3/27 Vital Remains, Monstrosity, Sin Of Angels, Demericous, Ramming Speed, Strong Intention[views:68007][posts:352]Middle East (Cambridge, Ma) - [forever_in_terror][monstrosity][ramming_speed][randomshots][sin_of_angels][strong_intention][vital_remains] [show listing] _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:25pm - RobinG ""] I ACTUALLY USE THE SHIFT KEY BUZZY, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU READ ANYTHING ON HERE ELSEWISE? |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:26pm - RobinG ""] tHIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN I TYPE WITH CAPS LOCK ON, NOTICE THE FIRST LETTER. JUST SO I WONT DOOP ANYOF YOU. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:27pm - mortalis ""] RobinG said:I ACTUALLY USE THE SHIFT KEY BUZZY, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU READ ANYTHING ON HERE ELSEWISE? no dude, i get it, it's cool. i'm just trying to explain it so that other people can get it, too. know what i mean? |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:29pm - Hungtableed ""] YOU ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE BALL LICKERS, WE'RE GONNA FUCK YOUR MOTHERS WHILE WATCH AND CRY LIKE LITTLE WHINY BITCHES |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:30pm - RichHorror ""] I always assume lower case letters are invisible. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:31pm - goatcatalyst ""] RobinG said:ALSO NAME ME SOME "METAL" BANDS THAT EVEN KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE DOWNSTAIRS MIDDLE EAST, ARE YOU GUYS EVEN OUT OF YOUR O'BRIENS HIGHCHAIR YET HAHA. i smell condescension |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:33pm - RichHorror ""] There's nothing wrong with playing to nobody in O'Briens. That's obviously a sign that you're ready to headline the ME. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:40pm - RobinG ""] I'VE NEVER HEARD A MORE TRUE STATEMENT MR. HORROR. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:42pm - RichHorror ""] I knows my shit. Put me on the list for boozedaddies at this. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:45pm - RichHorror ""] Oh yeah, and WTF to putting SOA on this. They only went on tour with Vital last year. LOL @ newfags. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:45pm - RobinG ""] 3/1 MOD @ Geno's 3/2 MOD @ Church 3/5 Soilent Green @ CHURCH? Waiting..... 3/6 PYGMY LUSH(ex Pg 99, MAjority Rule) @ Church 3/21 TODAY IS THE DAY @ Church 3/27 VITAL REMAINS @ Mid East Down 3/28 HATS AND GLASSES, STEVE BRODSKY @ O'briens 4/9 Wayward @ Mid East? Waiting.... 5/24 THE OCEAN, KYLESA, LAIR OF MINOTAUR @ ? waiting 5/26 Bloody Panda @ Middle East There's probably more you should get stoked about, also I'm not doing anything this weekend besides laundry if any of you want to throw a keg party. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:46pm - RichHorror ""] I wanna throw a kegger in my mouth. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:46pm - RobinG ""] YEAH IM REAL STUPID RICH HAHA. I SHOULD PUT ALEX C's New band on this and lose 1000's of dollars. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:47pm - RichHorror ""] Put my band on it and lost millions. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:48pm - RichHorror ""] Throw a keg party and get booked opening slot with Nuclear Assault! |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:57pm - RobinG ""] THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT TOO BAD NUCLEAR ASSAULT IS 5000 grand. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 2:58pm - RichHorror ""] lol wut |
| _________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:03pm - archaeon ""] 5000 grand hahahaha |
| ________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:17pm - faggot ""] RobinG said:I book my friends, I don't give a shit about anyone else, start throwing me fucking keg parties if you want to play shows. Plus name an area metal band that will draw more than Sin Of Angels or Ramming Speed, this is the reason your not doing the show, oh and your welcome. I can think of a bunch of local bands that would draw better than RS and SOA, especially on this show. As for your not giving a shit, that's pretty obvious. You don't give a shit. You're a fucking aging drunk who's not really in touch with what's going on in metal in this area and it shows by the lineups you book. You make no efforts to bring in great metal bands from the surrounding areas around Boston that have been working hard to get their names built up and could draw well in the city. It's impossible for these bands to get their foot in the door with you because trying to communicate with you online is like talking to a fucking kid with special needs. You think you're so important and you act like you're some savior to metal in the city but really you just have contacts with booking agencies. If you weren't booking these shows someone else would, and would be doing it better. Get over yourself. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:23pm - Jesus H. Christ ""] RobinG said:DOWNSTAIRS MIDDLE EAST! [img] Yeah, I'd like to see you niggers try that for real. |
