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Aggressive Music Festival Video Report Posted Online

posted Jul 19, 2004 at 11:41 AM by blacksun.  (18 Comments)

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Albany's Capital News 9 has posted a two-minute video report from this weekend's Aggressive Music Festival, which featured performances from a number of national heavy metal bands, including Slayer, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Superjoint Ritual, Shadows Fall, Hatebreed and Life Of Agony. Watch the video here.

Around 4,000 music fans from the Capital Region and as far away as California packed the Glens Falls Civic Center for the festival, which was organized in part by Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta. Back in May, a group of local people went around getting residents in the Glens Falls area to sign petitions (watch video here) against the concert due to some of the groups' questionable lyrics. But organizers, bands and fans said there's nothing wrong with this type of music.

Promoter Ted Etoll said, "They took one little isolated lyrical content and made everybody here to look like demons, which they aren't."

Mark Wellington of Queensbury said, "You know a lot of people were shaky about having guys like us come up here and have a festival, but overall it's just fans coming to listen to good music."

Source: Blabbermouth

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1. joe writes:

i think ozzfest rocks

# Jul 19, 2004 @ 11:43 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. wally writes:

u think right

# Jul 19, 2004 @ 7:16 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. i hate relik and big dan writes:

i think that dumb b**** needs to be smacked in the face. if she doesn't like it she just doesn't have to go to it. it's that simple even that guy said the same thing. she needs to get a life. and if she new what disasterpiece was about she would know it's not about killing some one it's about a guy going threw a mental break down. those people are stupid or something. they blame music just because some psycho goes killing themself. that's pretty dumb those people are crazy in the first place. come on you smelly b****(in the video footage) you really think people kill themselves if they listen to lets say marlyn manson or icp(insane clown posse). i'll repeat myself if you don't like the music, just don't listen to the music. obviously your a dumb smelly b**** for not thinking of that.
b****...b****...ba ba ba ba ba b**** b**** b**** b****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Jul 19, 2004 @ 9:05 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. wally writes:

well put but isnt the insane clown posse more of a rap group like i rember they had metal songs off the video game backyard wrestling but if u listen to any of there other songs its just scary in a rap way

# Jul 19, 2004 @ 11:37 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. relliK writes:

ICP is the sh**.But I think my hater was refering to their lyrics which have been criticized for Columbine and a recent suicide.But anyway,I'll say this,a guy that kills with John Denver in his cd player never makes headlines.The guy that kills with Slipknot in his cd player causes an uproar amoung parents.Its not abou the music,its about how crazy the person was.The Greeks used to behead eachother back in the ancient days,they didnt have hatefull lyrics in their music.

# Jul 20, 2004 @ 12:43 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. wally writes:

u dont know tht for sure heck maybe there were pimpin gladiators back in the day we dont know just cuz some book or some documentary or movie tells us

# Jul 20, 2004 @ 4:10 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. The End Of Heartache (KsE) writes:

hell yeah.......the f***ing killswicth, slipknot and hatebreed...some of the greatest bands ever....

# Jul 22, 2004 @ 4:35 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. relliK writes:

Yeah Wally,maybe.But you missed the point I was trying to make.Lets look at the times before there was violent themes in music and t.v. and such.There was opression,,genocides,wars,slavery,people were barbarack back then.They used to entertain themselves by watching people get mauled by bears in ancient Greek times.They sure as f*** didnt have violent lyrics in their music.Music has no influence in this kind of sh** whatsoever.In fact I think that the violent exposure on t.v.and music have only taught us to not be that way because it is potrayed as being horrible.Ok Im done with my history 101 class.

# Jul 23, 2004 @ 12:29 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. miriah writes:

ozzfest denver colo 7/24
f***in rocked
so f*** every body in here
bye

# Jul 28, 2004 @ 8:38 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. miriah writes:

one more thing people = sh**

# Jul 28, 2004 @ 8:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. miriah writes:

blah

# Jul 28, 2004 @ 8:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. Kory writes:

I was actually at the Aggressive Music Festival, the day this was being filmed....These people need to stop b****ing about music....what ever happened to freedom of speech?

# Jul 29, 2004 @ 1:24 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. i hate rellik and big dan writes:

rellik wut r u a f***in history teacher? this is a topic about some b**** banning a concert not about slaves in greece fighting to the death

# Jul 29, 2004 @ 3:40 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. relliK writes:

Actually I do teach a coarse in History.Im a college professor.But anyway,once again you missed my f***in point.Your little rant about people killing themselves because they listen to ICP had nothing to do with the topic so jump off my d*** you f***in hypocrite.Serously,your riding my d*** far too hard.Its gonna come out your mouth.f*** off.

# Jul 29, 2004 @ 4:11 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. Johnson writes:

First off that c*** needs to take a chill pill...its not like she listens oto or buys any of Slipknot, Slayer or Superjoint Rituals cd's, second off, the festival didnt cause any problems or choas (other than inside) and it probabley brought a sh** load of cash into their commmunity.

# Jul 29, 2004 @ 5:07 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. dancing monkeys writes:

this is one of those times where someone needs a joint real bad. her kids are probably the kids in your class that f***ing bash you and every thing you are about cuz they dont understand. and they dont understand cuz their mom seriously hates everything about us. whatever. i didnt get sound on my video on my computer. peace and drugs dude.

# Aug 2, 2004 @ 4:30 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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17. Veronica Leigh writes:

I was at the Aggressive Music Fest in Glens Falls and it kicked ass. Soulfly and Hatebreed were the fuc*ing sh**!

# Aug 10, 2004 @ 4:43 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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18. jesus christ monkey balls writes:

rellik you need to sit down hang your head and think about what you just said. you have been watching far to much will and grace. so in conclusion you are one sick bastard and im hungry for sausage

# Aug 10, 2004 @ 8:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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