The Distortion Project Belfast http://www.thedistortionproject.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:00:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Iced Earth to play Spring and Airbrake http://www.thedistortionproject.com/iced-earth-to-play-spring-and-airbrake http://www.thedistortionproject.com/iced-earth-to-play-spring-and-airbrake#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:22:17 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=405 Florida Heavy Metal veterans ICED EARTH will make a very welcome visit to the SPRING  & AIRBRAKE on WEDNESDAY 8TH AUGUST in support of their new album DYSTOPIA. Tickets (£20) are available from Easons, Katy Dalys, and all Ticketmaster outlets. 24 hour hotline: 0844 277 44 55. Buy online at www.ticketmaster.ie.

Here’s the Ticketmaster link.

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/180048508FAD5C34?artistid=741150&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200

Facebook event page

https://www.facebook.com/events/211106275655055/

]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/iced-earth-to-play-spring-and-airbrake/feed 0 Ministry make their first visit to Belfast http://www.thedistortionproject.com/ministry-make-their-first-visit-to-belfast http://www.thedistortionproject.com/ministry-make-their-first-visit-to-belfast#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:01:59 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=400 Thirty years and 12 albums into a career of euphoric highs and stupefying lows, Ministry have created Relapse, their heaviest, most eclectic and most inspiring offering to date. The brainchild of frontman Al Jourgensen and his experienced wingmen (or is that wingnuts), the record bursts with the turmoil of a violent political rally and the precision of a marksman at a shooting range.

With 16 million records sold worldwide, six Grammy nominations under his belt and kudos from industrial bands that have followed in his wake, including Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot and Korn to name a few, Jourgensen has earned the right and garnered the credibility to judge the quality of his own material. Coming five chaotic years and one near-death experience after the release of the band’s The Last Sucker, Relapse is less a dramatic comeback than a climactic return. Unapologetic, confrontational and catchy as an influenza epidemic, the album compiles Ministry’s strongest sentiments, riffs and refrains and reconfigures them in a way that’s utterly brutal, yet undeniably thought provoking, Relapse incorporates elements of thrash, crossover metal, groove metal, angular prog rock, psychedelia and even classic rock.

Ministry will play the Mandela Hall on Tuesday 17th July.  Doors 7pm.  Tickets (£29.50) are now on sale from Easons Belfast, and 22 Ticketmaster outlets province wide. 24hr hotlines: (NI) 0844 277 44 55 (ROI) 0818 719 300
Buy online: www.ticketmaster.ie. Here is the TM link

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/1800484A8CDA5B40?artistid=735660&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60.

]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/ministry-make-their-first-visit-to-belfast/feed 0 WASP – 30 Years of Thunder Tour to hit Belfast http://www.thedistortionproject.com/wasp-30-years-of-thunder-tour-to-hit-belfast http://www.thedistortionproject.com/wasp-30-years-of-thunder-tour-to-hit-belfast#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:55:37 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=396 Thirty years ago, on September 21st 1982, W.A.S.P. played their first show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

On September 21st 2012 W.A.S.P. will begin the “30 Years of Thunder” anniversary Tour starting in the United Kingdom and continue Worldwide!!

This World Tour will be the biggest spectacle W.A.S.P. have ever created. The two hour show will consist of three parts. A one hour set contain songs from the first four albums. The second set will be a 25 minute shortened version of “The Crimson Idol” complete with the movie accompaniment. A third set will consist of material from the New Studio Album, older material and everything in between. This show will see multiple video screens, pyrotechnics, and elements from the early W.A.S.P. shows (maybe even an exploding cod piece) and Blackie’s moving microphone stand “Elvis”!

The “30 Years of Thunder” World Tour -
This promises to be the Greatest W.A.S.P. Show Ever !!!

The 30 Years of Thunder tour will hit the ULSTER HALL, BELFAST on MONDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2012. Tickets available from the Ulster Hall Box Office, Waterfront Hall, and on-line atwww.ulsterhall.co.uk. Telephone bookings 028 9033 4455. Doors 7pm.

]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/wasp-30-years-of-thunder-tour-to-hit-belfast/feed 0 Punk rocKD http://www.thedistortionproject.com/punk-rockd http://www.thedistortionproject.com/punk-rockd#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:29:10 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=393 The Distortion Project goes punk this week as we welcome THE DEFECTS, SUCKIN’ DIESEL, THE ORGAN GRINDERS and FUBAR to the Limelight Stage. (Saturday 11th February).  Doors are at 5pm, and admission is £5. Get down early to check out the action! Web links below.

THE DEFECTS
http://www.myspace.com/thedefects78
https://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DEFECTS/106572156054903

SUCKIN DIESEL
http://www.reverbnation.com/wearesuckindiesel
https://www.facebook.com/wearesuckindiesel

ORGAN GRINDERS
http://www.reverbnation.com/theorgangrinders
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000920367820

FUBAR
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fubar-Belfast/276837645693650

]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/punk-rockd/feed 0 Exhumed for Belfast! http://www.thedistortionproject.com/exhumed-for-belfast http://www.thedistortionproject.com/exhumed-for-belfast#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:32:50 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=386 Goregrinding metal gods EXHUMED have awakened from their slumber, and will be visiting these shores in support of their brand new album (their first for 8 years) ALL GUTS NO GLORY. They’ll play VOODOO BELFAST (9 – 11 FOUNTAIN STREET) on TUESDAY 20th MARCH. Tickets (£13) are now on sale from 22 Ticketmaster outlets province wide, Eason’s Belfast. 24hr hotlines – Tel: 0844 277 44 55. Buy online at www.ticketmaster.ie.  Doors are at 8PM. Support comes in the form of ZOMBIFIED, XENOCICE and The OBSCENE MACHINE (Brand new band featuring members of Condemned, Hexxed Overoth and Zombified. First ever gig!). Check out the links below for further info.