| ____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:30pm - pam ""] LOUD NOISES! |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:55pm - RobinG ""] I'm still waiting for the awesome band names of who I should book. Even faggot couldn't come up with any. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:56pm - RobinG ""] Yeah when any of you book metal downstairs at the Middle East let me know. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:58pm - RobinG ""] ALSO www.myspace.com/ammoniarecords dont be afraid to ask to get on shows? I usually hook it up, so keep talking. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 3:59pm - faggot ""] RobinG said:I'm still waiting for the awesome band names of who I should book. Even faggot couldn't come up with any. I'm not going to bring the names of the various bands that I support into this discussion because I'm not sure they would want anyone but themselves speaking on their behalf. It's not like I have something against SOA or RS either- they are great bands. Whatever, I should have never opened my mouth about this. What I say isn't going to change anything. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:00pm - RobinG ""] Why dont you do it if you don't like it, that's why I did. |
| ________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:00pm - faggot ""] Good point. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:02pm - Jesus H. Christ ""] Don't mind the faggot. The evil sodomite will burn in hell. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:05pm - RobinG ""] I'm sure you were at the Benediction/Bolthrower show downstairs middle east when 5 people went because of 0 promotion and lack of drawing openers. I'm trying to get a crowd for the Headliners, and I'm sure you hear them say the best shows on tour are usually Boston, if you want to take cheap shots at me do so. It's obviously personal since your NLI. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:07pm - archaeon ""] RobinG said:I'm sure you were at the Benediction/Bolthrower show downstairs middle east when 5 people went because of 0 promotion and lack of drawing openers. I'm trying to get a crowd for the Headliners, and I'm sure you hear them say the best shows on tour are usually Boston, if you want to take cheap shots at me do so. It's obviously personal since your NLI. thats not what he was saying. There's band that fit the bill better AND would draw more than both RS and SOA combined. but who cares not like my 17 year old ass can go anyways. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:21pm - RichHorror ""] archaeon said: RobinG said:I'm sure you were at the Benediction/Bolthrower show downstairs middle east when 5 people went because of 0 promotion and lack of drawing openers. I'm trying to get a crowd for the Headliners, and I'm sure you hear them say the best shows on tour are usually Boston, if you want to take cheap shots at me do so. It's obviously personal since your NLI. thats not what he was saying. There's band that fit the bill better AND would draw more than both RS and SOA combined. but who cares not like my 17 year old ass can go anyways. What bands? I too would be interested in knowing so I can start booking them. The only death metal band I've seen recently that can draw impressively is Sexcrement. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:27pm - contagion ""] there are plenty of death metal bands in MA that would have huge followings if they ever got booked to open for international acts like VR. instead, whoever is responsible for booking cares more about their wallet than the music scene, hence you get shows like this where its about dollar signs not music. not to mention you are used to seeing death metal shows with 6 people at them because its a bunch of locals and no one knows who the fuck the bands are because..why? they are stuck playing dive shows with shitty sound and worse location and cant get an opening gig because whoever is booking it only wants money so they sign the biggest locals regardless of genre continuity or the club will make you sell 2 grand worth of tickets if you want to be on the bill which makes locals who draw from the same crowd compete to sell tickets at absurd prices and eventually just pool their money and drop a grand to play 4 songs. who would have thought. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:29pm - RichHorror ""] Yeah, you've clearly been to O'Briens or Church or any of these other 'dove' venues with their pro sound. The ticket shit is Mark's Showplace, noob. And yeah, touring bands have to be paid their guarantees. So yes bands that can actually draw people to a show get to play the bigger shows. Book a show ever and then come talk to me when you know what you're talking about. Again, tell me these bands so I can book them and have killer shows where everyone benefits. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:36pm - Blue ""] i dont know why people are getting their panties in a bunch about this shit. if you want your favorite bands on a show, book it. thats kind of how it goes. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:37pm - RobinG ""] I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THESE MYSTERY BANDS, also I book bands I LIKE, not what two people on a message board like. If that were the case I'd be eating tofu sushi or some shit. I've been part of the music scene since 1983 maybe I should figure out what I'm doing cause someones pissed I didn't choose some band with out a van or T-shirts and like a crappy amp. I should have chosen a mystery band just so they flake on me, makes sense. