peoples health at risk
That's nice of him.
I wonder what bands will be thick enough to compromise the safety of their families to play it?
Iron Mountain has been cancelled:
QuoteAnnouncement!
We are sad to announce the cancellation of Iron Mountain Metal Festival.
We find ourselves in unprecedented times and with public health at major risk we had no other option but to cease this event.
This is not the end though! We are moving our launch to May bank holiday weekend 2021.
A three day BYOB event with two stages of top Irish talent.
We have all grown as a team throughout this and while this was unexpected, it gives us more time to build/create and make IMMF our definitive vision!
We'll be back out on the road doing promotional nights and more once things return to normal here.
The road to IMMF continues!
Sometimes the road less traveled takes a little while longer...
We will be seeing you again soon!
The sensible choice.
Some people really do like to twist things don't they!
We had a few cases at the start of the month and the end of the month was the stopping point.
Then things got worse and we cancelled our promo nights in Dublin/Galway.
We then cancelled as it was obvious and moved IMMF to May bank holiday next year so enough time had passed.
At no point were we going to put people at risk!
We monitored the situation over a three week period and made the correct choice.
Next time maybe ask us about things like this rather than believing someone online that is not a member of the IMMF crew.
Don't get in a strop over every little thing, dear boy. At the time the posts were made, you hadn't announced the event was "officially" cancelled. The point was that an event like this can't go ahead without the bands, regardless of the "official" status of the event. The bands determine whether there is an event or not and bands are not happening for the next few months, let's be honest, so just pointing out the obvious in a rhetorical manner. No knickers need be twisted.
I'm in a similar boat with Desertfest, which is/was due to happen on the same weekend. There's no way it's going to go ahead with the lineup I paid to see, but the organisers have not, as of yet, cancelled or postponed the event which is just silly. We all know it's not happening but there is silence from them. The event is off in every aspect but for the "official" announcement. Do you see what I mean? It's a shit situation for the organisers, no doubt about it, but early clarity for those who have paid for tickets, flights and hotels would also be welcome.
By the way, I think you've done the right thing aiming for 2021. Anyone rescheduling events which involve the mass movement of people over the next few months are being wildly optimistic. Good luck with it.
I think the real Iron Mountain was all the friends we made along the way
I agree completely. Any event this year is taking a massive chance.
We all monitored this and originally thought about moving to August, but with the growing concern the best idea was to move a year ahead.
We're already planning and as the core crew are involved in music as a profession, we're making/building stuff for next year. Seating, lighting etc etc and we have access to a large warehouse that's full of stuff for the last year on Friday before a sale goes through so we can develop the site further which was supposed to be in year six...
All above board! We got full permission.
We have already announced our dates for next year and this has given us more time to deliver the exact vision we want for this event.
All ten of us plus others that were due to work the weekend are pulling in the same direction.
We will be seeing some of you next May bank holiday weekend.
If you see this and speak for the community as yourself.
Sorry!
You're not that special...
See, the last three sentences of the above post is precsisely why people can't be arsed with you 99% of the time. You just can't resist running your fucking stupid mouth. Up until the very last you'd (in that post and for once) come across as organised, communicative and, dare I say it, professional. But no, you couldn't leave it at that, your ego demanded you get your little "fuck da haterz!" bit in.
You've done the right thing cancelling the festival, not that you had a choice. But unfortunately you ended up still coming across as a complete goon.
Quote from: Burning Metal on March 26, 2020, 12:44:39 AM
I agree completely. Any event this year is taking a massive chance.
We all monitored this and originally thought about moving to August, but with the growing concern the best idea was to move a year ahead.
We're already planning and as the core crew are involved in music as a profession, we're making/building stuff for next year. Seating, lighting etc etc and we have access to a large warehouse that's full of stuff for the last year on Friday before a sale goes through so we can develop the site further which was supposed to be in year six...
All above board! We got full permission.
We have already announced our dates for next year and this has given us more time to deliver the exact vision we want for this event.
All ten of us plus others that were due to work the weekend are pulling in the same direction.
We will be seeing some of you next May bank holiday weekend.
If you see this and speak for the community as yourself.