EXHUMED
http://www.myspace.com/exhumed

ZOMBIFIED
http://www.reverbnation.com/zombifieduk
https://www.facebook.com/zombifieduk

XENOCIDE
http://www.myspace.com/xenocidedeathmetal
https://www.facebook.com/XenocideIreland

THE OBSCENE MACHINE
http://theobscenemachine.webeden.co.uk/

Brand new band featuring members of Condemned, Hexxed Overoth and Zombified. First ever gig!

]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/exhumed-for-belfast/feed 0 Bloody Kisses to play Spring & Airbrake http://www.thedistortionproject.com/bloody-kisses-to-play-spring-airbrake http://www.thedistortionproject.com/bloody-kisses-to-play-spring-airbrake#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:56:31 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=382 Highly acclaimed TYPE O NEGATIVE tribute band BLOODY KISSES will make a welcome return to the SPRING & AIRBRAKE on SATURDAY 3RD MARCH. Following on from their brilliant performance in August 2011, the band have been practicing hard on different sets so as not to play the songs if we’ve already played them in a particular city, so expect a nice and varied set from the boys this time round.

Tickets are £10 from 22 Ticketmaster outlets province wide (Including Easons) /. 24hr hotlines: (NI) 0844 277 44 55 (ROI) 0818 719 300
Buy online: www.ticketmaster.ie.  Doors will be 8PM.


]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/bloody-kisses-to-play-spring-airbrake/feed 0 Vain return! http://www.thedistortionproject.com/vain-return http://www.thedistortionproject.com/vain-return#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:13:01 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=378 US glam rockers VAIN return to Northern Ireland after their sell out show in the Diamond Rock Bar last year.  They play The Limelight, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast on Wednesday 21st March. Tickets (£17) are now on sale from 22 Ticketmaster outlets province wide, Eason’s Belfast. 24hr hotlines – Tel: 0844 277 44 55. Buy online at www.ticketmaster.ie.  Support comes from Stala & So (featuring 3 exmembers of LORDI) and Ancara.

www.davyvain.com
www.stalaso.com
www.ancarasite.com


]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/vain-return/feed 0 rocKD – February 2012 http://www.thedistortionproject.com/373 http://www.thedistortionproject.com/373#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:14:57 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/373 Here are the listings for the month of February, for my weekly series of gigs, held in the Limelight Belfast, every Saturday.  Doors are 5pm, and admission is £3.50 unless otherwise stated.

Saturday 4th February.  Downcoil + Red Six + Alaskan Death Jacket + Eyesseeblind.  (£5)
Saturday 11th February.  The Defects + Organ Grinders + Suckin’ Diesel.
Saturday 18th February.  NASA Assassin + Adjenda + Baleful Creed.
Saturday 25th February.  NO rocKD – shows are booked for both the Spring and Limelight that day.

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]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/373/feed 0 New Years Eve with The Distortion Project and By Any Means. http://www.thedistortionproject.com/new-years-eve-with-the-distortion-project-and-by-any-means http://www.thedistortionproject.com/new-years-eve-with-the-distortion-project-and-by-any-means#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:28:17 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=370 The Distortion Project presents a Heavy Metal New Years Eve for 2011. We’ll be playing the best in metal of all shades from 8pm until Midnight, and then local groove-laden hardcore hero’s BY ANY MEANS will hit the stage to see the new year in with an incendiary set, culled from their brand new album BUILT ON RESPECT. Do not miss this! Here are the details.

New Years Even with The Distortion Project and By Any Means

Voodoo, Belfast. 9 – 11 Fountain Street
Saturday 31st December
Doors 8pm
Admission £6, or £5 with a flyer.

Distortion Project DJ’s from 8pm, BY ANY MEANS on stage at midnight.

www.myspace.com/byanymeanshardcore

]]> http://www.thedistortionproject.com/new-years-eve-with-the-distortion-project-and-by-any-means/feed 0 Orange Goblin set for Spring and Airbrake. http://www.thedistortionproject.com/orange-goblin-set-for-spring-and-airbrake http://www.thedistortionproject.com/orange-goblin-set-for-spring-and-airbrake#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:53:25 +0000 admin http://www.thedistortionproject.com/?p=367 In support of their soon-to-be-released new album “Euology for the Damed” (released on the 13th February, 2012) ORANGE GOBLIN will be returning to Belfast to play the SPRING A & AIRBRAKE on SATURDAY 21st APRIL.  Support comes from local hardcore heroes BY ANY MEANS and Dublin rockers WIZARDS OF FIRETOP MOUNTAIN. Tickets (£16) are now on sale from 22 Ticketmaster outlets province wide, Eason’s Belfast. 24hr hotlines – Tel: 0844 277 44 55. Buy online at ticketmaster.ie. Here is the Ticketmaster link.

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/1800475BCD3D67E4?artistid=906309&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=200

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