RPM 2014- first year, with hopefully many more to come. Crowd-funded, pay what you want show. No money charged at the door. We've spent months working to build two stages and to clear a huge viewing area, as well as digging up stumps and burning brush and grading and leveling, etc to provide parking and camping spaces. All this to bring non-stop music with no changeover time for 2 days straight. BYOB, Camping, Bonfires, Music, Food, etc. Info can be found at the following links:

http://www.rpmfest.org


Kickstarter

Who the fuck are any of these bands?

Well, Planetoid's mission is to enslave the human race with their transmissions of face-melting rock. Sounds legit.

they're pretty much Clutch from outer space. ...well, boston.

Sounds like a good idea, except that Tim Riley and a whole bunch of no care bands are involved.

I predict great success for all bands involved (where "great success" equals "something comparable to but not exactly appearing on whatever the nowadays equivalent of Farmclub is").

I remember when I had to fly to Europe in order to go to something like this. I'll most likely hit this up.

I really don't think it's just old age talking here when I say I'd way rather just go camping, eat off my Foreman grill at home, or do any of the non-music activities here without having to sit through about 100 bands I've never heard of or are completely awful.

THESAURUS FEST

"Looking further into the future, we hope use the momentum from RPM Fest to found an independent music venue" - it's in the woods and it's open air.

Can I call in a preemptive noise complaint?

Will the future independent music venue book these same type of garbage bands no one has ever heard of or gives a shit about?

Legit Answer: the bands on the bill are all very well known and enjoyed here in the area that we are putting on the show. I'd say the same thing if you guys booked a fest featuring a bunch of Eastern MA bands I've never heard of. But there are 10 Eastern MA bands on the bill and it's a free event. Plus, It's a rock/punk/metal fest. It's not a super underground Death Metal/Black Metal fest. I'd like to see a death metal fest there in the future, but right now, we're focusing on RPM.

Could be a good place to put on Aril's "heathen feztivus" sometime in the future if the venue works out well.

Honestly I don't care anymore. That whole thread was loosely based off of the idea of the old COOS COUNTY FEST they used to have up in Berlin NH

My buddy Nick (guitarist for In Human Form/ ex-Vacant Eyes) is going to be planning an all black metal night show in the backyard of his cabin in Central Vermont this Fall. So there's always that as well. Alx- Barren Oak should play.

And if that happened everyone in eastern Mass with a clue would ask why is this shitty fest even happening? And 50 terrible western mass bands would be begging to get on it.

bitch please-



bennyhillifier

1) Why build stages vs. renting them?
The amount of trouble it will take to maintain those through winter, muddy/soft ground, warping, etc... can't possibly be worth it.

2) Why are the stages attached?
By placing the stages so close together, you can't sound check while another band is playing. Kind of defeats the purpose of 2 stages.

3) Will this show be run on generators?
If so, do you realize how much gas it would take to run that much gear? Amps, lights, soundboards, etc... You will need SEVERAL large generators and a good knowledge of wattage.

I'm not trying to knock your idea, but there are a lot of obstacles (and $$$) to pull something like this off that i don't see addressed anywhere.

the event is being run by www.pdpprod.com and they have that all taken care of. the house 500 feet away has commercial power that can handle it all. the idea of the 2 stages close together is to ensure no changeover time, giving nonstop music. the backlining will ensure everything is mic'd and leveled properly. any leveling after the fact can be done quickly during the bands first song by PDP. building the stages ensures a long-standing venue that can be there for years to come. the stages will have an overhead roof and back wall so that during winter they can be adequately covered and isolated so they won't be totally fucked through the seasons. i invite you to come up this weekend and drink some beer as we work on it to check it out if you want, man. we'll be up there working and cooking food.

addendum: the stages are several feet above the ground, mounted by cement filled sonotubes. contractors built them from blueprints, they should be pretty solid. maintenance happens, but i feel they're strong enough to weather the elements while covered.

Probably would have been into this idea when I was 18. At age 27, fuckin' forget it.

ASYSTOLE IS PLAYING. I AM SO THERE.

Different Asystole from the one you guys know. It's the progressive death metal band from western mass. sorry to disappoint you.

can martyvore get on this?

can grue, one master and sangus get on this? to make it the most boring fest ever!

troll identified. i had nothing to do with whatever that codex troll post was. i like grue, one master, and sangus from what i've heard of them.

