Pulp Summer Slam
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Pulp Summer Slam is an annual music festival in the Philippines. It is founded and produced by Pulp Live Productions. The festival consists of local and international rock and metal bands with the occasional line-up of hip hop, ska, reggae, pop rock, and other genres. The event is held every year during the summer in Manila, Philippines and every year around 30,000 fans show up for the event.
Pulp Summer Slam held its 10th anniversary at the Amoranto Stadium featuring Lamb of God
and Testament
as headliners and 30 local and foreign bands on 17 April 2010.
http://www.pulpmagazinelive.com, a rock music magazine in the Philippines. Produced by Pulp Magazine publisher Vernon Go, Pulp Summer Slam during its early years always falls on April 30 . The relevance of the date to the Pulp Summer Slam is due to Pulp Magazine's early nature – controversial and gory photo shoots were often featured on the cover. Pulp Summer Slam is famous for gathering more than 30 bands in its line up every year, as well as the 30,000 or more rock fans who show up every year. Many rock fans from all over the country come to this one day show and dress in costumes or bizarre outfits. Often referred to as "The Slam", Pulp Summer Slam has become an annual tradition for rock fans in the country.
In its latter years, Pulp Summer Slam started to bring in international bands as headliners. This made the Pulp Summer Slam become known all over the world. Many ticket buyers from Asia started to drop by the Philippines to witness the show and experience the festival. International bands who came in for Pulp Summer Slam were Death Angel, Darkest Hour, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, and Testament.
During the early years, Pulp Summer Slam has a two-band stage setup to accommodate quick changeovers for each local band. When headliners started coming in, the stage was made to accommodate three-band set ups. On Pulp Summer Slam 10, the stage had a four-band set up to accommodate 2 headliners.
Pulp Summer Slam is produced by Pulp Live Productions, one of the major show producers in the Philippines. Pulp Live Productions is known for its ability to pull off the most outrageous, intricate technical riders and concept-themed shows. Last March 15, 2007, Pulp Live Productions produced a show for Shadows Fall in which a moving giant zombie was constructed as the band's backdrop. This show will be featured in Shadows fall's upcoming DVD release "Madness in Manila". Another one of Pulp Live Production's biggest shows is The Super Show 2, wherein the production included 329 stages platforms, LED screens, hundreds of lights and pyrotechnic for a one night show in Araneta Coliseum for 9,000 fans.
The first Pulp Summer Slam was held on April 30, 2001 with 50 popular Filipino rock and metal bands in the lineup. This was held in the Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig City, Metro Manila. During this time, there was no other existing music festivals in that scale and Filipino rock fans responded positively to the show. The poster for the first Pulp Summer Slam featured Carlo Estrada wearing a wrestling spandex in relevance to the name "summer slam" which at first would sound like a wrestling event. Bands featured in this festival were Parokya Ni Edgar
, Eraserheads The Dawn, Razorback
, Rivermaya
, Sandwich
, Greyhoundz, Teeth, Battery, Barbie's Cradle, MOYG, Brownbeat All-Stars, Bad Burn, Chicoscience, Ciudad, Imago, First Degree, Itchyworms, Dahong Palay, Shampoo Ni Lola, Huka, Mr. Crayon, Blue Rats, Moonstar 88, and more.
Pulp Summer Slam 2
After the success of the first Pulp Summer Slam, the second was moved to a bigger venue at the Fort Open Grounds in Taguig City on April 30, 2002. More than 35,000 rock fans showed up and overwhelmed the production staff of the festival. The ticket price was a measly 50 Pesos which was less than 1 US Dollar at the time. 30 local bands were featured in the line up along with a live female mud wrestling. It is also the first time that producers decided to use giant video screens to enhance the experience for the fans. Bands featured in the line up are Slapshock
, Chicosci
, Sandwich
, Badburn, Greyhoundz, Skychurch, Pan, Cheese, Parokya ni Edgar
and many more. The poster for Pulp Summer Slam 2 features a female model wrestling with a man in relevance to the name "Summer Slam".