Sorry!
You're not that special...
You were doing so good up to that point. :laugh:
(quoted for longevity)
Just. Fucking. Leave. It.
Oh, did I hurt your feelings.
Ahhh!
Sorry about that!
Here's your man the fuck up pill.
It says don't be a snowflake!
135150
You just reacted to my bait.
99% of people have an opinion on me?
Ha Ha!
Get your head firmly out of your ass!
I've got my amusement out of you now and will be using this to promote Irish bands. Which is why I joined here..
As I said before about speaking for a community.
You're not that special.
Go over into that corner with the D hat on.
Good lad!
Thats better, when you made a sensible post I'm sure most people thought you were having a stroke. Good to see you back to your normal (incoherent, self-aggrandising and utterly ludicrous) self.
Can we stop referring to music scenes as "communities" please?
haha knew it wouldn't go ahead.
Burning Metal has notions of the whole forum hating him or phil or whoever. When in reality you're just providing them with entertainment with the whole them vs us attitude. If you could lose that little attitude you have maybe people would want to see you do well.....but you burned that metal bridge a long time ago.
Quote from: Burning Metal on March 28, 2020, 01:57:14 AM
Oh, did I hurt your feelings.
Ahhh!
Sorry about that!
Here's your man the fuck up pill.
It says don't be a snowflake!
What fucking age are you? Because if it's anything more than 14 then you need to seriously cop the fuck on.
Honestly, there's a bit of me that hopes everything you touch turns to shit (which seems to be par for the course anyway) as you're an insufferable and self-entitled areshole of the highest order.
I've had my fun an that's all that matters!
Quote from: Burning Metal on April 04, 2020, 02:50:13 AM
I've had my fun an that's all that matters!
I've stayed out of this all along but you're certainly showing yourself up repeatedly. I'm not sure if you're just an immature plonker or have other issues but whatever it is, you should rename yourself Burning Bridges. Or better yet, "move on Roy".
Can't wait for the "Metal Ireland 2 is full of jerks" Facebook posts.
This post has had personal attacks. Lies. Even jokes about the fact my mother was diagnosed with heart failure! The rest I can take, but as soon as I saw that I gave up on this forum. That's my mother. What kind of a sick cunt does that!
I decided to get a rise out a few of you and I did.
I think a lot of you need to realise that the new bands, fans and many others don't use this site in general. Some of you speak like people won't support my projects because a few in here don't like me. Then you call me deluded!!!
The ones I annoyed here don't support anything I do so it's of no concern to me.
Wish failure on me. Call me unprofessional. It's your opinion and I'll carry on regardless.
I'm done with this now anyway. Say what you will...
can we lock threads here?!
Yeah fair enough. Let's keep it civil guys. No need to get abusive or make personal attacks no matter what your opinions are on the festival or the people involved in running it. We want to keep this an open place for discussion without censorship - locking/deleting threads isn't something we want to do unless absolutely necessary, so let's play nice! :abbath:
Quote from: Burning Metal on April 04, 2020, 09:38:10 PM
This post has had personal attacks. Lies. Even jokes about the fact my mother was diagnosed with heart failure! The rest I can take, but as soon as I saw that I gave up on this forum. That's my mother. What kind of a sick cunt does that!
I decided to get a rise out a few of you and I did.
I think a lot of you need to realise that the new bands, fans and many others don't use this site in general. Some of you speak like people won't support my projects because a few in here don't like me. Then you call me deluded!!!
The ones I annoyed here don't support anything I do so it's of no concern to me.
Wish failure on me. Call me unprofessional. It's your opinion and I'll carry on regardless.
I'm done with this now anyway. Say what you will...
If you're "done" with this place then you may want to, you know, stop posting. The fact that you wanted to get a rise of people that you don't know or care about says that you're remarkably immature.
I think you need to realise that way more people visit the site than post on it... particularly for gig listings so your antics are still plenty visible. I know two people who are supposed to be playing on your bill so I made a point of linking them to this thread to make sure they're aware of the shitehawking that goes on (because I don't want to see friends get burned). They're still on the bill, but now they're far more cautious than they ever were and are happy to never be associated with you again if it doesn't go off 100% without a hitch because you come across as distinctly unprofessional. They're also happy to tell friends in other bands about any bad experiences they'll potentially have with you.
