IEPER HARDCORE FEST has just announced the first batch of artists that will appear on the upcoming 24th edition this Summer. Tickets are for sale now and, as always, cheap early bird tickets will be available for a limited amount of time. You can get them here. The green camping was really successful last year, so we will be focusing on it even more for the 2016 edition. Limited spots will be available, you can reserve yours straight away when ordering your ticket. Also, be sure to go here to learn more about the festival’s lovely green policy and here to see how hardcore can be way more than just music.
AGNOSTIC FRONT (US) New York hardcore veterans
ALKERDEEL (BE) Black metal power
The BLACK DAHLIA MURDER (US) Metalcore with an attitude
The BLACK HEART REBELLION (BE) Church of f**king RA anyone?!
BLIND JUSTICE (US) Hardcore mosh for the kids
CHAOSUK (UK) 80s style punk madness
COCAINE PISS (BE) Piss-off hardcore/punk
COLD HARD TRUTH (UK) Finally back on the mainland
CRUDESS (SE) Old punks never die
DESOLATED (UK) Mean and stomping tuff stuff
GHOSTBATH (US) Post black whatever
GHOSTLIMB (US) Mean, pissed-off hardcore
GOATWHORE (US) Sludging metal
GRAFORLOCK (US) Grinding the light away
H2O (US) Kings of melodic hardcore
I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN (AU) Mean melodic metalcore
JELLO BIAFRAandTGSM (US) Punk punk pioneer back on track
KNUCKLEDUST (UK) Celebrating their 20th anniversary
LIFESPITE (BE/NL) Fast ‘n furios hardcore
NEGATIVE APPROACH (US) Furious ‘n fast hardcore
NO ZODIAC (US) Wicked metallic hardcore
POLAR (UK) High in the sky melodic hardcore
RAWPOWER (IT) 80s hardcore still going strong
REPROACH (BE) Fast forward for life!
STRAYFROM THE PATH (US) Alternative hardcore stars on the rise
SUNDAYS (BE) Melodic H8000 hardcore
TRIBULATION (SE) Melodic death metal, GBG style
TURBOWARRIOROFSTEEL (BE) H8000 thrash metal warriors
WORLDEATER (DE) Fast stomping hardcore
Previous editions of Ieperfest (go here and here to see the full wrap ups of the last 2 editions of the festival):