I'm excited to see them all on the same show again in the borough of my choice.

does the boston area even have boroughs? i have only heard that terminology in reference to NYC.

Legit question:

Will you be selling backpatches of RPM fest that I can bite to fit my battle flannel?

we will have t-shirts for sale. no back patches. sorry- leather/denim isn't my personal preference. doesn't work well during our 6 month winter.

Understandable that the weathers different in western Mass.

Is there a backup plan when Faces of Bayon are on one stage, Rozamov on the other and everyone passes out from boredom?

Now that's a legit question

Legit Answer: they're playing on separate days.

Further question then, what's the safety plan when the crowd of people watching Faces of Bayon of Rozamov fall asleep while people watching the other band are nearby and not expecting the oncoming crush of people falling over?

Can Great White get on this?

Shouldn't have had to ask but - will you be able to provide me with a tent?

Project Update #5: RPM Fest 2014 is FUNDED!

Thanks to our new premier sponsor Web Wizard MA, we've just hit our $2000 goal! We're officially funded, and we can't thank everyone enough for your support and assistance in making RPM Fest able to happen.

Having said that, we still have 9 days left, and at the very least we'd like to hit our $2500 stretch goal of renting two 20' x 20' tents for everyone in case of rain or inclement weather. We've also got the $2700 goal of 11"x17" RPM Fest 2014 posters for the first 100 attendees.

Anything above that will go towards next year's RPM Fest - our main goals for next year are to have permanent roofing over the stages, to increase the size of our parking area, and to pull in national acts to headline the fest. If we can approach a headliner and show them a successfully funded Kickstarter to prove that the demand is there, it would go a long way.

CAN ARDUOUS TASK GET ON THIS?

Worst fest. You havent even posted an address. Is this like some strange cult compond where a bunch of hippies or skater kids escape their parents and get molested and forced into slavery? There is like maybe 2 decent bands on this garbage fest. Its like a boy scout camping trip with crappy bands no one has ever heard of. I can see it now it will be the bands and their fat ugly girlfriends there and thats it. Have fun circle jerking around the camp fire while litsening to prog metal on a shitty stage. Fuck this trailer trash fest

If this festival is everything that your colorful opinion is, and will attract no attendance, then how did it exceed its funding goal a week before the kickstarter ends, and why was it a kickstarter staff pick on the very day it launched? Never heard so many people bitch about a free-entry show in my life. Unreal.

It reached it's funding goal because some web design company sponsored the fest. Not because of fan support.

Corporate sponsors are essential for built-from-scratch fests
ill be sure to post photos of the attendance for you folks. Bitch now, feel defeated later. That's your modus operandi

lol. Another brainchild of the "No one shows up to our shows except the bands. Wtf.... I know we'll just put ALL THE BANDS on the show and then everyone will come!" school of turd management.

Mike Shea, adjunct professor of RTTP University. Couldn't raise over 2k for a show even if every band he signed on had each member donate ten dollars. *rimshot* shutup_fagget

I'd just book 200 bands with no thought or distinction whatsoever for who plays. Isn't that what this is?

Not quite there, pal. We enjoy all versions of hard hitting music from rock to death metal. Hence the rpm moniker. We dont tolerate elitism. Every band on this has been hand selected to represent different facets of the rock/punk/metal mindset here west of Worcester.

Eyes on the road, Aril.

It reached its goal with a full 10 days to go. The web design company's sponsorship got us there faster, but I guarantee we would have hit the goal without their help - we raised the first 3/4s of the money just through fan support and we would have raised the last of it as well.

Anyone who thinks that only the bands come out to the shows out here has clearly never been to a show in western MA. And anyone who hasn't heard of the bands should at the very least go to rpmfest.bandcamp.com and listen to the compilation. I won't guarantee that you'll like every single band (hell, I don't), but there's some really good stuff on it. My personal faves are Roadhorse, Hessian, Dead Empires, Titanis, Eviscerate, and Krakatoa

30+ terrible bands that don't know how to play actual shows miraculously get "hand picked" to be on the worst fest lineup in maybe the history of the world. The show miraculously generates donations through a kickstarter campaign. GEE I WONDER IF ANY OF THESE SHITTY BANDS PAID MONEY TOWARDS THE KICKSTARTER TO BUY THEMSELVES A SHOW TO PLAY???

crowd funded pay 2 play is still pay 2 play and fagget.

