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returntothepit >> discuss >> Rites of Darkness 3 by mikeofdecrepitude on Mar 6,2011 1:23pm
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toggletoggle post by mikeofdecrepitude at Mar 6,2011 1:23pm
Taken from the NWN forum.

NEWS AS OF 2/28/11

I understand December is pretty far away but hopefully you guys can arrange your travel arrangements to get to Texas. The festival will now officially take place for 3 days from December 9th to the 11th. Tickets will officially go on sale when all bands have been announced. Individual days will be announced shortly around then. Here are a few more bands set to decimate in December including ZEMIAL performing a special ritual for their first and only ever North American appearance:

ZEMIAL (First and only ever North American performance)
MORTUARY DRAPE (Italy)
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION (Australia)
INTERMENT (Sweden)
ANATOMIA (Japan)
IMPETUOUS RITUAL (Australia)
DEMONICAL (Sweden)
HOUR OF 13 (NC)
GRAVE UPHEAVAL (Australia)
DIVINE EVE (TX)
ADVERSARIAL (Canada)
ALDEBARAN (OR)
ANHEDONIST (SE)
ILSA (WA)
GRAVE RITUAL (GA)
BIRTH A.D. (TX)

The full line up is as follows:

ZEMIAL (First and only ever North American performance)
DEMIGOD (Finland)
MORTUARY DRAPE (Italy)
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION (Australia)
SARGEIST (Finland)
URFAUST (Netherlands)
IGNIVOMOUS (Australia)
INTERMENT (Sweden)
EVOKEN (NJ)
ANATOMIA (Japan)
WEAPON (Canada)
FUNEBRARUM (NJ)
CIANIDE (IL)
IMPETUOUS RITUAL (Australia)
HOUR OF 13 (NC)
MITOCHONDRION (Canada)
DEMONICAL (Sweden)
GRAVE UPHEAVAL (Australia)
DIVINE EVE (TX)
ADVERSARIAL (Canada)
ALDEBARAN (OR)
ANHEDONIST (SE)
ILSA (WA)
BIRTH A.D. (TX)
GRAVE RITUAL (GA)
P.L.F. (TX)
WARMASTER (TX)



...Yes.



toggletoggle post by mikeofdecrepitude at Mar 6,2011 1:26pm
I wonder which bands won't be allowed in the country.



toggletoggle post by Paul CNV at Mar 6,2011 1:28pm
amazing



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Mar 6,2011 1:48pm
Spinoza has it good.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Mar 9,2011 2:43am
Also added:

ADORIOR
LOSS
VASAELETH
BLASPHERIAN



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Mar 9,2011 8:26am
Boner



toggletoggle post by hauptpflucker   at Mar 9,2011 8:31am
carpool?



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Mar 9,2011 8:36am
I'm thinkin yes



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Mar 9,2011 8:55am edited Mar 9,2011 10:47pm
And I was just thinking how I've been meaning to visit Texas.
Edit: I'm fucking going. roadtrip from tx to cali, epic awaits



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Mar 13,2011 6:05pm
Behexen has also been added to the fest.



toggletoggle post by amorok666 at Mar 13,2011 6:17pm
I think I'm going to skip mdf, giving me more time save cash and then get arrested in Texas at some point during this fest.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Mar 13,2011 6:18pm
i may use some tax return money on a plane ticket to this



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Mar 24,2011 11:51am
Cruciamentum + Stargazer (AUS) added.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Mar 24,2011 11:58am
Realizing that TX to CA might be too lofty. Still very much planning on going.



toggletoggle post by truequintessence at Mar 24,2011 12:24pm
Im pretty sure there are some cheap flights to texas.



toggletoggle post by BSV at Mar 24,2011 12:29pm
round trip tix are looking around 333 or so.
I'M DOWN FOR THIS. not sure what the hotel situation is like around there. White Rabbit is my favorite club in Texas, really good food there plus they have this open patio where everyone smokes tons of weed.

ANYONE ELSE???



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Mar 24,2011 12:47pm edited Mar 24,2011 1:03pm
Which venue will this be at?
edit: nevermind, helps if I read.

White Rabbit
2410 North St. Mary's
San Antonio, TX, US 78212

Looks pretty accessible by bus/walking.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Mar 24,2011 12:49pm
if I go it'll be kinda last minute decision..but I'm 50/50 right now



toggletoggle post by Randy_Marsh at Mar 24,2011 12:56pm
i would really enjoy seeing sargeist and especially Demigod.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Mar 26,2011 10:40am
Plutocracy + Midnight added.



toggletoggle post by ala at Mar 26,2011 10:26pm
incredible line up. definitely better than MDF this year.
however i've no means to make it out tx
need a mournful congregation/evoken tour with a date in boston



toggletoggle post by cornbread231 at Mar 28,2011 1:19am
Pre-fest announced today. So far Ondskapt, Wodensthrone, Oak, and Hellvetron are playing it. Thursday, Dec 8th.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Mar 28,2011 1:39am
So phat



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Mar 28,2011 11:30am
pre fest show with Ondskapt? What???? Whered you see this?



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Mar 28,2011 11:31am
Ondskapt are great live. Would.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Mar 28,2011 12:04pm
There



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Mar 28,2011 5:10pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
pre fest show with Ondskapt? What???? Whered you see this?


http://www.nwnprod.com/forum/viewtopic.php...95&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Mar 28,2011 5:51pm
Wodensthrone too! what the shit...

should I bail on MDF??



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Mar 28,2011 5:52pm
actually what am I talking about? this is in December. Plenty of time to save...



toggletoggle post by mike29 at Mar 28,2011 8:25pm
cornbread231 said[orig][quote]
Pre-fest announced today. So far Ondskapt, Wodensthrone, Oak, and Hellvetron are playing it. Thursday, Dec 8th.

Wow. awesome.



toggletoggle post by amorok666 at Mar 28,2011 8:53pm
cornbread231 said[orig][quote]
Pre-fest announced today. So far Ondskapt, Wodensthrone, Oak, and Hellvetron are playing it. Thursday, Dec 8th.


Shit just got real.....



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Mar 28,2011 9:25pm
there's a pre-fest event on last.fm. main updates are at www.facebook.com/ritesofdarkness while the fest website is down for maintenance. should be a few more bands for the pre-fest + a few more for the fest itself.



toggletoggle post by conservationist  at Mar 28,2011 9:52pm
Alx_Casket said[orig][quote]

White Rabbit
2410 North St. Mary's
San Antonio, TX, US 78212


Sometimes cheaper to fly into Houston (Continental/United hub) or Austin (Southwest loves this town) and take a shuttle flight into S.A. YMMV 1485



toggletoggle post by cornbread231 at Apr 8,2011 3:38am
Just add Antaeus, Tribulation, and Valkyrja to the lineup.

www.facebook.com/ritesofdarkness



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Apr 8,2011 8:55am
^Beat me to it, this just keeps getting better.



toggletoggle post by BSV at Apr 8,2011 10:22am
WOW ANTAEUS! I've worshiped that band for years khed, years.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Apr 8,2011 10:29am
dude they played in Jersey a bunch a years ago



toggletoggle post by BSV at Apr 8,2011 10:36am
yeah and brooklyn as well. couldn't make it. used to penpal with mkm. brool scrolly.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Apr 8,2011 10:46am
tool forey no



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Apr 8,2011 10:47am
Was that the show in nj that everyone left after Antaeus played?



