First two announcements of the third Monolith Festival in Cork.
Swallow the sun,nice.
Third announcement...
Who are the unreadable last band under Sodomized Cadaver?
Quote from: Pentagrimes on November 18, 2019, 10:03:28 AM
Who are the unreadable last band under Sodomized Cadaver?
Aslan - they headlined the 2019 Cork Jazz Festival, Opera House stage (sadly,
this isn't a joke) so now they've decided to do a few gigs on the metal circuit.
According to their social media (cos I couldn't read it either) it's Ruairi O'Baoighill, an ambient/drone artist - https://ruairiobaoighill.com/
Not heard of either of those Polish bands but they look like my cup of tea, and it's nicely continuing Monolith's emergent theme of being a bit of a darker affair than your Urban Assault, even Siege to an extent.
Sodomized Cadaver were the most fun bands of the night last time, delighted they're back.
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Quote from: Airneanach on November 18, 2019, 11:30:18 AM
Sodomized Cadaver were the most fun bands of the night last time, delighted they're back.
I saw those lads in London earlier in the year and thought they were good fun, would love to see them in Dublin at some point.
Quote from: Weltenfeind on November 18, 2019, 01:52:17 PM
Quote from: Airneanach on November 18, 2019, 11:30:18 AM
Sodomized Cadaver were the most fun bands of the night last time, delighted they're back.
I saw those lads in London earlier in the year and thought they were good fun, would love to see them in Dublin at some point.
I'm gonna be that guy: I also saw them in London a year or two ago and thought they were absolutely fucking terrible. Gorerotted "cheeky chappy" death metal nonsense. But sure that's just a matter of taste I guess.
"Cheeky chappies" they may be but they were a nice respite from the kvlt "seriousness " I was subjected to most of that day. Each to their own and all that..
That's more or less how I felt about them at Monolith. They were the first thing to get the "arms folded till 11 PM" Cork punters moving and broke up the usual deluge of no talky, serious doom stuff.
And I'd be waaaay more into the pretensions of black metal than I'd be a death head.
Sure, I've no problem with the capes and candelabra brigade but I also quite like me some low brow knuckle dragging brutality. In my case I was watching Mayhem perform and found the tuneless discordance peppered with monotonous blastbeats boring as fuck. At least Sodomized Cadaver were playing identifiable songs with yknow, riffs and traditional song structures.
Ruairi O'Baoighill is the bottom name on the poster.
Line-up is shaping up nicely.
A bit funny getting Sodomized Cadaver back a second year running.
Probably a booking stipulation, though.
Are the headliners to be announced yet?
It would appear so.
Quote from: Paul keohane on November 22, 2019, 04:36:41 PM
Are the headliners to be announced yet?
From what I gather there's 2 big hitters to be announced yet.
Main draw for me is getting to go back to Cyprus Avenue for an extended bit of metal. Was my first time in it since the renovation this year, and I was working around the event so it was a bit too much of a blur for me. Cracking place for this sort of thing. Big, sleek and dark.
Aye it's a lovely venue since they did it up. And a pint bottle of beer like budvar or staropramen is 5 euro. Happy days.
Tis a great spot to play too. Soundman is brilliant and the sound on stage is like hearing a CD of yourselves.
Quote from: Ollkiller on November 22, 2019, 06:21:57 PM
Quote from: Paul keohane on November 22, 2019, 04:36:41 PM
Are the headliners to be announced yet?
From what I gather there's 2 big hitters to be announced yet.
Great!
Same as,first time in there since the facelift,by far the best venue in the city for something like this.Perfect size,great sound and lighting,smack bang in the city centre,cant ask for much more really.
Im a small bit underwhelmed with this years line up,bought the early bird weekend ticket anyway,but i hope theres one more announcement to pull it out of the bag for me.
Hup!
Conan, necronautical and Owlcrusher announced today.
Two more announcements left.
Cancer added,well chuffed with that.
Yeah! That's a nice surprise.
Still not 'reeeaaalllllyyyy' making it worth the full door price.
But I reckon the last announcement could be a bit of a jaw dropper.
Aye, needs another Rotting Christ to go along with the clear upscaling of the festival. I don't even particularly mind if I'm not too familiar with them. It's not like Rotting Christ are huge or anything. Just big in a subgenre.
Quote from: jobrok1 on November 28, 2019, 08:51:15 AM
Yeah! That's a nice surprise.
Still not 'reeeaaalllllyyyy' making it worth the full door price.
But I reckon the last announcement could be a bit of a jaw dropper.
Hate to be 'that guy' but am I right in saying tickets for the Saturday alone are over €70? All the best to the organisers and all that......but that's a lot!
Quote from: The Ancient Ones on November 28, 2019, 09:38:19 AM
Quote from: jobrok1 on November 28, 2019, 08:51:15 AM
Yeah! That's a nice surprise.
Still not 'reeeaaalllllyyyy' making it worth the full door price.