Lol u mad bro

No, but it is the stupidest inaccurate observation I have ever seen. The backers list is public, you twat.

I think you all deserve a good raping.

shutup fagget

This thread is adorable.

Also, this was a better idea when it was the Sayonara Summer Festival and people were willing to pay to go.

Translated: "We are thrown into harsh contrast by elitism, and shun it like a mall goth shuns the sun and his middle school yearbook photo - all are brands of truth which our nonsense simply cannot survive."

^LOL

KID TOUCHER FEST NEWS
How about a tent? Mon, Jun 30, 2014
One week remaining on our Kickstarter, and we're just $350 away from our "let's pitch two tents because August in New England could mean 90 degree heat OR snow and I want my child victims to be comfortable" stretch goal. That's right we hit our hoggrabbing goal of $2000 and now we're on tostretch boys buttholes! First one is tents and second one is free bottles of Kid toucher Fest strawberry banana flavored lube if we raise $2700. A handful of our abducted children are fully claimed, but we still have plenty of SHITTY PAY BY THE HOUR AT MARS MUSIC PRACTICE SPACE BANDS, KID TOUCHER Fest, and Promotorgiveboyshead Entertainment T-Shirts, and left over CDs from the local catholic church bake sale / box social. Please help us spread our ass cheeks by sharing our rectal intrusion link (http://kck.st/1hSsgeO) on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, or whatever social media site you happen to use to find pictures of unclothed men.

what the fuck??????

that was about as tryhard as i've seen on here. ^

Nice work boys!!

So, by implying that posting about how shitty the shitty fest is actually benefits the shitty fest, we're supposed to be all reverse-psychologied and stop posting shitty about the shitty fest? LOL good one

Post about how shitty it is all you want. People on this forum don't seem to like anything so why fight a losing battle?

shutup fagget

shitty

- 500 replies to a thread
- 250 of them are people calling you a fagget
- The other 250 are you pleading that you're not a fagget
- "Wow I'm really popular!"

what are you referring to?

look out for our debut EP later this year. you asked for it, you got it.

Is there anyone on this forum whose maturing process didn't stop when they turned 10?

BeewHewwww u guise r so immature. Why don't u like our shitty fest???

shutup fagget

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We did it everyone! 80 people have officially wasted their money!

I would imagine this is precisely how the Sayonara Summer Fest thread went as well.

Omg im so offended you have so many bad things to say about my fest. Im super angry and sad now. Idk wut to do with my life.

Keep complaining, guys! Let the world know that you have nothing better to do than post on a forum bitching and whining about a festival nobody's forcing you to attend.

Hobby Rocker infestation confuses being laughed at with "promotion." This and more old news when we come back.

shutup all you faggets

King Parrot (Aus) has been added.

Call me out of the loop, but can someone enlighten me on what a "hobby rocker" is?

People that aren't as musically experienced as the general world touring internationally released members of the rttp board

White Wizzard has been added as a headliner!!!

^ Source?

That's bullshit. King Parrot is the headliner.

I for one am totally excited to see White Wizzard!!!

I can't even keep track of who's in White Wizzard anymore. They go through members faster than Annihilator.

Having said that, it would be cool to see them live again.

Yes White Wizzard are headlining one of the nights. We will be announcing one of the other kickass headliners soon. You will be amazed with whom we got, they are a Western Mass legend.

its Deep Wound reunion we already know asshole

no one gives a shit either way

You guys are buttholes, guys.

Credit where credit is due, Ryan. The double use of "guys" is fairly accurate in the wmass "accent"

Is there going to be dirt jumps here? I can have my mom drop me off if anyone's interested in hitting some jumps with me and getting extreme air.

hand picked bands...thanks now we know who to beat for this bullshit fest.

who to beat, lol. only thing you're beating is your cock, dick.

Legit statement: never saw so much bitching about a free show. no bands paid to get on, and i can't imagine any band would be dumb enough to pay to get onto a show where not a single person involved or any band makes any revenue from it. you guys aren't even going to it so who cares? the western and eastern regions of this state are like two different states anyway. you guys have a strong metal following with strong bands out there, and western massachusetts has a small, but dedicated local following as well. that being said, there IS integrity in western mass, and I'm sure there's a very coveted level of integrity in the Boston/Worcester area as well. I don't see the issue here.