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Apr 8,2011 11:51am
I saw Antaeus open for AC/DC in 6th grade



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Apr 8,2011 3:38pm
Strid (Norway) just got added.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Apr 8,2011 3:50pm
Fuck, Tribulation slays!



toggletoggle post by cornbread at Apr 8,2011 3:53pm
Beat me to it this time. Excited for Strid, no doubt.



toggletoggle post by whodananny at Apr 14,2011 8:18pm
+Ares Kingdom to prefest



toggletoggle post by Conservationist  at Apr 14,2011 10:16pm
Without Rob Darken, nothing ist krieg.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Apr 14,2011 10:18pm
So phat



toggletoggle post by Conservationist  at Apr 14,2011 10:21pm
Needs moar Rebecca Black



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Apr 15,2011 12:48am
Ares Kingdom are a lot of fun, I'm betting this pre-fest is going to be more wild than the actual fest.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Apr 15,2011 9:07am
Fun? ALL SMILES INVERTED!



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Apr 21,2011 2:25pm
DISPIRIT (CA) added to prefest.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Apr 29,2011 4:10pm
+Nunslaughter



toggletoggle post by Botorious N.I.G. at Apr 29,2011 4:19pm
Invite Rebecca Black. See what she says.



toggletoggle post by AUTOPSY_666   at Apr 29,2011 4:36pm
I really wanna go!



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Apr 29,2011 4:49pm
think im going...still have my uncashed tax return check...may put that towards it.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at May 11,2011 4:10pm
ROOT added.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at May 18,2011 1:37pm
Akitsa added



toggletoggle post by AMOROK666 at May 18,2011 2:56pm
Holy shit....



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at May 18,2011 3:36pm
Paul, let's go to this you complete faggot...



toggletoggle post by nekronautloggedin at May 18,2011 5:20pm
I am there and plan on being fully nude the entire time.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jun 3,2011 2:33pm
Tickets on sale June 13th



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jun 10,2011 3:41pm
Dead Congregation announced yesterday.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Jun 10,2011 3:44pm
sic br0



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jun 11,2011 1:21am
anonymous said[orig][quote]
Dead Congregation announced yesterday.


STELLAR.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 13,2011 5:35am
They put up running order of bands for the 3 days. Saturday and Sunday look so fucking amazing...

Sunday, December 11th:

Antaeus
Mournful Congregation
Behexen
...Strid
Interment
Urfaust
Anatomia
Valkyrja
Cruciamentum
Hour of 13
Mitochondrion
Vasaeleth
Ilsa
Anhedonist

Saturday, December 10th:

Mortuary Drape
(TBA band)
Zemial
...Dead Congregation
Sargeist
Igvinomous
Tribulation
Cianide
Evoken
Midnight
Grave Upheaval
Funebrarum
Plutocracy
Adversarial
Divine Eve
Aldebaran
Blaspherian

Root
(TBA band)
Demigod
...Nunslaughter
Stargazer
Weapon
Butcher ABC
Impetuous Ritual
Adorior
Demonical
Loss
Grave Ritual
Birth A.D.
P.L.F.
Warmaster



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 13,2011 5:36am
They should get local texans Absu and Solitude Aeternus to play ... fuck me. Going to be a good time. Tickets on sale Monday.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jun 13,2011 1:44pm
I second that notion, Dank Frank. Solitude Aeternus just played the Doom in June fest in Las Vegas -- would be great to see them take one of the TBA spots.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 13,2011 5:31pm
Tickets are now available. $100 for 3 day pass. I'm waiting until info on pre-fest tickets is announced, hoping to just get an all included pass.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Jun 13,2011 6:09pm
It pains me to think of the bands who will cancel. Euros always fuck up their paperwork.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 13,2011 7:41pm
DRAWN AND QUARTERED from Seattle confirmed as the last band for the prefest on December 8th. Venue announcement in the next few days. Tickets on July.



toggletoggle post by boblovesmusic   at Jun 13,2011 7:43pm
Gah what a fuckin awesome lineup, I really want to go to this... grrr.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 13,2011 10:48pm
Just bought 2 tickets.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Jun 13,2011 10:59pm
Liturgy confirmed for Saturday. Phat!



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 13,2011 11:41pm
!!!!!!!



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 14,2011 12:50am
I can't believe they got STRID to play... Probably will get cancelled. I'll believe it when I see it. One of my oldest favorite bm bands.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 14,2011 12:57am



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 14,2011 8:02am
CONFIRMED BANDS FOR PRE-SHOW:

ONDSKAPT (Sweden)
WODENSTHRONE (UK)
ARES KINGDOM (MO)
DISPIRIT (CA)
OAK (MD)
HELLVETRON (TX)
STURMGEWEHR (TX)



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 14,2011 8:02am
oh and that STRID video is killer..



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 14,2011 9:43am
Fucking Ondskapt? nice



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 14,2011 1:17pm
Wodensthrone and Ares Kingdom too..fucking ridiculous. I dont know if I'm gonna be down there in time for this night though...



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 14,2011 1:56pm
C'mon dude you got until December to save up!



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 14,2011 4:34pm
Its not about saving, it about getting the time off work



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 3:05pm
supposedly Necros Christos is the last unannounced band.



toggletoggle post by AMOROK666 at Jun 17,2011 3:10pm edited Jun 17,2011 3:11pm
I'm 100% going to this. Plane tickets for december are gonna be murder on my wallet though aren't they? I'm trying to figure out how much this whole thing is gonna cost so I can start saving.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 17,2011 3:25pm
Tickets aren't going to be that much.. shouldn't be more than $220 if you know how to shop around. Kyak.com is usually the best site for deals



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 3:26pm
Mike you're totally wrong...I've been watching flights for months on all the sites (kayak, cheap tix etc) and they are $350+

I've flown to LA multiple times for much less.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 17,2011 3:35pm
..it was a guess, give it some time, I'm sure they will go down at some point



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 17,2011 3:36pm
Gonna buy flights in July when my 5% cashback kicks in on my credit card. Andrew is right about the cost, Boston-SA must not be a very popular flight path. If you guys are interested in a cheap room rate, I have a connection at hilton that should be able to give me a deep discount. Let me know if you're up for that and I'll see what I can do.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 3:39pm
Alex, I'm gonna join forces with a few other locals that are going and take you up on that. i dont have a credit card though so it's hard...



toggletoggle post by AMOROK666 at Jun 17,2011 3:40pm edited Jun 17,2011 3:42pm
The cheapest I've found so far is 361. I'm considering driving to my brothers place in Albany and leaving from there. It looks like it might be cheaper.

Edit: nevermind. Just checked it out. Got some bad advice.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 17,2011 3:57pm
$100 cheaper to leave from NYC



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:07pm
hmm



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:08pm
but then we gotta bus it to NYC for $$$ taxis to laguardia for $$$



toggletoggle post by bobnomaamrooney at Jun 17,2011 4:12pm
Oh fuck why couldn't this be in Houston.



toggletoggle post by hauptpflucker   at Jun 17,2011 4:18pm
There\'s this thing called a car. You put a few people in it and drive places, sometimes for less $$$ than flying. Road trips are fun anyway.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:20pm
yo know, if we have a big enough crew, it may not be a terrible idea...