But I reckon the last announcement could be a bit of a jaw dropper.
Hate to be 'that guy' but am I right in saying tickets for the Saturday alone are over €70? All the best to the organisers and all that......but that's a lot!
Well i got an early bird weekend for €50. Normal price for weekend is €80 which aint bad. And the headliner/and or headliners have still to be announced.
Same as that... Nabbed an early bird for €55 with fees.
Purely on the off chance I can go, but we usually strike off on hols around the August Bank Holiday.
Did the same last year, but had to pass it on in the end.
Early bird ticket really was a bargain compared to what they are asking for now.
The Saturday ticket price is ridiculous, obviously this last headliner still to be announced and could be a costly addition, but to ask €65 and not one genuine headliner among them is some bad booking.
Hold off on the abuse yet!
they have one more card to be dealt.
Got an early bird too,the Saturday price is a bit much alright especially if your travelling from somewhere outside Cork with accommodation etc.I never minded paying over the odds for international bands that are playing on my doorstep. Literally can get the bus outside my park right to the venue return for €5.Its such a convenient location for a fest,a good mix of bands,so dont mind paying a bit more for something like this in Cork.
Quote from: jobrok1 on November 28, 2019, 12:45:25 PM
Hold off on the abuse yet!
they have one more card to be dealt.
This is it. You have Conan, cancer and hate so if it's a good headliner then the price should be justified. No point in giving out until the full line up is announced. And it will be a good headliner.
I feel like a bit of a prick for bringing it up now! The point still remains though. I have little doubt that the cost is entirely justified on a financial basis and the promoter is taking a very high risk of being personally out of pocket for a large sum of money - I am absolutely not attacking them, fair play for them for having the balls to do it and I genuinely hope it does well. But........€70+? I'm fortunate enough that the price isn't a problem for me but I'd be genuinely worried that it would severely limit ticket sales.
Aye 70 bean might be a tad expensive (sure throw in an extra tenner and get the 2 day for 80) but we will only know if it's appropriate after the full announcement.
Benediction last announcement,nice old school bang of this one now.
Nice addition, alright.
It's a whopper lineup, and all.
But im still not feeling the full whack price value for it though.
They overpriced the last Evil Eye fest and it should on the door, apparently.
I cant see that happening for this, though.
Totally different vibe and setup.
Glad I nabbed an early bird, all the same.
Just hope I can actually go that weekend, now.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Last year's wasn't too jammed at any point other than for Rotting Christ, from what I recall. And I'd imagine full prices for this would be harder to flog. RC probably set expectations unfairly, I'd say. It's still mad that they were actually there.
More about the day out and the venue, for me, so still glad I got the tickets of course.
Quote from: jobrok1 on November 30, 2019, 10:11:56 AM
Nice addition, alright.
It's a whopper lineup, and all.
But im still not feeling the full whack price value for it though.
They overpriced the last Evil Eye fest and it should on the door, apparently.
I cant see that happening for this, though.
Totally different vibe and setup.
Glad I nabbed an early bird, all the same.
Just hope I can actually go that weekend, now.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
What would you charge, out of interest, for a weekend ticket for that lineup?
I know it's not easy. And the venue isn't cheap. Especially over 2 days, so there are obviously factors.
Plus! The ticket fees really scew the cost for punters, too.
But I'd have tried to keep the Saturday price the same as last year.
So what €56, I think... €60ish with fees.
And drop the Friday to probably €30... €33 with fees.
The weekend pass is a good deal, in fairness. But I'd still adjust a bit as per above... €75, even €70 maybe.
Your early bird was a pure bargain, though.
Regardless of what I think, though.
You have to cover your asses at the end of the day.
Priced like that, 80 percent of tickets would need to sell to break even. It's not feasible.
There you go, then.
Gotta cover your asses, like.
Quote from: Paul keohane on November 30, 2019, 09:36:57 AM
Benediction last announcement,nice old school bang of this one now.
Is Dave Ingram back doing vocals? Saw Benediction a little while ago and Dave Hunt said it was his last show
Quote from: Weltenfeind on November 30, 2019, 01:20:02 PM
Quote from: Paul keohane on November 30, 2019, 09:36:57 AM
Benediction last announcement,nice old school bang of this one now.
Is Dave Ingram back doing vocals? Saw Benediction a little while ago and Dave Hunt said it was his last show
Yeah, Ingram is back roaring
I think this is a better lineup. Cancer have never been here right? Or if they have it's been aeons. Rotting Christ are in ireland loads, Cancer, Benediction will have the novelty factor, I think there'll be more at this one.
Quote from: Cryptic Stench on November 30, 2019, 02:04:33 PM
I think this is a better lineup. Cancer have never been here right? Or if they have it's been aeons. Rotting Christ are in ireland loads, Cancer, Benediction will have the novelty factor, I think there'll be more at this one.
Cancer haven't played here before.