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:42pm - RobinG ""] also serious question if you guys dont want me bringing this stuff to boston then say so. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:47pm - RobinG ""] I send out myspace messages to bands asking to get on shows and I usually say sorry I only book my friends or friend of a friends band. That's why people don't cancel on me and clubs want to work with me and I'd love to show you my wallet someday. It's not an agency it's to Improve the scene I'm part of. I get asked to book shitty tours that will draw and I say no, you obviously don't know me. Have fun with your memory of some aging drunk guy. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:49pm - RichHorror ""] Whatever, let's get hammered. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 4:52pm - RobinG ""] cool everyones done bitching, about a sick show everyone will be at. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:08pm - BSV ""] SEXCREMENT would have been a wonderful draw that could do better than RS and SOA combined. But we would have declined this since we're whored out with 3 shows within the time frame. I would have gone but Monstrosity is the only band I'd love to see since I've seen all these bands about 4 times a piece. But that's why I book my own shows that I want to see. No hard feelings Robin. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:13pm - RobinG ""] HAHA WHAT ARE HARD FEELINGS? Sounds emo. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:15pm - BSV ""] Hard feelings is like big caps on the computer! |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:15pm - RichHorror ""] Hard feelings is boners. |
| _______________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:17pm - RobinG ""] I'll go with boners. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:17pm - BSV ""] Hard feelings is death metal. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:19pm - BSV ""] just for future reference, I know there are still people that think that Mass is like the desert for Death Metal but there are plenty of bands who draw very well, better than the majority of bands that rehearse in Boston, Abnormality Dysentery Goreality Proteus Terminally, Your Aborted Ghost |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 5:35pm - BSV ""] and for the record Zach Ohler of Strong Intention is most likely the tour manager since he's handled a fair amount of bands throughout the past two years, definately hit him up sometime and see what he's got going on, he's a solid dude. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 6:14pm - unholy_dave ""] i can't speak for everyone, and i'm not upset but i can't help but point out some irony here. contagion said:there are plenty of death metal bands in MA that would have huge followings if they ever got booked to open for international acts like VR. in an ideal world every band would get to play big shows. the reality is it takes a lot of work to even get to the level of opening for an international act. instead, whoever is responsible for booking cares more about their wallet than the music scene, hence you get shows like this where its about dollar signs not music. think about it. if you had a choice, would you book-- a no name, or someone who is going get more people to show up? it's not all about money, but some bands have rather steep guarantees. on top of that, i knw the middle east costs a lot to rent out. a smart promoter would play it safe and book bands that are going to help out by drawing more people, thus insuring he doesn't have to pay the bands or club out of pocket. not to mention you are used to seeing death metal shows with 6 people at them because its a bunch of locals and no one knows who the fuck the bands are because..why? they are stuck playing dive shows with shitty sound and worse location... whose fault is that? there are lots of things you can do about that. find out what's going on in your local and regional scene. make friends. buddy up with bigger bands. find out what tours are coming through town. make friends with the band, as well as the club and the promoter who is doing the show. sound shitty? promoters and clubs hear from tons of bands all the time, most of whom are shitty. they can't remember them all. BE GOOD. sometimes bands can't figure out why they can't get gigs...it could just be that you suck (i mean that as a general term, not you in particular, just to clarify.) PROMOTE PROMOTE PROMOTE. this doesn't just mean myspace (although don't count it out). remember when there used to be like 5 kids at every show handing out hundreds of flyers for various things? i've played tons of mediocre shows that did way better than i expected because we flyered-- repeatedly-- and at every upcoming show. also, if there are any "bigger" promoters in town, most likely they will notice that and be more willing to work with you because they see that you are willing to work as well. SoA isn't even a quarter of the way to where we want to be and it's taken a shit-ton of work over the last few years to even get this far. |
| _____________________________ [Feb 7,2008 6:24pm - BSV ""] Elder Dave laying it down! It's funny to hear lots of younger metalheads bitch about the palladium but are too scared to go to the middle east or providence for a show. So they take the easy way out, cash out to play Mark's. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 7,2008 6:25pm - RichHorror ""] Dave, let's get wicked high khed. |