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:23pm
rent a mini van with unlimited miles for $550...just found that!



toggletoggle post by AMOROK666 at Jun 17,2011 4:31pm
Hmmm interesting.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:33pm
yeah dude...could be fun...fill the van, and road trip it. I though mileage would KILL the price but I selected unlimited mileage and that was the cost.

obviously gas would be a huge cost



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jun 17,2011 4:34pm
Plus gas, plus tolls, plus Marsi will try to bum a ride.



toggletoggle post by AMOROK666 at Jun 17,2011 4:36pm
Me and Lisa are defiantly going. If I can't find us decent flights we would be down for a road trip. Can throw cash down for whatever.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:38pm
I just did a gas calculator and the round trip in gas is $1000+



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:38pm
fuck driving hahah



toggletoggle post by AMOROK666 at Jun 17,2011 4:43pm
Yea, considering we would probably have to stop to sleep which could potentially cost $$$ fuck that.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:44pm
FAHK DOOD...

I just wanna fly there for under $300



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jun 17,2011 4:51pm
Found flight for under $300. Comes to $337 with taxes -- Boston to San Antonio.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 17,2011 4:54pm
Link?



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 4:59pm
i mean under 300 after taxes. I want to SPEND $300 or less



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jun 17,2011 4:59pm
www.Expedia.com

Depart and return on a non-weekend day.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 17,2011 5:21pm
i'll try that out in july, shouldn't be much difference in price



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 17,2011 5:27pm
$15 bus ride to NYC. $7 one day Metro pass. Shut it.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 17,2011 5:39pm
RONGS OF BRIGHTNESS



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jun 17,2011 6:00pm
I hear this year ROD will consist of me listening to Angelcorpse in my bedroom. Can anyone confirm?



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 17,2011 6:08pm
^ will officially sell out the whole thing in no time.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jun 17,2011 6:16pm
I would love to go to this and also visit my home state. Would be good to kill two birds with one stone but I ain't got no birds and stones to kill it with.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jun 17,2011 6:17pm
Also, I want to try to get Divine Eve to come up here.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 17,2011 6:34pm edited Jun 17,2011 6:35pm
Alx_Casket said[orig][quote]
^ will officially accidentally the whole thing in no time.



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jun 17,2011 7:16pm
officially.



toggletoggle post by BSV at Jun 17,2011 10:38pm
gainfully employed and thinking hard about pulling the trigger on this



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 22,2011 11:15am
MIGHT have to bail on my plans for this... but its a long way away so we'll see.



toggletoggle post by ark at Jun 22,2011 11:29am
BSV said[orig][quote]
round trip tix are looking around 333 or so.
I'M DOWN FOR THIS.


it's sounding better every day and it's 6 months away.



toggletoggle post by Paulina at Jun 22,2011 10:02pm
i'm seeing around $280 for flights out of nyc, it shouldn't be much to travel from chinatown (or penn station if using megabus) to get to the airport. if we could all share a discounted hotel this may be possible....? HMM.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jun 25,2011 2:31pm
Pre-fest tickets go on sale in 2nd week of July. Only 250 of them.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jun 25,2011 4:34pm
Fifty tickets from the second batch left. Last batch after that.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jun 25,2011 4:47pm
THIS WILL SELL OUT



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jun 25,2011 5:26pm
Shit i thought i would have a couple months to save for the tickets at least. Its selling faster than I thought.



toggletoggle post by CNV IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE at Jun 25,2011 5:31pm
I'm goin



toggletoggle post by CNV IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE at Jun 25,2011 5:34pm
someone buy me a ticket and I'll pay you back and buy you drugs...



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 25,2011 6:09pm
im back to going. 100% cash is in hand...just need a flight partner.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jun 25,2011 6:14pm
I'll fly with ya!



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 25,2011 6:45pm
lets do it...for realz



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 28,2011 3:59pm
ticket: purchased.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jun 28,2011 4:56pm
found flights for $290 after taxes, round trip



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jul 1,2011 4:14pm
If you placed your order June 13-17 your tickets should have arrived or be arriving any day now.



toggletoggle post by BSV at Jul 1,2011 8:37pm
anyone want to fly together?



toggletoggle post by CNV IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE at Jul 2,2011 12:07pm
BSV said[orig][quote]
anyone want to fly together?


Pay for my ticket and I'll pay you back... I'm going for all four days



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jul 2,2011 12:57pm
Got my show tickets. Buying flights now.



toggletoggle post by Paulina at Jul 3,2011 10:15pm
tickets now available for $269, down from $280.



toggletoggle post by frankovehll at Jul 4,2011 12:36am
I thought it was a 100 bucks. wtf is that bullshit



toggletoggle post by frankovehll at Jul 4,2011 12:36am
Oh flight tickets. haha drugs.



toggletoggle post by Paulina at Jul 4,2011 5:56pm
OH. i meant flights. my bad haha.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Jul 4,2011 11:10pm
I'm gonna listen to GBK while whipping my rickshaw the entire way to Texas, hail Red Satan.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Jul 5,2011 10:28am
F-word b-word n-word.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Jul 10,2011 1:24am
Got my 3 day pass. Still need the pre fest show cause god damn.. Onskapt, Wodensthrone... Drawn and Quarterned? boners. fucken A man..



toggletoggle post by Charles River at Jul 10,2011 3:55am
this fest is for goths who dress in all black.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jul 12,2011 1:30pm
Rough flyer. A couple more bands to be announced, still.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jul 12,2011 11:42pm
Easier to read than the red logo one. I keep hearing that Sadistic Intent is going to play.



toggletoggle post by chrisREX at Jul 13,2011 12:12pm
I making a decision to go to this, this week. I'm leaning towards yes. It will be worth it just get my bike back from the basement of the Alamo.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jul 13,2011 12:14pm
I'm 100% in officially...fest tix and plane tix = bought...

hotel is a different story.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jul 15,2011 12:43pm
Hahaha Pee Wee Herman.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jul 15,2011 12:48pm edited Jul 15,2011 12:48pm
Show and plane tix have also been bought, going on a well deserved vacation from monday to monday. Seaworld, alamo, and laser tag will be included in our plans. As for the hotel, Super 8 is close to the show and cheap, I might do that instead of a high-end hotel this time, because it's still cheaper in comparison after my discount.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jul 15,2011 12:55pm
im into it all!

We fly in on wednesday and out on tuesday



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jul 16,2011 1:16am
Planning on visiting the gun range.. and going to the Saltlick in Driftwood, near Austin. Maybe the zoo.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jul 16,2011 1:30am
jealous.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jul 16,2011 10:12am
cool plans, anon



toggletoggle post by pleasurecorpse at Jul 17,2011 3:14am edited Jul 17,2011 3:15am
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
im into it all!

We fly in on wednesday and out on tuesday


http://www.weatherfriend.com/travel/txcave/txcavemain.html



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Jul 17,2011 8:15am
that shit looks awesome... lets go all out. its a full on work vacation for me too...

I'll have quite a bit of $$ saved for it barring any bizarre financial issues coming up suddenly which I dont expect (you never do though, do you) fingers crossed!



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Jul 17,2011 10:53am
That looks sweet. I will probably end up renting a car so we can drive around to these spots.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Jul 17,2011 6:56pm
Sorry, I don't have an account. I've been to Natural Bridge Caverns multiple times. Recommended.



toggletoggle post by nostromo at Jul 18,2011 9:26am
Pagan Altar added?



