Grind or be ground (Obscene Extreme Festival 2012)


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Published: July 18th 2012
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As my train pulls into Prague, I watch the thick, overhanging clouds looming above the historic Bohemian city with concern. They obstruct the sun, bring rain, potentially spoiling the mood for everybody. Not the best conditions for a three-day music festival. Music? Indeed. I'm on my way to the 14th annual Obscene Extreme Festival. As the name suggests, this is not gonna be your run-of-the-mil... Read Full Entry



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Grey-haired German grindcore
Blood I bleedBlood I bleed
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Hardcore/grindcore veterans from the Netherlands
Bad Dreams AlwaysBad Dreams Always
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Swedish Hatecore
BloodBlood
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German anarchic noisecore
YacöpsaeYacöpsae
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German turbo-charged PowerViolence/Thrash
Old Town Square aka Staroměstské náměstíOld Town Square aka Staroměstské náměstí
Old Town Square aka Staroměstské náměstí

Feat. Church of Our Lady before Týn



18th July 2012

I'm jealous.
19th July 2012

Smiles and Happiness at Obscene Extreme
When I used to attend any post-punk or hard rock concerts in my younger days, there was far less hassle and violence than concerts with mainstream pop artists. There appeared to be a greater harmony amongst fans who enjoyed less popular music genres.
19th July 2012

I've had the same experience, even on shows where metal/hc-bands played who were already scratching the mainstream surface. People were a lot more careless and idiotic behaviour was more rampant. Maybe in the smaller scenes the harmony stems from the fact that there's more 'us', and less 'us vs. them'.
19th July 2012

I showed this blog to my boyfriend, and the following is his comment.
''Read about it, too 'brootal' for my taste ^^''
19th July 2012

Your bf
is maybe just too soft then ;) or he might simply not be into it all that much...
19th July 2012
Even better shirt

:)
I've posted a link to this on a few Athiest FaceBook pages. I would put it on the Christian pages, but I think they might try to have me banned from FaceBook if I do. ;)
19th July 2012
Even better shirt

Way to go, Mell!
Thanks for sharing the picture! :) I do have to point out that it most likely carries a translation error: I'm pretty sure they mean 'watch out' instead of 'take care'.
19th August 2012
The owners of this tents were Scots, I believe

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Yepp... theese guys were Scottish, I had tent next to theirs, and I was their translator :)

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