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Story in the local rag:
http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Features/Dev ... al-29Sep10
Devilneck Metal Festival Returns to Athens
Two Days of Debauchery
Several years ago Joel Martin, Subrig Destroyer bassist/vocalist, walked into Pain & Wonder Tattoo where Chris Parry rendered a large, colorful devil across his throat. Sometimes inspiration is born from pain. Before long Martin hatched a plan to host the unthinkable: an Athens-based metal-only festival. Reaching out via MySpace to local and regional heavy bands, Martin began to gauge interest in hosting an event he dubbed Devilneck.
The original Devilneck Metal Festival took place in 2007 at Repent (now RPM). Completely do-it-yourself, Devilneck was a resounding success. After taking a year off, Martin moved to Atlanta and in 2009 he held a second Devilneck at Lenny’s Bar. Now it is 2010, and Devilneck once again returns to Athens to rear its ugly head, although Martin has taken a logistical backseat, turning the reins over to local musician/promoter Wil Smith (Guzik, Utah).
“Basically, it’s Joel’s idea, but he’s more in the background now,†says Smith. “Initially, I was booking bands at Kingpins and was trying to put together a one-day metal fest, but they suggested that I do a three-day event over a weekend. So, I started trying to figure out how to get things moving along. It was through Chris Holcombe in Guzik that I found out about Joel. He suggested that I get in touch.
“Chris got in touch with Joel, who in turn talked to me, and after that meeting I agreed to take over Devilneck. Joel doesn’t want to be hands-on, but he would love for Devilneck to continue and would like to see someone do it.
“I used Joel’s MySpace page to put out a feeler for bands that might be interested, and within two weeks I received enough responses from several bands that had played previously and people that I knew to fill almost all of the slots for the festival. It was amazing to get that type of response, especially since no details were given except that I was looking for bands to throw another Devilneck Fest.â€Â
The original idea was to have Devilneck III at Kingpins, but that didn’t exactly work out as planned because Kingpins closed (Ed note: since this interview was conducted, the bowling alley reopened under new ownership as Ten Pins Tavern).
“It was a little disconcerting. I immediately got in touch with Kingpins, and they confirmed that closure was imminent. So, I called Bryant Williamson at the Caledonia, told him I had this thing booked, sent him a copy of the original schedule, and he agreed to do it.
“Since it’s at the Caledonia, we had to switch from a three-day to a two-day schedule, which was unfortunate, but that was the reality of the situation. Now that it’s confirmed and set to go, I’m glad that it’s two days because it means the bands are going to bring everything and leave it on the stage. It should be more intense with shorter set times. I hated to cut down the set times, but I didn’t want to exclude any bands that had already agreed to do it.â€Â
This year’s Devilneck features an eclectic mix of heavy acts, generally trolling the slower side of extremity (many of which are Devilneck II alumni). Of note are Little Rock-based sludge purveyors Rwake and Atlanta's newest heavy rock sensation Royal Thunder. Twenty-one other acts are slated to performâ€â€all for only $15.
“I’ve printed 100 two-day passes, and it’s just $15 for both days, which is really a steal if you think about it. There’s a link [for ticket sales] on the Devilneck I_LOVE_ZUCKERPENIS page. The MySpace PayPal button I put up was blocked by MySpace. After all of the two-day passes are sold, Friday will be $8 at the door and Saturday will be $10, which is still cheap considering the number of bands playing.â€Â
Get your tickets now. This will surely sell out. If that happens, then there is a good possibility that Smith will hold Devilneck IV in 2011.
“I hope so. If tickets don’t sell… well, I cannot control that, but I think it will work,†he says. “Between Athens and Atlanta, there’s got to be enough interest. If everything works out then, yes, I could foresee doing Devilneck again. Maybe if things go well we might be able to bring larger bands here which would help the scene grow.â€Â
John Mincemoyer
Devilneck Schedule
Caledonia Lounge
Friday, Oct. 1
# 7:00 p.m. Utah
# 7:45 p.m. In the Lurch
# 8:30 p.m. Holy Dirt
# 9:15 p.m. Sons of Tonatiuh
# 10:00 p.m. Marriage
# 10:45 p.m. Armazilla
# 11:30 p.m. Royal Thunder
# 12:15 p.m. American Cheeseburger
# 1:00 a.m. Music Hates You
Saturday, Oct. 2
# 3:00 p.m. Guzik
# 3:45 p.m. Rat Babies
# 4:30 p.m. Shark Heart
# 5:05 p.m. Helmsman
# 5:50 p.m. Stone Mountain Freeway
# 6:35 p.m. Death of Kings
# 7:25 p.m. Wizard Smoke
# 8:05 p.m. Noble Rust
# 8:50 p.m. Let the Night Roar
# 9:45 p.m. Whores
# 10:15 p.m. Hollow Leg
# 11:00 p.m. Rwake
# 12:15 a.m. Colossus
# 1:10 a.m. Demonaut
Ticket Info:
# • Friday Only: $8 (21+). $10 (18+)
# • Saturday Only: $10 (21+), $12 (18+)
# • Two-Day Pass: $15
http://flagpole.com/Weekly/Features/Dev ... al-29Sep10
Devilneck Metal Festival Returns to Athens
Two Days of Debauchery
Several years ago Joel Martin, Subrig Destroyer bassist/vocalist, walked into Pain & Wonder Tattoo where Chris Parry rendered a large, colorful devil across his throat. Sometimes inspiration is born from pain. Before long Martin hatched a plan to host the unthinkable: an Athens-based metal-only festival. Reaching out via MySpace to local and regional heavy bands, Martin began to gauge interest in hosting an event he dubbed Devilneck.