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Jul 18,2011 11:02am
Just needs Nifelheim and/ or Sodom.



toggletoggle post by bloblovesmusic at Jul 18,2011 12:52pm
Pagan Altar!? fuck this became even more tempting!



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Aug 19,2011 1:17pm
boo yah



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Aug 19,2011 1:53pm
pre-fest tickets are delayed for whatever reason. I might just skip it and see Axeman next door



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Aug 19,2011 5:40pm
Hoping to hear this live - missed them at MDF this year:


bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Aug 20,2011 1:23am
Anyone planning on staying at any hotels other than the sketchy Super 8ball next door? I haven't got reservations yet. Just wondering cause i work for Marriot now and will probably take their discount but maybe not if all the cool dudes stay somewhere else.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Aug 20,2011 1:32am
I might be able to get a deal at the Marriot/Hilton, still waiting to see what my contact says. Or I might sleep in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVERWALK



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Aug 20,2011 1:58am
NuclearWinter said[orig][quote]
Hoping to hear this live - missed them at MDF this year:


bennyhillifier


Fuck yes dude. I missed them also. Fucking hangovers and 4pm set times.

These guys make me do manual labor really fucking hard and fast..



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Aug 20,2011 10:20am
Saw them at NWN last year, they did not disappoint.



toggletoggle post by LucidCurse at Aug 20,2011 11:08am
NuclearWinter said[orig][quote]
Hoping to hear this live - missed them at MDF this year:


bennyhillifier

I approve :P



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Aug 20,2011 11:26am
i watched the shit out of DC and they KILLED.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Aug 31,2011 12:45pm
What's going on with the pre-fest? It seems like they're having problems getting that together.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Aug 31,2011 12:53pm
yeah...i dont even have a ticket to that yet.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Aug 31,2011 2:04pm
I have a feeling I'll be seeing Axeman, which I'm okay with.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Aug 31,2011 2:33pm
I wanna see Ares Kingdom and Hell Militia...but we'll see.

4 days/nights at an all-indoor fest in texas is going to be rough...

I wish there was an outdoor stage so bad.



toggletoggle post by Nostromo at Aug 31,2011 2:43pm
I really want to go to this fest, but it would require missing 2 days of class, on top of the day I have to miss for Saxon in October. I know "skip class" is easy to say, but when they drop you from the class because you miss too many days, it's a problem. And this is my last semester. Bahhhhhh



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Aug 31,2011 3:25pm
So 3 days? That's stillll doable if you're allowed to miss 3 days..



toggletoggle post by Nostromo at Aug 31,2011 7:07pm
If I have car trouble once, or get sick or some shit, that would put me over the 3 days. Time to plan my shit out.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Sep 8,2011 4:59pm
Inquisition fills the last TBA spot on Friday.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Sep 8,2011 5:47pm
Boner just got even bigger somehow.



toggletoggle post by bobnomaamrooney at Sep 8,2011 5:48pm
This might be a possibility for me even if I'd be staying at a friend's in Houston.



toggletoggle post by anonymous at Sep 9,2011 11:19pm
Venue changed to Backstage Live. Spread the word.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Sep 9,2011 11:54pm
Rites of Darkness III will officially take place at Backstage Live Music Venue. Friday and Sunday will take place in their inside stage while Saturday will take place on their outside stage. All tickets will still be honored but you may need to change your hotel reservations. Thankfully, there are 7 hotels right near the new venue that are minutes walking distance. A list of deals will be out soon. Tickets back on sale this coming week.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Sep 9,2011 11:54pm
OUTSIDE, FUCK YES



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Sep 21,2011 4:17pm
Prefest tickets are up, $30 limited to 250.

http://www.ritesofdarknessfest.com/



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Sep 22,2011 9:48am
squaring hotel away on Friday...



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Sep 22,2011 10:16am
Gonna skip the prefest. I could spend 30 bucks on something else that night like a mexican whore.



toggletoggle post by FAIL TROLL at Sep 22,2011 10:20am
FAIL FEST IS FULL OF FAIL

SOME BANDS IRL TROLL

SOME BANDS ARE EPIC

MOST ARE FAIL

YOUR BAND IS FAIL



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Sep 22,2011 10:23am
I may skip it too which is absurd because I love some of the bands on that day more than a lot of the bands on the rest of the fest...but once I know the schedule for each day, I may decide to skip one of the other days of the fest instead.



toggletoggle post by FAIL TROLL at Sep 22,2011 10:25am
YOU TROLL IRL

I SEEN

YOU POST HERE YOU FAIL

GO BE EPIC



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Sep 29,2011 10:39pm
Urfaust have canceled their appearance this year at R.O.D. III. Their official statement is below. DISMA (NJ) will replace them and be performing on Saturday, December 10th. FUNEBRARUM have moved to Sunday.

URFAUST vs RITES OF DARKNESS III

URFAUST is very sad to announce that we have to cancel our Intoxication Ritual at Rites of Darkness III in Texas, USA.
...
Our last Alcoholic Rites on US soil where splenditory, so this is just fucked up...

Nothing more to say about this, we hope to return to the USA and Rites of Darkness in 2012!

All hail the madness!

Cheers,

Ix & Vrdrbr on behalf of Urfaust



toggletoggle post by MikeOvDecrepitude at Sep 29,2011 11:20pm
I'm there.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Sep 30,2011 8:58am
Hotel Room is BOOKED.

Shoes: you're in our room if you like. it'll only be like $60-70 a person for 4 nights.



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Sep 30,2011 4:10pm
WOO! did you book it for thurs-sunday?



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Sep 30,2011 4:13pm
wednesday - tuesday



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Oct 1,2011 8:20am
Bummed urfaust dropped. I should of hauled my carcass to NY to see them. Oh well. Disma is pretty legit.



toggletoggle post by chrisREX at Oct 3,2011 4:54pm
I'm ready to do this. I need a buddy to go with me and I'm not getting a lot of hits.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Oct 24,2011 7:17pm
http://www.facebook.com/notes/rites-of-dar...arkness-iii-updates/246412695408027
Cancellations: Urfaust, Sargeist, Butcher ABC, Behexen

FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
Pretty pissed right now, I can only hope that decent replacements will be made.



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Oct 24,2011 10:27pm



toggletoggle post by man o warski at Oct 24,2011 11:19pm
dcdxcdx



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Nov 7,2011 2:01pm
WORSHIP (GER) and GENERAL SURGERY (SWE) confirmed.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Nov 7,2011 2:37pm
i fly out one month from today



toggletoggle post by MikeOfDecrepitude at Nov 7,2011 2:55pm
Cool that Worship is playing. Mad Max RIP.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Nov 8,2011 1:58am
Only a month from now. hard to believe. I am a virgin to Texas. I hope its at least mild and will feel like a warm vacation away from this fucking shit cold snow fuck land.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Nov 13,2011 9:07pm
Mortuary Drape cancelled their US tour including this show. Another replacement in the works.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Nov 13,2011 9:19pm
GOD DAMNIT



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Nov 14,2011 6:12am
eh Mortuary Drape was cool to see at Hole in the Sky. I thought Archgoat and Black Witchery sounded better live though.

Hope their replacement is Solitude Aeternus god dammit...



toggletoggle post by Snowden at Nov 23,2011 4:07pm
MISERABLY, it turns out I won't be able to make it down after all. Anyone want to buy my 3-day pass?

I am dead serious.