Pulp Summer Slam 3
In 2003, Pulp Summer Slam 3 was moved to Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City. More bands were featured in this year and gates opened earlier at 12pm. This is also the year wherein the Pulp Summer Slam CD was released to public. Buying a Pulp Summer Slam CD entitles the buyer a free ticket to the festival which was raised to 150 Pesos. Bands featured in Pulp Summer Slam 3 were Agaw Agimat, Bamboo, Barbie's Cradle
, Boldstar, Brownman Revival, Cheese, Chicosci, Color It Red, Cynthia Alexander, The Mongols, Gary Granada, Imago, Itchyworms, Joey Ayala, Kamikazee
, Kapatid, Pinikpikan, Pin-Up Girls
, Razorback, Rayyn, Reggae Mistress, Radioactive Sago Project, and more. This is also the year when underground bands were officially announced to be one of a priority in the festival. Again, in relevance to the title, the Pulp Summer Slam 3 poster features an image of Gigantor and Rusty battling it out in a wrestling ring with a referee.
Pulp Summer Slam 4
For 2004's Pulp Summer Slam, there were many changes. One of which is the poster image wherein instead of wrestling concept, a Filipino version of Uncle Sam was replaced. The poster features Filipino rock legend Pepe Smith
wearing top hat made of native material and Filipino flag uniform with a sign that says "I want you! Join the Pulp Summer Slam Army!" This festival was held in Amoranto Stadium on April 30, 2004 is the first time where tickets include freebies like beer, sodas, discount to t-shirts, and more. Having a solid concept other than the "wresting" idea gained support from sponsors and grew the audience back to 25,000 rock fans, after the modest success of Pulp Summer Slam 3. Band who performed were Stonefree, Grass, Kapatid, 6 Cycle Mind, Sugarfree, Twisted Halo, the Mongols, Urbandub, Sin, Death By Stereo, Cakewalk, Imago, Bamboo, Moonstar 88, Chicosci, and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 5
Following up on the "Filipino Uncle Sam" concept, Pulp Summer Slam 5 now has a theme. Entitled, "World War Five", this year's Pulp Summer Slam features Greyhoundz frontman Reg Rubio as the demon soldier on the poster holding a KKK
flag. Held on April 30, 2005 at the Amoranto Stadium, Pulp Summer Slam experienced to receive counterfeit tickets for the first time. Ticket price to Pulp Summer Slam 5 is 180 Pesos inclusive of freebies such as beer, pizza, soda, prepaid cellphone credit, and a discount on the official merchandise. Bands who performed were Orange and Lemons, Tropical Depression, COG, the Ambassadors, Kamikazee
, Itchyworms, The Dawn, Kikomachine, Shards of Ice, Spongecola, Jeepney Joyride, Sheila and the Insects, and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 6 "The Invasion Begins"
In 2006, Pulp Summer Slam was forced to change its April 30 date. Because April 30, 2006 falls on a Sunday, the producer was forced to move Pulp Summer Slam 6 to April 29, 2006 which is a Saturday. This is also a year when a regular Pulp Summer Slam attendee who wears fake alien ears to every Pulp Summer Slam was featured as a "mascot". Entitled, "The Invasion Begins", Pulp Summer Slam 6 featured World Battle of the Bands winner Jaggedy Ann, an all-female rock band. This year's festival was supported by a poster issue in Pulp Magazine
wherein bands performing at the event each got a full page poster with the alien-ear mascot called "Tenga". Bands who performed were Join the Club, Sandwich
, Giniling Festival, Pedicab, Agape, Saydie, Dicta License, Juan Pablo Dream, Sultans of Snap, Queso, Kapatid, Pupil, Paramita, Valley of Chrome, Boy Elroy, and many more. The event also featured appearances of sexy female celebrities such as Ara Mina
and the Viva Hot Babes. The poster for Pulp Summer Slam 6 displays an image of Tenga with the members of Jaggedy Ann in the background.