It's a small island with an even smaller scene. If you're actually serious about any of it then stop behaving like a child because bad news travels pretty fast.
Let's be honest this festival was never going to happen, coronavirus or none.
" Some of you speak like people won't support my projects because a few in here don't like me"
No. People won't support your projects because you are have a well-known, well-documented track record of spectacularly fucking up everything you have ever attempted to do in this business. I'm quite sure the story still looms large in a lot of people's memories about the "fundraiser" gig for one of your Philfests, wherein the gig fell to an absolute shambles while you "spent the night outside drinking and roasting the ear off everyone about your festival." And that's just one example.
People don't refuse to support you because there is some conspiracy against you. People refuse to support you because you are a Walter Mitty with a messiah complex, an utterly useless, hapless, arrogant, self righteous buffoon who repeatedly tries to peddle the same snake oil with the same (complete lack of) results. You are a fantasist who loves the sound of his own voice and then when you are caught out in one of your inevitable lies or self-promoting shenanigans, you cry victim and claim that either people are out to get you, or that you've had an alcohol-induced breakdown, going to great lengths to point out that you aren't trying to use mental health as an excuse while doing exactly that. You have alluded numerous times to your "illness," which only ever seems to flare up when you post barely coherent, juvenile nonsense online in the middle of the night and subsequently get called out on it.
The problem here is YOU. Not this website, not the one before it, not "the scene," but you and you alone. You are an embarrassment and for once in your life, I suggest you accept your utter failure like a man.
Ouch 😂
It's quite obvious this festival was never going to happen and himself is a touch......touched.....but damn if I don't feel sorry for the fucker anyway for having been brought down by a fucking virus!
If this "piss up with your friends in the middle of nowhere/only ever existing metal fest in ireland" goes ahead you'd like to think it would go well for anyone........not Phil though that guy sucks.
Quote from: 135150 on April 06, 2020, 08:18:08 AM
" Some of you speak like people won't support my projects because a few in here don't like me"
No. People won't support your projects because you are have a well-known, well-documented track record of spectacularly fucking up everything you have ever attempted to do in this business. I'm quite sure the story still looms large in a lot of people's memories about the "fundraiser" gig for one of your Philfests, wherein the gig fell to an absolute shambles while you "spent the night outside drinking and roasting the ear off everyone about your festival." And that's just one example.
People don't refuse to support you because there is some conspiracy against you. People refuse to support you because you are a Walter Mitty with a messiah complex, an utterly useless, hapless, arrogant, self righteous buffoon who repeatedly tries to peddle the same snake oil with the same (complete lack of) results. You are a fantasist who loves the sound of his own voice and then when you are caught out in one of your inevitable lies or self-promoting shenanigans, you cry victim and claim that either people are out to get you, or that you've had an alcohol-induced breakdown, going to great lengths to point out that you aren't trying to use mental health as an excuse while doing exactly that. You have alluded numerous times to your "illness," which only ever seems to flare up when you post barely coherent, juvenile nonsense online in the middle of the night and subsequently get called out on it.
The problem here is YOU. Not this website, not the one before it, not "the scene," but you and you alone. You are an embarrassment and for once in your life, I suggest you accept your utter failure like a man.
Mic officially fucking dropped.
I applaud anyone trying to give bands work and exposure. Could of changed opinions just by keeping the head down and remaining dignified.
Now that was one juicy read!
At no point I've lost a hope that Phill will eventually show up on a thread and play hes retarded pro victims/metal messiah song again. And then again. And then he'll never come back, but maybe and then he wont ever do it again, unless...
Phil dont ever change!
You're the last stronghold of metal in Ireland!
Voice of generation really! :abbath:
I actually thought it was gonna work out for him this time. I hope it pans out next year. To be fair nobody could legislate for the bleedin' Covid.
Except the government.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
This was a very entertaining read on a very gloomy day. :laugh:
Iron mountain sounds like some sort of fitness festival.