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Nov 29,2011 12:30pm
Tribulation cancelled. Really wanted to go to this but bands are dropping like flies. Kind of glad I didn't buy tickets.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Nov 29,2011 12:36pm
never even heard tribulation...



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Nov 29,2011 12:41pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
never even heard tribulation...
Get their album The Horror.Its fantastic. Interment I believe cancelled too.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Nov 29,2011 12:43pm
Bummer about Tribulation, I was just spinning "The Horror" the other day in preparation for their show.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Nov 29,2011 12:57pm
Day trip to Austin on Tuesday, music and bbq tourism culminating with this: http://stubbsaustin.com/events/%C2%A1the-d...-the-cirrus-logic-guitar-orchestra/

Looks pretty ridiculous. If anyone wants to hop in the alxmobile, there's room for 2 more.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Nov 29,2011 12:59pm
Interment, Demonical, Tribulation and Hour of 13 all dropped within the past few days. What a bunch of bullfuck.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Nov 29,2011 1:13pm
Root and Dead Congregation as well. Zemial will announce whether or not they're cancelling tomorrow. Apparently the dude in charge of the fest has been sorely lacking in the communication department.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Nov 29,2011 1:16pm
Thank you kindly, NWN message board.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Nov 29,2011 1:17pm
FUCK.



toggletoggle post by chrisREX at Nov 29,2011 1:17pm
Real glad I didn't buy my tickets.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Nov 29,2011 1:20pm
NuclearWinter said[orig][quote]
Thank you kindly, NWN message board.


I surf the 'net, brah



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Nov 29,2011 1:33pm
what the FUCK

root and DC dropping SUCKSSSS



toggletoggle post by MikeOfDecrepitude at Nov 29,2011 3:43pm
Glad I didn't waste the money, even though bands such as Mournful Congregation and Aldebaran would be cool to see live. Here's to MDF and seeing Dodheimsgard, Bethlehem and Godflesh.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Nov 29,2011 3:52pm
Strid dropped, too. Still an amazing lineup, though. Pagan Altar is playing 90+ mins. Wish I could go for them and Antaeus alone.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Nov 29,2011 3:53pm
Fuck all who go to this.
That is all.



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Dec 1,2011 3:57pm
Disma, Funebarum and Evoken dropped saying the promoter sucks.



toggletoggle post by Mark_R at Dec 1,2011 4:01pm
Read over the last 30 pages of that NWN thread. ....wow.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Dec 1,2011 4:05pm
Promoter totally sucks thin pricks



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 1,2011 4:07pm
this is fucking ridiculous...

good thing I;'m going on a week long trip to Texas for NOTHING now



toggletoggle post by Bloblovesmusic at Dec 1,2011 4:11pm
Wait what happened?



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:11pm
Man.. keeping my fingers crossed this doesn't get any worse. I have no way of refunding what i've invested in this.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:13pm
Bloblovesmusic said[orig][quote]
Wait what happened?


Bands dropping left and right because the fucktard who thought he could do a huge fest the size of MDF by himself can't communicate and get peoples hotels booked or figure out how to use paypal apparently...



toggletoggle post by Datruth at Dec 1,2011 4:14pm
So basically Matt Cronin?



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 1,2011 4:15pm
Fest went from stellar to hilarious in a week and a half. Glad I waited 'till the last minute to purchase flight. Texas probably sucks anyways.



toggletoggle post by Bloblovesmusic at Dec 1,2011 4:16pm
Wow, that sucks. Really wanted to go to this, guess I'm glad I didnt go through with it.

Also was there ever an official website or anything to see the lineup?



toggletoggle post by Bloblovesmusic at Dec 1,2011 4:17pm
Who is still playing?



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Dec 1,2011 4:18pm
Dude deserves an olde fashioned pisscupping at the very, most merciful least.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 1,2011 4:19pm
Bloblovesmusic said[orig][quote]
Who is still playing?

Gaseous Expungement



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 1,2011 4:21pm
frankovhell said[orig][quote]
Man.. keeping my fingers crossed this doesn't get any worse. I have no way of refunding what i've invested in this.


you and me both dude...

looks like I'm just gonna road trip around texas for the week...

I honestly may just do mexico for the week. at least a few days



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:22pm
There are lots of great bands still playing (as of now) but who knows what will happen. Apparently Pagan Alter and Zemial are back on board.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:23pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
frankovhell said[orig][quote]
Man.. keeping my fingers crossed this doesn't get any worse. I have no way of refunding what i've invested in this.


you and me both dude...

looks like I'm just gonna road trip around texas for the week...

I honestly may just do mexico for the week. at least a few days


You are just going to skip the fest ? Its not that bad yet is it?........



toggletoggle post by Bloblovesmusic at Dec 1,2011 4:23pm
Pagan altar should just skip this and come to Boston



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 1,2011 4:31pm
give it another week...the entire fest is going to be cancelled.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:37pm
You cynical bastard. I hope you are wrong. ugh...



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 1,2011 4:40pm
SEAWORLD IS HEADLINING



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:43pm
Watch it end up being a metal thursday size show with local texas bands only. I'd firebomb the place.



toggletoggle post by boblovesmusic   at Dec 1,2011 4:45pm
but PLF is awesome!



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 1,2011 4:48pm
Im still ranting about this. Seriously this is fucked up. Especially considering the amount of money everyone invested into this, with the economy tanking and gas prices skyrocketing. Man fuck this guy.

Also why is it that the one fucking time i dont procrastinate about something it bites me in the ass. So fucking angry, Im going to drink a bottle of Jack now.



toggletoggle post by Blessed_Offal at Dec 1,2011 4:50pm
Bloblovesmusic said[orig][quote]
Pagan altar should just skip this and come to Boston

agreed. I hope this whole fest gets cancelled when andrew and paulina and kristen are on the plane. god i hate those guys.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 1,2011 4:50pm
I hope this turns into the great 2011 metalhead riot of san antonio.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 1,2011 4:55pm
Bloblovesmusic said[orig][quote]
Pagan altar should just skip this and come to Boston



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 1,2011 4:56pm
even if the whole fest doesnt happen I'm still stuck with a plane ticket to san antonio I cant get refunded.

so fuck it...we'll just spend the week puking all over texas and mexico



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 1,2011 4:58pm
frankovhell said[orig][quote]
Apparently Pagan Altar and Zemial are back on board.


Wrong. Promoter is trying to get them back on board. At any rate, all the money I've been saving for this will be quickly spent on records and fine Scotch whisky this weekend.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 1,2011 5:00pm
Matt...SAVE THAT MONEY FOR EUROPE THIS SUMMER>..ya silly cunt.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 1,2011 5:03pm



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 1,2011 5:07pm
yeah...I already have enough $$ saved to do HOA.

So dont spend that money!



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Dec 1,2011 10:12pm
Blessed_Offal said[orig][quote]
Bloblovesmusic said[orig][quote]
Pagan altar should just skip this and come to Boston

agreed. I hope this whole fest gets cancelled when andrew and paulina and kristen are on the plane. god i hate those guys.


I WAS GONNA WEAR MY BO SHIRT TOO :C



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Dec 1,2011 11:57pm
I was gonna say, Matt- come check out Redscroll and the NB show next weekend. Gonna be a shitshow for goddamn!



toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 2,2011 12:30am
ENTIRE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS CANCELED DUE TO RITES OF DARKNESS FEST VISA ISSUES



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 2,2011 12:47am
goatcatalyst said[orig][quote]
I was gonna say, Matt- come check out Redscroll and the NB show next weekend. Gonna be a shitshow for goddamn!


