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Posi# fest 2004

25 July 2004 · Posi# fest 2004! It's ony the sixth edition, but it's an almost legendary festival already. Each and every year it seems to get bigger. Also this year's line-up looked great again! Nico, Alfons and Lou went up there, had a lot of fun and wrote the following review. Besides that we had chats with Posi# fest organiser Bobb Mac, Carl from Terror, Chris from Champion, Erik Tilburg from Justice, July, Gjared and Chris. Enjoy. »

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Ignite - Ten years and still going strong

7 October 2004 · Forget it, there’s no need to introduce Ignite. Just read the interview and see what Zoli told Asice.net before they played their set at the Goudvishal! »

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Agnostic Front – Roger Miret speaks

23 November 2004 · Asice.net talked to one of the originators of hardcore about their new album, proving themselves once again and the old days of NYHC. »

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AsIce 2004 Yearlists

29 December 2004 · So another year has passed. Apart from all the shit that has been going on in the world, at least we can say 2004 was a really good year for hardcore music. There were lots of cool shows, some really talented bands saw the light and a whole bunch of great records got released.

AsIce got bigger and sustained its position. This year only, we realised more than 20 specials, wrote numerous reviews, filled our database with 1396 more shows and thanks to all the visitors we generated quite some datatraffic too of course! That's why we want to thank [url=http://www.unilogicnetworks.nl/]Unilogic... »

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Born From Pain, the update: an interview with Rob

15 November 2004 · After several "big" announcements around Born From Pain we thought it was time to have a talk with them. Rob answered all our questions... »

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Born From Pain Tourdiary part I

18 April 2004 · From February 24th to March 29th Born From Pain toured throughout the West-coast of America, Mexico and Japan. Their friend and roady Koen Schrooten witnessed everything first hand and reported all his experiences in a personal tourdiary. AsIce.net is proud to bring you this diary. This is part I and part II will be online next week. Enjoy! »

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Hatesphere - Metal or hardcore?

18 August 2004 · Ok I was at a Crowbar show in Berlin and Hatesphere played there too. In the venue we found some flyers mentioning Hatesphere playing a show in Berlin with our own Born From Pain. A nice oppertunity to talk to Jacob from Hatesphere. »

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Goudvishal Festival special

27 April 2004 · The Goudvishal is one of the most legendary Dutch venues around and this year it even is their 20th anniversary. A good reason for a big celebration and that's why they set up an anniversary festival with a damn good line-up. Ironically enough the festival didn't take place at the Goudvishal itselves, but they found a bigger but very cool other venue called Musis Sacrum, also located in Arnhem. Ofcourse the AsIce.net crew was there and here's our extensive review and a couple of short talks with Rutger, Gerwin, Hugo (Malkovich) and... »

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Introducing the new breed: Shattered, Burning Skies & Omission

14 October 2004 · What did you think, that we only interview big names? Hell no! Asice.net always supports new talent and that's why we want to introduce three bands to you with this special. Maybe you've heard of them before and maybe not. Anyway, this is your chance to check them out: Shattered, Burning Skies and .omission.! »

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Light The Fuse 2004

23 February 2004 · February 21st 2004 is a date that a lot of hardcore kids will remember. Inspired by American festivals like the Posi Numbers fest, Rob Huiskes and Erik van Weeghel came up with the idea of an old school hardcore fest with European bands only. The Light The Fuse fest was born and it was already a hype long before it was even 2004, but hey, what's hardcore without hypes, right? With an awesome line-up, a great crowd and a positive atmosphere this should already be one of this year's best shows. So here's the one and only Light The Fuse 2004 special, AsIce's 2 cents. Enjoy!

Besides the review... »

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Killswitch Engage - Still an underground band

30 March 2004 · Killswitch Engage live the American dream. They started out as one of the many hardcore bands who try to create their own unique style, as you can hear on their self titled debut album on Ferret Music. Roadrunner Records picked them up and helped the band in their quest to conquer the world. First there was “Alive Or Just Breathing”, which got very good reviews all over, and now Killswitch Engage is back with their crucial third album called “The End Of Heartache”. Asice.net talked to guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz about the past, the present and the future. »

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Born From Pain tourdiary part II

7 May 2004 · From February 24th to March 29th Born From Pain toured throughout the West-coast of America, Mexico and Japan. Their friend and roady Koen Schrooten witnessed everything first hand and reported all his experiences in a personal tourdiary. AsIce.net is proud to bring you this diary. This is part II, but you should read part I first if you haven't done that already. Enjoy! »

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The Setup - Belgium's best kept secret

4 August 2004 · Thumbs Down was a quite successful hardcore band from Belgium, that disbanded a few years ago. But long-time members Raf, Andries and Benjamin wanted to continue playing music, but in a different direction. That direction became The Setup. They recruited singer Dries, who is also fronting Circle, and bass player Christophe to complete the band. Their 7” and MCD was released recently and got great response all over the place, so we thought it was time to introduce you guys to The Setup. Guitarist Andries talks to AsIce about his band… »

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Hatebreed - The hate still breeds...