I do. Just a bunch of crybabies who are constantly on a cyberspace witch hunt.

This weekend. if you have nothing better to do, or aren't too busy listening to Radikult at summer slaughter, feel free to stop by. Free entry. PM me on facebook for the address. You know where to find me.

Tomorrow. Free.

diy booth view

Looks sick man. I'll be there bright and early!

same here, man. see you there.

SPONSORED BY EDWARD JONES. (at least according to the banner on the stage)

Looks like twice the Pray for Death crowd.

Mixer channels > Non-band crowd attendance

DIY

hahahhahaha

HORNS UP, VACANT LOT

GUYZ WE FINALLY MADE IT! OUR FIRST FESTIVAL! I BET THERE WERE LIKE 200 PEOPLE THERE! IT JUST DOESNT LOOK LIKE MUCH BECAUSE OF ALL THE OPEN SPACE!

Well this fest sure showed us. Great job everyone.

I want a refund.

Sooooo... skip Western Mass. Check.

Never Forget

More recent pictures look busy.

lol that photo was of the first band at 12:45pm but ok.

Nice work trolls! You've done it again.

Blah blah go whine about it in your gay kleenex of scrotum zine. At least this fest actually had diverse bands and not the same five bands with the same five members .

I'm here with Megatron waiting for you Duncan!!! You better have my $18!

Where the fuck are you, you little shrimp?

Not that my opinion matters or what especially here, but gotta say this was a total blast!

The guest bands Dead Empires and King Parrot became instant favorite bands, the locals put on fantastic sets, the vibe and atmosphere was so chill and relaxed, even though most of the folk here I didn't know (shocking I know) everyone was cool and looked to be having a great time, got to meet TimRiley face to face and he's a wicked cool dude.

The biggest shocker was the sound was perfect. I must admit I too wasn't expecting the sound to be all that great either, but the sound was better than majority of the legit indoor venues I've been to. I doubt people will believe me but it's true!

Epicus and I will definitely be back next year and will be camping! We would've camped out and done 2 days but we have work and other commitments today (honestly we kinda didn't expect it to be as fun as it was or else we would've planned better)!

I smell terrible right about now.

This fest waa a blast. If you didnt like this, then you are a fucking idiota who doesnt support the scene. Stop trying to shit on this fest

95% of the bands sucked. The crowd was lame. And the advertised headliners did not even play.

SUPPORT!

You have a collect call from Derry Palooza 2001. They'd like their embarrassing scarcely attended outdoor moshpit back.

Yesterday afternoon was well attended but the full sun forced most either into the woodline or under one of the ten or so pop up tents. Hence the "vacant lot" or whatever. I hid under the tents all afternoon too.

That asshole Duncan stiffed me again! I'll get you next time you little shit stain!

What a refreshing turn from all those other oppressive minded shows that have paying attendees looking forward to seeing bands they like instead of a dirt sprinkler in a vacant lot.

yeah man....photo's once the sun went away that only focuses on one half of the crowd clearly show the dirt sprinkler and lame ass attendance. total failure, what a bust. will not return next year. no way.




also-show was private, invite only, so there's that too.

PRAY FOR DEATH FEST promises to have twice as many dirt sprinklers!

Looks like a good time.

INVITE ONLY?! YOU'VE BEEN PIMPING THIS FIASCO NON-STOP FOR MONTHS ON HERE & FACEBOOK. KEEP ASS RAPING TUCKER YOU 3 DOLLAR WREN FAGGOT

You put together a music lineup so amazing that the hordes of people in attendance used THE SUN as an excuse not to watch music on a nice comfy 80 degree day? Sure thing.

shutup rileyfagget

he showed up sunday. i charged him $18 for attendance so he finally paid up much to your chagrin. please submit an email address to me so i can make sure he's squared up to the appropriate party(ies)

i actually would send 18 dollars paypal if you guys would stop beating a dead horse.

Someone was right about ugly fat girlfriends being supportive

So Tim Riley has the $18 now?! Well he better get it to me or I'll send Megatron after him!

If that's Carmine, then shutup fagget.
If that is the actual Willey, then please shoot up with a dirty needle and develop a staph infection that results in the emergency amputation of your arm.

shutup fagget

shutup_fagget

needs more ezra shop.