Definitely thinking about it!



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 2,2011 3:27pm
Kim Kelley is NOT happy.

At this point, I'm just furious I fell for the hype and bought my ticket early on; looks like I could have waited and saved a good deal of money on what's rapidly becoming not a fest but a big(ish) gig. I'll still be there, I'll still be shooting whiskey and buying up as many records as I can carry and loving the shit out of the bands that do make it, but I do have a small (fruitless) hope that some sort of refund/ compensatio n will miraculous ly appear for those of us who bought tickets expecting one result and handed something very different.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 2,2011 3:29pm
doesn't even matter. I know we'll have fun even if the whole thing doesn't happen
metalheads will be there. we'll rage for a week if nothing else.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 2,2011 3:32pm
youre friends with her...



toggletoggle post by Blessed_Offal at Dec 2,2011 3:32pm
how many bands actually cancelled?



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 2,2011 3:35pm
99%



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 2,2011 3:35pm edited Dec 2,2011 3:36pm
fucking LOSS just canceled.

Lots of bands seem to be dropping according to profound lore



toggletoggle post by Blessed_Offal at Dec 2,2011 3:47pm
haha



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 2,2011 3:54pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
youre friends with her...


nope, she posted that on ROD fbook page.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 2,2011 4:01pm
NO UR FRIENDS WITH HER



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 2,2011 4:05pm
Don't know her personally, but that whole post rubs me the wrong way. Don't expect any handouts, buying tickets early is an investment that you can lose out on, and there's no optional insurance like on airfare. Someone in her standing should know better.



toggletoggle post by goatcatalyst   at Dec 2,2011 4:06pm
Totes BFFs. Brother Sardu wouldn't even let me put her in the burn book we made on Sunday



toggletoggle post by Blessed_Offal at Dec 2,2011 4:07pm
wait wait wait... a chick booked this? LOL @ anyone even being surprised. She probably just had her period or something.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 2,2011 4:08pm
she didnt book it...she lives in NYC...ross I have a secret about her. I'm message you on FB.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 2,2011 4:09pm
Message me too :(



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 2,2011 4:09pm
SHAER



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 2,2011 4:17pm
I CANT... i cant event ell ross now cause then...ya know...you're all like a group of gossipy chicks!



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 2,2011 4:19pm
I can't deny that.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 2,2011 4:22pm
Shut up and tell me.



toggletoggle post by blessed offal nli at Dec 2,2011 4:39pm
haha thats awesome that the girl youre talking about is notshaver in drag!



toggletoggle post by MikeOfDecrepitude at Dec 2,2011 5:29pm
What a total implosion.




toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 2,2011 5:49pm
Kim Kelly's erecting a tent and starting

#OCCUPYRITESOFDARKNESS



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Dec 4,2011 9:34am
so this is supposedly the schedule now:

Thursday, December 8th Pre-fest
Hell Militia
Ares Kingdom
Wodensthrone
Dispirit
Drawn and Quartered
Sturmgewher

Friday, December 9th
Inquisition
Demigod
Nunslaughter
Weapon
Adorior
Grave Upheaval
Ritual Necromancy
Aldebaran
Warmaster

Saturday, December 10th
Antaeus
Zemial
Ignivomous
Cianide
Adversarial
Midnight
Plutocracy
Blaspherian
P.L.F.

Sunday, December 11th
Mournful Congregation
Worship
Impetuous Ritual
Anatomia
Mitochondrion
Cruciamentum
Vasaeleth
Pallbearer
Anhedonist



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Dec 4,2011 9:38am
i wish the thursday bands would just get spread amongst fri sat and sun



toggletoggle post by Bloblovesmusic at Dec 4,2011 11:14am
Hmmm still a lineup that I wish I could see



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 4,2011 4:56pm
It would be nice if they gave us some drink tickets for paying money for bands that never showed up.



toggletoggle post by Rites of Flakeness at Dec 4,2011 5:02pm
Disma, Funebrarum, And Evoken Drop Off Rites Of Darkness Festival

"After Demonical announced it will not be playing Rites of Darkness, Disma, Evoken, and Funebrarum have all checked with the following joint statement about canceling their appearances at the festival:

"We have all decided to cancel our appearances at 'The Rites of Darkness Festival' in San Antonio, Texas on December 10-11th due to the fact that the promoter has still not followed through with his promises and obligations to us (tickets, transportation, hotels etc). We apologize to our fans who have already purchased tickets but the situation is beyond our control. We have reached the end of our patience with Daniel Serna and foresee only more problems. Again we are sorry to have to make this decision but this treatment and unprofessional behavior is unacceptable!!"

Evoken also added:

"Apologies for those looking forward to seeing Evoken as well as our brothers Disma and Funebrarum. We promise to make it up to those who paid their hard earned money to see us. This wasn't a decision taken light.

"We're not here to slam anyone, but being one of the first bands announced for the festival, it should not take up until one week before a performance to receive any information. We will not re-consider, we will not compromise."

Further details on the Rites of Darkness festival and updates from the festival organizers can be found at this location."

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74594



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Dec 4,2011 5:11pm
might be the oldest news ever ^^



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Dec 4,2011 5:12pm
might be the oldest news ever ^^



toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 4,2011 5:21pm
Kim Kelly just built a generator out of Winter Funeral cassettes to power her tweeting from #OCCUPYRITESOFDARKNESS



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Dec 5,2011 10:48am
Nunslaughter dropped off.



toggletoggle post by OldFrenchWhore at Dec 5,2011 11:41am
Canceling my trip...what an awesome way to lose several hundreds of dollars...



toggletoggle post by ark at Dec 5,2011 12:45pm
DestroyYouAlot said[orig][quote]
I hear this year ROD will consist of me listening to Angelcorpse in my bedroom. Can anyone confirm?
CONFIRMED.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 5,2011 12:53pm
if I see these bands:

Hell Militia
Ares Kingdom
Wodensthrone
Drawn and Quartered
Inquisition
Demigod
Weapon
Adorior
Grave Upheaval
Antaeus
Zemial
Cianide
Midnight
Mournful Congregation
Worship
Impetuous Ritual



I had a good work-paid week-long vacation to Texas with a group of friends. An unlimited miles rental car to go to Austin and Mexico = win.


of course it sucks what happened but I cant pull out now and I dont know that I would if I could.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 5,2011 12:56pm
...didn't Zemial cancel?



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 5,2011 1:04pm
I think Zemial may be one of the few overseas bands that are still on board.

Not 100% on that though.

Also Black Witchery are 100% playing and aren't listed up there...



toggletoggle post by Blessed_Offal at Dec 5,2011 1:33pm
nekronaut said[orig][quote]
...didn't Zemial cancel?
lol



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Dec 5,2011 2:56pm
As long as Black Witchery and Inquisition stay on board, I'm still psyched.

Basically it's a vacation in TEXAS with a little bit of metal and merch. STILL STOKED.



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Dec 5,2011 2:59pm


also, LOLZ



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Dec 5,2011 3:00pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
I think Zemial may be one of the few overseas bands that are still on board.

Not 100% on that though.

Also Black Witchery are 100% playing and aren't listed up there...


Rites of Darkness
Update straight from Danny:

'At the moment, due to gracious contributions from fans, we are close to securing ZEMIAL to come to the US but we are not there yet. Anyone willing to provide $100 or anything to their flights, will be compensated immediately after the show. Please email us at:

info@ritesofdarknessfest.com

For further details as soon as possible.'



