Europe's most legendary open-air hardcore festival, Ieperfest aka Vort'n Vis, is celebrating it's 12th edition in Ieper, Belgium on 27, 28 and 29 August.
The bands that are playing in alphabetic order:

AMEN-RA - Wicked slow 'n heavy H8000 noise mongers, ex-SPINELESS
BRIDGE TO SOLACE - Ex-NEWBORN. Continuing where those left off.
CHILDREN OF GAIA - Vegan straight-edge metalcore madness!! As heard on the split CD w/CONFRONTO!
CHIMAERA - LBC's metalcore heroes, think CALIBAN & far beyond!
COLLIGERE - Complex Brazil riffing, for fans of SERENE & NEWBORN
CONGRESS - H8000 leaders, still going strong
DEAD STOP - Real hardcore for the real kids. Hard & raw.
DEATH BY STEREO - Fast, melodic hardcore Cali band with an incredible live act!
DIE MY DEMON - Raw hardcore power, think TERROR & BLOOD FOR BLOOD.
DISFEAR - Holy Crustmetal, with former members of legendary bands like ENTOMBED, AT THE GATES & SKIT SYSTEM
FACEDOWNINSHIT - Punkstonercore, blending HIS HERO IS GONE, KYUSS & BORN AGAINST.
HITCH - Belgium's postrock pride.
LAST HOPE - Old school hardcore mosh, for fans of SOIA & SHEER TERROR. First Bulgarian band ever to play the fest.
LEGACY, THE - Pile-on mosh brigade! Think TURNING POINT, CHAIN, etc.
MENTAL - Fast, pissed-off Boston HC with freaky lyrics/singing!
MORDA - Still spreading the 86! Did a successful tour w/PRO-PAIN this spring!
MÖRSER - Gods of metalcore brutality hailing from Bremen, Germany. 3 singers. Chaos.
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD - Ex-INDECISION, taking over the flag of THE HOPE CONSPIRACY & UNBROKEN!
NINE - Sweden's heaviest!
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY - For fans of STRETCH ARM STRONG & BANE, feat members of H-STREET, NEWBORN & BRIDGE TO SOLACE
NO TURNING BACK - Old NYHC style for fans of BREAKDOWN
OATH, THE - Wicked thrashcore chaos. Feat. CHARLES BRONSON singer Marc.
ONE OUTTA SIX - Local tuff guy fury!
OVER MY DEAD BODY - Straightedge hardcore featuring members of UNBROKEN and FOUR WALLS FALLING!
RAG MEN - NYHC at it's best, featuring members of MADBALL, HATEBREED, MERAUDER and EARTH CRISIS!
PURIFICATION - Metalcore w/a strong political & vegan sxe message ala EARTH CRISIS.
RETALIATE - Metallic beatdown moshcore. Local heroes.
RISE & FALL - Ex-THE DEAL going for the Clevo mosh sound, wicked!
SATANIC SURFERS - Exclusive Belgian show for these punkrock heroes!
SEVEN FEET FOUR - When melody & musicianship meet! Rocking punk, FUGAZI meets SONIC YOUTH meets AT THE DRIVE IN
SHREDDER - Bruges thrashcore! Winners of the Ieperfest contest.
SOME GIRLS - Rob UNBROKEN, Wes GIVE UP THE GHOST & Justin THE LOCUST getting freaky!
SWITCHBLADE - For fans of ISIS, PELICAN, GODFLESH, HIGH ON FIRE. Recently signed by Deathwish!!!
25 TA LIFE - Shouting out for unity between all HC & punk kids!! Yo, respect yo!
VANILLA -Long going Euro screamo/emo act, rocking more than ever!
VITAMIN X - Hard & fast Amsterdam based international thrashcore kids.
WITH LOVE - Italian screamo Gods! Still going strong after all those years!
YEAR FUTURE - L.A. quartet, DEAD KENNEDYS meets JOY DIVISION!! Ex-THE VSS, ANGEL HAIR, DEAD AND GONE & FUCKING ANGELS

For more information: www.ieperfest.com

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25 TA LIFE - Shouting out for unity between all HC & punk kids!! Yo, respect yo!

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Yo niggah!

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wow, satanic surfers!