Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Last Sunday August 12, From Ashes Rise, Victims, Death First, Stockpile, and Sickoids broke off a very special This Is Hardcore Fest after-show in honor of local Philadelphia promoter Greg Daly's 34th birthday. Local d-beat practitioners Sickoids and Stockpile, who both share Witch Hunt's ex-drummer, gave the early-comers a blast of adrenaline to kick off the night. NYC's Death First put in a impassioned performance with their trademark blend of d-beat-meets-NYC-hardcore. For those who did not get in on This Is Hardcore Fest 2011 tickets in time, Sweden's Victims, along with Portland's legendary crust punk outfit From Ashes Rise, brought the house down in Philadelphia for the second time in one day. We're sure both bands slept well ...