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 5,2011 3:08pm
So who wants my ticket?



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 5,2011 3:11pm
LOL was just about to post that. WHAT A FUCKING JOKE



toggletoggle post by ark at Dec 5,2011 3:13pm
"Gracious contributions from fans" SHOULD NOT MEAN BUY MY PRESALE TICKETS SO I CAN MAKE PROMISES I CAN'T DELIVER



toggletoggle post by Permafrost at Dec 5,2011 3:23pm
the promotors should be shot.

well, this daniel serna asshat at least.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 5,2011 3:28pm
I hope they printed a shitload of shirts with all the bands on the back



toggletoggle post by ark at Dec 5,2011 3:34pm
it's hard to imagine all these internationals getting paid. oh wait.



toggletoggle post by ark at Dec 5,2011 3:35pm
Judas Priest confirmed.



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Dec 5,2011 4:28pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
I hope they printed a shitload of shirts with all the bands on the back
They should sell that shirt. I'd buy it. It should have the fest you wanted printed on the front with all the bands and the fest you got on the back with zero bands.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 5,2011 4:37pm
The flyer is wrong mr negative nancy. Anteaus and Zemial and still playing.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 5,2011 4:43pm
well this is quite the clusterfuck i was not aware of. i thought this thread was about a video game.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 5,2011 4:51pm
These guys are gonna kick ass. On tour with Mournfull Congregation



bennyhillifier





toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 5,2011 5:41pm
frankovhell said[orig][quote]
The flyer is wrong mr negative nancy. Anteaus and Zemial and still playing.


If everyone pitches in $100 or whatever on top of the money you've already paid for tickets I'll cross out the correct bands.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 5,2011 5:53pm
whatever dude.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 6,2011 5:37pm
Zemial confirmed, Worship cancelled. Thoroughly enjoying Austin now. We're tanked at Trudy's on their messikan margaritas



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 6,2011 5:39pm
TEXAS TOAST FOGHAT



toggletoggle post by Bloodsoaked at Dec 6,2011 6:27pm
I saw Inquisition last night in Raleigh at this tiny Pub, it was great. They played with two local somewhat punk bands.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 7,2011 1:57am
Ok, my trip has already been worth it. To all the one dimensional people who canceled their plans just because their favorite band wasn't playing, sorry you feel that way.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 7,2011 5:57am
We might try and visit austin for a night on Monday.. although monday isnt really a party night. I dunno. Zemial is 100% confirmed now, they were one of the main reasons i was going so I'm happy I didnt puss out.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Dec 7,2011 7:42am
Frank, I may join you in that Austin trip. Fun town even on a Monday...

Hit me up when you get down there...I'm flying out in 2 hours.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 7,2011 11:20am
Seaworld is only open on the weekend. Doing caves, San Antonio sights, and buying booze. 30s still but supposed to get a lot warmer as the day goes on. Hope so, because I think we're ending up in the desert tonight.



toggletoggle post by blessed offal nli at Dec 7,2011 11:23am
Alx_Casket said[orig][quote]
Ok, my trip has already been worth it. To all the one dimensional people who canceled their plans just because their favorite band wasn't playing, sorry you feel that way.


I dont know if I'd call that one-dimensional, paying to see something and then cancelling when you find out you won't be able to. That sounds pretty reasonable to me. Texas isn't THAT cool.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 7,2011 2:45pm edited Dec 7,2011 5:23pm
Alx_Casket said[orig][quote]
Ok, my trip has already been worth it. To all the rational people who canceled their plans because 2/3 of the confirmed bands dropped off, glad you feel that way.


Edit: And for the record, Sodom is my favorite band.





toggletoggle post by chrisREX at Dec 7,2011 5:27pm
The thing that has confused me most about the fest is, when did people start giving a shit about Zemial?



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 7,2011 7:48pm edited Dec 8,2011 3:31am
No zemial at red 7 tonight in Austin, but emo's has a free show. Theyre closing at the end of the month. It's my first time in tx Ross, I'd have come here anyway even if the whole show cancelled. That's just me though, I really needed the vacation. Waiting to hear back from a friend in Greece about zemial actually being here.



toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 7,2011 8:06pm
chrisREX said[orig][quote]
The thing that has confused me most about the fest is, when did people start giving a shit about Zemial?


Hellenic Black Suckfest



toggletoggle post by boblovesmusic   at Dec 7,2011 8:11pm
Austin fuckin rules! Alex, I wish I could join you in exploring Austin and San Antonio! Spent some time in Austin a few years ago and loved it!

Also Texas BBQ is like no other!



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 8,2011 3:08am
Ive listened to zemial for year. didnt know they were that popular either. Maybe if Fenriz puts them on his little liste everyone will be on their nuts.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 8,2011 11:36pm
Lol@wren look-alike in the front throwing his curly locks everywhere. Wodensthrone were sick, bass is way too heavy in this venue, and in this state in general.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Dec 8,2011 11:38pm
I love Texas. My homestate niggas



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 9,2011 3:40am
5 people have approached me for weed tonight and I don't even have dreds. Ares kingdom will be on Sunday show as well. 800 tickets sold for the fest, I overhead.



toggletoggle post by frankovehll at Dec 10,2011 10:34am
Weapon stole the show for me last night. Hail Cananda.



toggletoggle post by NuclearWinter at Dec 10,2011 10:38am
They made it into the country this time? Excellent.



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Dec 10,2011 11:09am
Weapon is amazing. Would love to see them play in Boston.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 10,2011 11:28am
Agreed, they were the highlight of last night for me as well. Going to new braunfels smoke house today for deer jerky.



toggletoggle post by frankovehll at Dec 10,2011 11:50am
Cyanide, antaeus and Zemial today. among others. Going to get some texas bbq today.



toggletoggle post by blessed offal nli at Dec 10,2011 2:29pm
frankovehll said[orig][quote]
Weapon stole the show for me last night. Hail Cananda.
you ever heard weapon from singapore? I thought that was who was on this show :/



toggletoggle post by KEVORD  at Dec 13,2011 7:43am



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard NLI at Dec 13,2011 4:13pm
a fucking had a blast...

highlights:

Vasaeleth (really crushing, dark, dark shit...ex Legions of Astaroth which was cool cause I've been friends with a couple of those guys forever so it was cool to see them again especially in such a killer new band)

Ares Kingdom...not much to say here; listen to them and imagine it in a live setting... they do it perfectly.

Anotomia - wicked stoner-y but with some fun as fuck Autopsy parts mixed in here and there. guitarist looked a little bored but i guess its just ZEN MAAANNNN Zen and WEED.

Demigod - SoSE played in its entirety...you do the math. A little slammier/chuga chug here and there but still fucking killer.

Impetuous Ritual - really over the top live presence...impossible to really decipher what you're really even listening to most of the time but still captivating to watch.

Cruciamentum - i dont even remember why, per say but I remember walking away from that set pretty stoked on them...another band I hadnt heard prior to seeing them live but will look into.

Mournful Cong...I had never heard prior to the fest and honestly, probably wouldnt listen to on CD but fuck was it BEAUTIFUL live and they sounded HUGE. I would just find myself slowly banging my head with a huge smile on my face during some of their parts because it was just so dead-on majestic.