I'd have thought it was a much better lineup too, to be honest. Can't please everyone though, it seems
I think Cancer were ment to play Dublinback in the early 90s with Immolation but they got replaced ?(someone can probably clear that up).Benediction played Nancys around 94.
Im well happy as im a big fan of the old school DM bands,but as was mentioned above a lot of this fest is about socialising.Given the venue location it allows you to pop out somewhere else for a pint or food etc.
Very tempted by this, I don't mind the ticket price, it's grand for 2 decent days of metal, but it's the accomodation that'd clean me out. You'd have to head there the night before to get the most out if it (for me anyway, I'd have 2 buses to get each way) and it all adds up.
Double post.
Quote from: Carnage on November 30, 2019, 04:35:16 PM
Very tempted by this, I don't mind the ticket price, it's grand for 2 decent days if metal, but it's the accomodation that'd clean me out m. You'd have to head there the night before to get the most out if it (for me anyway, I'd have 2 buses to get each way) and it all adds up.
Bank holiday weekend probably doesnt help,plus there is a shortage of hotel beds in Cork anyway.So rooms that are available are a ridiculous price id imagine.
Quote from: Carnage on November 30, 2019, 04:35:16 PM
Very tempted by this, I don't mind the ticket price, it's grand for 2 decent days of metal, but it's the accomodation that'd clean me out. You'd have to head there the night before to get the most out if it (for me anyway, I'd have 2 buses to get each way) and it all adds up.
There's always Sheila's hostel. Never stayed there myself, but I've heard it's cheap and cheerful.
My sister works for the Clayton group and can usually get a decent staff rate, I'll see what she can do and decide then. That'd be handy, it's just around the corner (more or less) and a decent hotel by all accounts.
Quote from: Paul keohane on November 30, 2019, 04:20:20 PM
I think Cancer were ment to play Dublinback in the early 90s with Immolation but they got replaced ?(someone can probably clear that up).Benediction played Nancys around 94..
Cancer were mooted to play Cork back in the day as well. That was on the local grapevine and Shane Fitzsimons was a promotor and had a weekly article in the Echo at the time and he said they were due in the next few months. That was 1991 IIRC and I think we ended up getting PL's Gothic tour instead.
Who has the painted Dead Shall Rise biker jacket at this stage anyway?? Murphy used to do some class album covers in Mayfield Community School at the time with Obituary, Bolt Thrower, Kreator etc.
Benediction played Nancys in March 1993? Doomsgame brought them over for Cork and Dublin. A day time gig with Shane O'Neill doing the merch for Benediction 😃 (as coincidence had it I lost my Benediction hoodie in Birmingham 6 yearslater 😆). Hardly anyone there when they had a bigger profile, might have been down to no local support or organisation?
Quote from: Paul keohane on November 30, 2019, 04:20:20 PM
I think Cancer were ment to play Dublinback in the early 90s with Immolation but they got replaced ?(someone can probably clear that up).
They were supposed to support deicide but it fell through for whatever reason
:abbath:
Jaysus, no fear of your memory slipping anyway.
:abbath:
Quote from: Con on December 01, 2019, 07:54:06 PM
Jaysus, no fear of your memory slipping anyway.
Shane is the Jimmy Magee of metal! 😃 Good meeting ya old stock 👍
Quote from: Shane on December 01, 2019, 08:20:26 PM
Best of luck with the event, fair play for sure, great to see all that.
Cheers fella. Fingers crossed we get enough heads in to be able to keep doing it.
Lineup for each day announced.
Friday is really good in it's own right, but the Saturday is absolutely fantastic when you see it in order. :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:
I would have expected Benediction and Cancer to be on separate nights, but one after the other will be something pretty special, alright.
I'm off to eat my words from my previous posts now!
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Friday July 31st -
Downfall of Gaia
Elder Druid
God Alone.
Jupiterian
Mord'A'Stigmata
Swallow the Sun
VIRCOLAC
Saturday August 1st -
Benediction
Cancer
Conan
Coscradh
HATE
Necronautical
Owlcrusher
Ruairi O'Baoighill
Sodomized Cadaver
The Crawling
Ungraven
VEHEMENT
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Best of luck guys for 2020. First time at this in 2019. Cracking venue, highlight of the year imo. Will travel for this.
Quote from: Hellyeah on December 03, 2019, 09:47:08 PM
Best of luck guys for 2020. First time at this in 2019. Cracking venue, highlight of the year imo. Will travel for this.
Cheers. Hoping to keep it steadily growing from year to year, both in terms of turnout and the quality of the lineup.
Ack, just discovered the 2022 version is cancelled as some bands can't travel due to Covid restrictions. Not sure who that applies to at this stage as I thought most of the bands were coming from England.
Serious pain for the organisers losing deposits, ugh. Fundraising suggestion by Sirocco Jim is a great idea though if something can be organised at some stage hopefully.
That's a shame. Was at this in 2019, cracking event. Was hoping to attend this year. Covid has fu#ked everything.