Some (slightly altered) extracts from a post that I made on a private online discussion about the festival:
For my taste, this had the best selection of performers since the 2006 NFF night that BLOODYMINDED played with Sutcliffe Jugend, Wolf Eyes, Macronympha, Daniel Menche, Hive Mind, etc.
Don't let the name of the fest fool you. Yellow Tears, Pharmakon, Anal Hearse (!), Suffering Bastard, Martial Canterel, Xiphoid Dementia (contact mics on cinder blocks!) --- all working in rather different styles...
Obviously, this was generally a fest for those who do not listen to, follow, or enjoy much of what NFF started as... indeed these days were generally devoid of weirdness, artiness, hippie-ness, hipster-ness...
I guess you could say that, Suffering Bastard aside (as well as no-shows Anal Cunt), this festival was more about the pure spirit of early, true industrial music... but for me, those days included Swans, so even SxBx fit in more than one might initially assume.
Mental crowds... really amazing enthusiasm... and one performer after another bringing their A-game...