Cianide are fucking Cianide and you can piss right off if you're not into them. they kill it live too...though I was almost black out drunk by this point and missed Antaeus AND Zemial who both played after Cianide which sucks. Seen Antaeus before so that wasnt a huge bumme but missing Zemial sucked.

I learned to pace myself the next 2 days...

ok i'm done typing and need to play Skyrim STAT.




toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 13,2011 10:59pm
Going through trip pics in case you want to see the caves we went to, Andrew. Promoter fucked up things as far as the eye can see. Hell Militia only got 2 plane tickets and they have 5 people in the band. At least those 2 guys got a free trip to TX, and they didn't even have to play. He couldn't manage equipment either, and excelled at giving people the run-around on their gear. "Your bass is at the venue." No it wasn't. "Bass is at the hotel." Nope. "Hold on, brb." Never comes back. Hope bands got paid.

Ignivomous was without bass due to one of the members getting caught smoking and had 3 joints on him. Since he was on visa, they still had him incarcerated after the fest ended, getting processed for deportation. I was generally drunk and antisocial the entire show, didn't even get a chance to meet Robin Williams.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 14,2011 8:19am
I meant to introduce you but....i didnt.

I didnt take like ANY pictures hahah..



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Dec 14,2011 8:39am
Cianide/Divine Eve show in MA plz..



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 14,2011 9:23am
Alamo!





RANDOM SHITTY BEERS





CAB FARE ON THE WAY TO PRE FEST



A HORSE I FUCKED




toggletoggle post by chrisREX at Dec 14,2011 9:42am
Lone Star isn't that random. They sell that all over. Trader Joes carries it. The best part about Lone Star is the brain teasers under the cap.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 14,2011 9:57am
i meant like beers I randomly took pictures of... though I've never seen/had lonestar outside of the TX/LA/NM/AZ area...



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Dec 14,2011 10:03am
So how was Texas?? I havent been there in a loooong time. I need to visit, badly. Riverwalk in San Antonio FTW



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 14,2011 10:15am
Yeah, honestly San Antonio was a lot nicer/cleaner and I was expecting.

Its wicked touristy so there is a lot of shit to do/see and tons of shopping. I will hold fond memories.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 14,2011 11:06am
I had a great time. San Antonio is really boring though after about 2 days. I'll take over Maryland though.

Highlights!

Prefest.

Dispirit killed everyone. Never heard this band before, a awesome mix of doom with some weird black metal parts mixed in. Really great riffs and perfect guitar sound in an otherwise shitty sounding venue (Bonds 007). John Gossard from Weakling's band. A really nice guy btw with excellent taste in music. Ares Kingdom was pretty good that night as well. Drawn & Quartered I thought were totally over rated. I missed Vaeseleth which i blame on my stupid plane being late.

First night of actual fest.

Ritual Necromancy. Fucking evil evil dark Incantation ritual. Great early band I've never heard of.

Weapon, holy fucking shit these guys are soooooo good. Song writing is top notch. Guitar riffs are amazing. Reminded me of classic old bands in prime. Best band of the night for me.

Inquisition - obviously is top notch, in a league of their own. I saw them in Montreal recently and they were better there because of the sound being perfect. The sound at this fest was bouncing around a lot. Still a great great set though.

Second night!

I drank a lot of fucking every king of liquor this night so i dont remember a lot...

Antaeus.. totally over rated band. Completely one trick pony. I was so dissapointed in them. Think of hte worst Marduk song with Legion being played over and over and over again on repeat.

Zemial - Fucking ruled. I wish I was more sober and remembered more..

Demigod - Fucking death metal no frills. good stuff. Singer was a little tough guy sounding but being finnish makes up for it for some reason.

Adorior! - Fucking aggressive as hell, great set. Finally seeing them live, was pretty awesome.

MIDNIGHT - wow, only band to make every one start stage diving and crowd surfing. I had the biggest fucking smile on my face the entire time. So glad to see fucking Midnight bang vaginas again. Singer sounded really coked out when he was talking between songs.

Black Witchery - Best band of second day by far. So fucking HATEFULL. I love them. Great live every single time.

Cyanide was heavy as shit, massive headbanging, I did shots and forgot a lot. I think thats all i can remember from second day.


Third day!

Hungover all day. Doom bands... I wanted to go home honestly.

Mitocondrion - fucking awesome , sounded like a massive black death metal morbid angel fuck fest of insanity. My favorite band there.

Ipetuous Ritual. Twisted as fuck. Much better than Portal in my opionion.

I missed pallbearer.... fucking assholes switched them around to start 3rd, aslo i couldnt get out of bed because I wanted to die.

Ares Kingdom. I was way more drunk for them this time around and the guitar player is soooo fucking shredtastic I got up front and stood next to him and got a boner.


Mournfull Congregation was fucking great. I was really stoked with how great they sounded. They should of played longer



I cant remember anyone else really. There was no bands there I was really unhappy with honestly. Just some that stood out.

I enjoyed staying at Comfort Suites with my hotel discount from working for Choice and only paying 50 bucks for Jacuzzi and a heated pool. GOt to meet Melissa from Adorior and chat in the hot tub with her. Shes a real kind british lady off the stage.

Stayed 1 extra day to recoup. Saw some cops and talked with them in the hotel lobby and found out ol' Danny C, hadn't payed any of the bands hotel bills and the bands were talking about getting a lawyor to sue him. The hotel was holding his red piece of shit Neon out front which had a broken window busted out. The front desk guy said he ran off and owes the hotel 5400 bucks and wont return their calls. So they decided to hold his car. What a fucking joke.
ROD 4 will not happen. Guy is a fucking piece of shit. Guys from Weapon told me they didnt get any money for traveling whatsoever. THey were fucking pissed.



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 14,2011 11:08am edited Dec 14,2011 11:12am
I've uploaded about half of my pictures so far to facebook, aril. Will get to the rest eventually. I intentionally left my camera at home on this trip, relying on my Galaxy SII phone for pictures and videos. In nearly all cases besides zoomed-in and very low light shots, it performed comparably to my camera. Psyched to not have to carry around a camera bag anymore on vacations, thank you south korea.

Eagerly awaiting Danny Serna's response to all the bullshit which he has promised will be posted in a few days. He is the Scumbag Steve of event planning.

@Frank: I took a few videos of the Midnight set, gonna edit some footage together for a trip video and will share it here when I'm done.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 14,2011 11:15am
Awesome man. My camera died completely the first day. Doesn't like the south I guess. Time for a new rig anyways for xmas.

I didnt get any pictures at all.



toggletoggle post by arktourO‘s at Dec 14,2011 11:16am
sounds like a good time. just throwing in another LOL about the promoter.



toggletoggle post by MikeOfDecrepitude at Dec 14,2011 5:42pm
Heard from a lot of different people that Mournful Congregation stole the show. Doesn't come as any surprise; The Book of Kings is fucking stellar. I can only imagine how their material translates in the living setting.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 15,2011 12:32am
I wish they played longer.



toggletoggle post by MikeOv at Dec 15,2011 1:16am
How much time were they alloted, Frank?



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 15,2011 3:06am
Um they played 4 songs so like 55 minutes maybe? Suicide Choir was sooooo good though.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 15,2011 3:08am
Also 3 guitar players. So awesome.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 15,2011 8:06am
usually 3 guitar players = fail....but for that set it was acceptable.



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 16,2011 4:49am
Not in Funeral Doom.



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