6 November 2004 · As you all know, Hatebreed visited our little country once again last month. Before their show at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Asice.net had a little talk with guitarist Sean Martin, who was kind of busy because of all the interviewers that wanted to talk to him. »

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Rise And Fall - clevo from Belgium

28 August 2004 · Rise and Fall just came back from a small tour with Damage Control and The First step, recently released their first full length called ‘Hellmouth’ and are taking over things as we speak. With their heavy clevo-sound they are standing out in the crowd of oldschool bands that are currently out there. We came up with a couple of questions for them and Vince (Bass) and Bjorn (vocals) were so kind to answer them. »

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A Perfect Murder - Montreal Metalcore

28 August 2004 · What do you know about A Perfect Murder? Probably that they’re on Victory and that they released “Cease To Suffer” and “Unbroken”. Read this interview with guitarist Carl and you will learn more about this metalcore band from Montreal, Canada. »

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Introducing the new Breed: Downslide

12 August 2004 · All who attended the Reaching Forward goodbye show some 2 years ago will remember how great a show it was. Most of the kids present wondered when will Hollands craziest madman on stage make his comeback with a new band. They did not have to wait very long for Johnny Z to return to the stage with Downslide. After a good demo, many great shows an a recently released 7”, your reporter wanted to know more about this new band. Will Johnny be preaching on stage again any time soon? Which celebrity would he like to punch in the face? What would a Downslide videoclip look like? Will downslide ever... »

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20 years Goudvishal - the story and a contest!

9 April 2004 · The Goudvishal is a legendary venue, simple as that. And this year it’s their 20th anniversary, as I’m sure you already know, because they organised an anniversary festival with a damn good line-up to celebrate it. You can even win tickets to this festival in the Asice.net contest! Harold Oddens, the man in charge at the Goudvishal, tells us how it all started… »

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Stand & Fight - Wrench speaks

15 May 2004 · When I say the name Wrench, I immediately have the attention of all you old school kids out there. Because you know that this guy used to sing in the legendary Ten Yard Fight and now has a new band called Stand & Fight (formerly known as Impact). Asice.net had a nice chat with Wrench, so enjoy! »

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Redline - A Final Interview

7 June 2004 · Redline is back! After their debut “Moments Of Truth” and the split with Born From Pain, they have been working on their new album “A Portrait Of A Mirror Image”. Guitarist Mike Corra took the time to inform Asice.net about what’s been going on. (editorial note: this interview was done before the news that they were going to break up spread) »

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E-Town Concrete: finally back in Europe!

27 April 2004 · It’s been five years since the guys from E-Town Concrete played in Europe. So when they’re here again, you better make sure you catch them live. That’s why AsIce thought is was necessary to have a little chat with singer Anthony and guitarist Dave (who tries to answer some questions while preparing his guitar) during the Goudvishal Anniversary festival. Because you never know when they’re going to be back in Europe… »

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Bridge To Solace - a talk with these guys from Budapest

27 January 2004 · Bridge To Solace (ex-Newborn) was founded back in 2000, where the string and rhythm section got together to play what they like the most: fast hardcore punk music with as many melodic guitars as possible. All the members have been busy in the past years of the Budapest hardcore punk scene with both disbanded and still-existing groups. This interview is a bit late, since we just recently got the answers to our questions, but still we thought it might be a cool thing to introduce this band to everybody out there. The interview was send right after these guys toured Europe with The Red Chord,... »

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Stampin’ Ground – A talk with Adam and Scott

2 March 2004 · A band that has toured with Hatebreed, Biohazard, Sepultura, The Haunted and Arch Enemy doesn’t need any introduction, does it? Well, for those of you that don’t know them, Stampin’ Ground is an English band that mixes up hardcore and metal. And by doing that, they not only reach the hardcore scene, but the metal scene as well. During their tour with Arch Enemy and Zyklon, AsIce.net had a nice chat with Adam (vocals) and Scott (guitar). »

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