The original Devilneck Metal Festival took place in 2007 at Repent (now RPM). Completely do-it-yourself, Devilneck was a resounding success. After taking a year off, Martin moved to Atlanta and in 2009 he held a second Devilneck at Lenny’s Bar. Now it is 2010, and Devilneck once again returns to Athens to rear its ugly head, although Martin has taken a logistical backseat, turning the reins over to local musician/promoter Wil Smith (Guzik, Utah).
“Basically, it’s Joel’s idea, but he’s more in the background now,†says Smith. “Initially, I was booking bands at Kingpins and was trying to put together a one-day metal fest, but they suggested that I do a three-day event over a weekend. So, I started trying to figure out how to get things moving along. It was through Chris Holcombe in Guzik that I found out about Joel. He suggested that I get in touch.
“Chris got in touch with Joel, who in turn talked to me, and after that meeting I agreed to take over Devilneck. Joel doesn’t want to be hands-on, but he would love for Devilneck to continue and would like to see someone do it.
“I used Joel’s MySpace page to put out a feeler for bands that might be interested, and within two weeks I received enough responses from several bands that had played previously and people that I knew to fill almost all of the slots for the festival. It was amazing to get that type of response, especially since no details were given except that I was looking for bands to throw another Devilneck Fest.â€Â
The original idea was to have Devilneck III at Kingpins, but that didn’t exactly work out as planned because Kingpins closed (Ed note: since this interview was conducted, the bowling alley reopened under new ownership as Ten Pins Tavern).
“It was a little disconcerting. I immediately got in touch with Kingpins, and they confirmed that closure was imminent. So, I called Bryant Williamson at the Caledonia, told him I had this thing booked, sent him a copy of the original schedule, and he agreed to do it.
“Since it’s at the Caledonia, we had to switch from a three-day to a two-day schedule, which was unfortunate, but that was the reality of the situation. Now that it’s confirmed and set to go, I’m glad that it’s two days because it means the bands are going to bring everything and leave it on the stage. It should be more intense with shorter set times. I hated to cut down the set times, but I didn’t want to exclude any bands that had already agreed to do it.â€Â
This year’s Devilneck features an eclectic mix of heavy acts, generally trolling the slower side of extremity (many of which are Devilneck II alumni). Of note are Little Rock-based sludge purveyors Rwake and Atlanta's newest heavy rock sensation Royal Thunder. Twenty-one other acts are slated to performâ€â€all for only $15.
“I’ve printed 100 two-day passes, and it’s just $15 for both days, which is really a steal if you think about it. There’s a link [for ticket sales] on the Devilneck I_LOVE_ZUCKERPENIS page. The MySpace PayPal button I put up was blocked by MySpace. After all of the two-day passes are sold, Friday will be $8 at the door and Saturday will be $10, which is still cheap considering the number of bands playing.â€Â
Get your tickets now. This will surely sell out. If that happens, then there is a good possibility that Smith will hold Devilneck IV in 2011.
“I hope so. If tickets don’t sell… well, I cannot control that, but I think it will work,†he says. “Between Athens and Atlanta, there’s got to be enough interest. If everything works out then, yes, I could foresee doing Devilneck again. Maybe if things go well we might be able to bring larger bands here which would help the scene grow.â€Â
John Mincemoyer
Devilneck Schedule
Caledonia Lounge
Friday, Oct. 1
# 7:00 p.m. Utah
# 7:45 p.m. In the Lurch
# 8:30 p.m. Holy Dirt
# 9:15 p.m. Sons of Tonatiuh
# 10:00 p.m. Marriage
# 10:45 p.m. Armazilla
# 11:30 p.m. Royal Thunder
# 12:15 p.m. American Cheeseburger
# 1:00 a.m. Music Hates You
Saturday, Oct. 2
# 3:00 p.m. Guzik
# 3:45 p.m. Rat Babies
# 4:30 p.m. Shark Heart
# 5:05 p.m. Helmsman
# 5:50 p.m. Stone Mountain Freeway
# 6:35 p.m. Death of Kings
# 7:25 p.m. Wizard Smoke
# 8:05 p.m. Noble Rust
# 8:50 p.m. Let the Night Roar
# 9:45 p.m. Whores
# 10:15 p.m. Hollow Leg
# 11:00 p.m. Rwake
# 12:15 a.m. Colossus
# 1:10 a.m. Demonaut
Ticket Info:
# • Friday Only: $8 (21+). $10 (18+)
# • Saturday Only: $10 (21+), $12 (18+)
# • Two-Day Pass: $15
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i plan on attending this since i got a friend to paypal for the tickets...but im hoping whoever is in charge of the tickets will actually leave the tickets for us at the venue like he said he would b/c there was not enough time for them to be mailed (we got our tickets last saturday). also, we are trying to buy another ticket at the last minute and im hoping that ticket is with the other two we purchased...
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