Past Events

AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (USA - Rise Records) Aka Give Up The Ghost. After seven years of disbandment, the band reunited under their original name and performed two reunion shows in Deathwish Inc. reissued the albums Background Music (2001) and We're Down Til We're Underground (2003) to coincide with the reunion dates. Since the original 2011 reunion shows, American Nightmare have played a small handful of shows almost every year.In November 2017 they announced a new album for release on 16 February…

We're sticking with Skramz Over Antwerp because just like the term skramz, we're not sure if we should take this event seriously or not. Death to self proclaimed emo. Long live real screamo. portrayal of guilt (US - Miss The Stars Records / Deathwish Inc) Blackened screamo/violence at its best, in the vain of Deafheaven and Majority Rule. https://www.facebook.com/portrayalofguilt https://portrayalofguilt.com/ Centuries (US - Southern Lord Recordings) Emotive punk-influenced style of dark hardcore that fuses raw elements of explosive and morose…

Movements (US - Fearless Records) Music and emotion share a timeless physiological, psychological, and spiritual bond. A chord, a melody, or a lyric can lift spirits and inspire. Movements achieve that sort of reaction on their full-length debut, Feel Something . Threading together spacey guitars, evocative and introspective lyricism, ponderous spoken word, and tight songcraft, the Southern California quartet—Patrick Miranda , Ira George , Spencer York , and Austin Cressey —immediately connect by opening up. That musical empathy quietly launched…

CAN'T SWIM (US - Pure Noise Records) Can’t Swim is a five-piece post-punk band from New Jersey who are collectively redefining what it means for music to be cathartic. Between poignant vocals and dynamic instrumentals, listening to Can’t Swim feels like relinquishing the chains of a nine to five normality for a life of pure emotional creativity. Their EU debut was as support on Boston Manor's Euro tour in november 2016. Just before Galaxy Camp in Germany and Slam Dunk…

THE DANGEROUS SUMMER (USA - Hopeless Records) The melodic, catchy emo-pop band the Dangerous Summer formed in August 2006 in Ellicott City, Maryland. Taking their name from the classic Ernest Hemingway novel and looking to groups like the Starting Line, Third Eye Blind, U2, and Name Taken for influence, the Dangerous Summer hit the studio that December to lay down their first tracks together. The resulting EP, There Is No Such Thing as Science, was self-released in January 2007. The…

RVIVR (US) Finally! Finally! Finally! First time in Belgium since 2014 for these DIY FEST legends. In the meantime their hit loaded, /w socially / politically drenched values, back catalog grew out to be known as one of the very best in the genre. Amazingly catchy songs supported by Mattie Jo Canino (ex-latterman) and Erica Freas' raw powerful vocals (one of the fiercest duo vocal combinations in modern day pop punk) turns this into a MUST NOT MISS show... AND…

BEING AS AN OCEAN (US - independent) Ever since their inception in 2011 this band has been hitting all the right chords. Being As An Ocean’s post-hardcore is pretty exclusive, with the unique “talk-music” vs screaming vocal style Joel Quartuccio uses. Over the span of their 4 full length studio albums the band als threw post-rock and lately also ambient influences in the mix. The past years Being As An Ocean saw the entire world touring, stopping numerous times in…

JESUS PIECE (USA - Southern Lord Records) Jesus Piece is a Pennsylvania hardcore band who play heavy music—like Xibalba, Harm’s Way heavy. This down-tuned five piece—made up of vocalist Aaron Heard, guitarist Dave Updike, drummer Luis Aponte, bassist Anthony Marinaro, and guitarist John DiStefano—play a mix of heavy hardcore and spastic metal that can slow down and ooze into sludge at any moment. In the end, the music is made for the crowd to dance and let loose. “Hardcore shows…

Emma Ruth Rundle (US - Sargent House) Emma Ruth Rundle is a musician and visual artist from Los Angeles, California. It isn’t unusual for artists to glean inspiration from emotional upheaval, transcending pain through a kind of mental osmosis, so that the turmoil in their lives provides the fuel for their artistic fire. Only some, however, lay bare the open nerves of their suffering, inviting the listener to experience raw emotion with them, in real time. By exposing vulnerabilities within…

CANCELLED. Please find statement by the band below. Dear European and Japanese friends, You know when you’re hearing from Choady it’s bad news, and this time will be no different. Unfortunately the rest of the Fortress tour is cancelled. I completely frigged myself on the North American portion of the tour. I assumed it would be like any other tour, a few days off and I’m good to go, however I was mistaken. I don’t know whether it’s my age…

LOMA PRIETA (US - Deathwish Inc.) Formed in 2005, Loma Prieta have been a mainstay of the Bay Area hardcore community for more than half a decade. While Loma Prieta’s sound is difficult to describe, it is clear that they come from the rich tradition of creative Bay Area hardcore bands such as Mohinder, Funeral Diner, Bread and Circuits, Yaphet Kotto, and Indian Summer. A new kind of melancholy chaos that should be familiar, yet challenging, to those who enjoy…

PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH (USA - Epitaph Records) Pianos Become The Teeth have never been the kind of band who are easy to distill into a simple soundbite and that’s more evident than ever on the band's fourth full-length Wait For Love, an album that sees the Baltimore-based act reconciling their aggressive past with the atmospheric turns of 2014's Keep You. The result is a collection of songs that eschews stylistic traps in order to focus on songwriting and feels…

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15th (national holiday!) 2 INDOOR STAGES - VEGAN FOOD - FESTIVAL MARKET Full of Hell (US - Relapse Records) Elements of grindcore, death and black metal, punk and hardcore with a smattering of sonically laden power electronics and industrial pounding. About five years ago these guys played a tiny basement that served as a rehearsal space in Maaseik. The few people who attended knew this band would reach far further than the few houses they did then. Releasing…

Camp Cope (AU - Run For Cover Records) Camp Cope have become a force in modern music, a wholly independent band who will only do things on their terms, and refuse to compromise on their values. Their new album How To Socialise & Make Friends anchors on the cycles of life, loss and growth through resilience and those moments of finding and being yourself. First single ‘The Opener’ is a raw portrayal of their experience as women in music. It…