Purpose Webzine: Towards the End

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Lipa! meet PILEDRIVER!

Laguna's premier hardcore band, PILEDRIVER, will be launching their newest album Southside Kings here in Lipa. YES, right here in Lipa! (dyan lang sa B.Morada).
Together With
Maja
Forfeit
Judgement
Lockfist
Vagrant
Strength From Within
Standout
No Second Chances
Walk Me Home
Towards the End
Hood Elements

We will see you all on September 10, 3pm at 2nd Flr of Peter's Commercial Bldg., B.Morada Ave. Lipa City.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Gig Review: Freedom to Unite

After 14 hours of exhausting work, I arrived at J4 greenhut bar around 8pm.

A Mob started to gather outside the bar all excited for the show Freedom To Unite, organized by NSC, Hermit Events and Edge Productions, the show featured bands from Manila, Laguna and Batangas.

At around 9pm, Vigil started the night off with a very abrasive set consisted primarily with covers from my favorite metalcore band Lamb of God. They were followed by Hardcore Giants from Batangas 12Tons.

Towards the End's set was abruptly cut because of technical difficulties, but it didn't matter, these guys still managed to give a killer performance. They were followed by Standout from San Pablo, Laguna, and Vagrant from Batangas.

Chilidogs took the stage without Ival[Bass] and Fourth[Guitars], but Empoy of Edgepark played bass for them that night. Before the start of their set, Jepoy announced that it will be their last gig in Batangas for 2011, cause they are set to take a break cause they've been very busy for the last few months.
Still they proved that their unique sound comes in full volume. though the moment right after their last note was a touching one, no tears nor blood was shed, but fist were raised.

They were followed by my new favorite, Forfeit.
While Lipa City's band-to-beat Strength From Within kept the energy alive at an all-time maniacal.

Ace of SFW making some final adjustment before unleashing mayhem

They were followed by punkrock outfit from Manila, Disabuse. They impressed the locals with

their some covers and original materials.
But it was really LockFist who really brought the house down with an impressively tight and amazingly brutal set of originals, the entire place literally blew up in complete chaos ensued in the moshpit and spilled onto the stage, as Manila Hardcore acts Takedown and Destroy My Enemy exploded in a nonstop barrage of excellent musicianship. Next was Hardcore Heavyhitters from Batangas Failure who tore up the remnants of the crowd. Evening closers EdgePark in no way, took it easy and finished off the evening gloriously.