Pulp Summer Slam 7 "The Seven Deadly Sins"
Pulp Summer Slam 7 was entitled, "The Seven Deadly Sins". Because it's the 7th leg of the festival, the producer of the show took this opportunity to use the seven deadly sins
concept and made several official posters featuring gory interpretations of the seven sins. This year is also the first time that Pulp Summer Slam featured an international heavy metal band as headliner. Death Angel
, which was an acquaintance of producer Vernon Go, dropped by their home country to perform for the first time to fellow Filipinos. This was also the first time that Pulp Summer Slam had a triple-band stage setup. Since April 30, 2006 falls on a Monday, the producer was once again forced to move Pulp Summer Slam 7 to April 28, 2007, Saturday.
Pulp Summer Slam 8 "Forever"
Pulp Summer Slam 8 entitled "Forever" is conceptualized after the number 8 which when turned to the side is the sign of infinity. The poster for this year's festival features a stone sculpture of a woman with pythons on her hands. This festival is headlined by international heavy metal band Darkest Hour and had more than 30,000 fans in attendance.
Pulp Summer Slam 9 "Countdown to Extinction"
The title of Pulp Summer Slam 9 "Countdown to Extinction" is named in relevance the 10th leg which is "The Apocalypse". No pun intended on Megadeth
's Countdown to Extinction album, the ninth leg of the festival was headlined by Shadows Fall
. For this year, Pulp Summer Slam was moved back to the April 30 date which fell on a Thursday. This leg also featured underground bands from other countries such as Australia, US, Malaysia, Norway, and Hong Kong. Bands who performed were Rico Blanco
, Kamikazee
, Typecast
, Sandwich
, Kwjan, Boy Elroy, Chicosci, Skabeche, Nyctinasty, Greyhoundz, Unholy Ground, Goddamn, Shepherds the Weak, King Ly Chee, Andrea Marie, Sanctus, Paraluman, Slapshock
and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 9 will also be featured in Shadows Fall's latest DVD release, "Madness in Manila" to come out on August 29, 2010.
Pulp Summer Slam 10 "The Apocalypse"
Pulp Summer Slam "The Apocalypse" is the 10th anniversary of the festival. The official poster featured four women riding on horses, thus the "four horsemen
". An early poster was also released featuring an image of an old man holding a sign that reads "the end is near". Pulp Summer Slam 10 is by far the most talked about, most read about festival in Asia because it is headlined by two international metal bands Lamb of God
and Testament
. These two metal bands had never headline a show together in any part of the world and with the ticket costing only 300 Pesos (approximately 6 US Dollars), Filipino fans became the envy of every metal head in the world. The news was first published in Blabbermouth.com where in Testament frontman Chuck Billy was interviewed about headlining with Lamb of God for the festival. Some US fans were outraged and expressed their sentiments online when they found out about Pulp Summer Slam's 6 US Dollar ticket price for the show and began questioning American promoters why tickets to festivals in the US costs so high. The ticket price of 6 US Dollars of Pulp Summer Slam 10 "The Apocalypse" is inclusive of freebies like beer, sodas, pizzas, condoms, prepaid cellphone credits, and a discount to the official merchandise of the event.
Held on April 17, 2010 at the Amoranto Stadium, the producer was forced again to move the date from the original April 30 to accommodate the availability of the headliners. By 6pm of April 17, 2010, the show was announced to have sold out and is over capacity at around 35,000 fans in attendance. Lamb of God's drummer Chris Adler was interviewed by a local TV network and expressed his excitement for the successful show. "The response of the crowd was more than we expected for our first time here in the Philippines." Other bands who performed were Slapshock
, Intolerant, COG, Greyhoundz, Chicosci
, Typecast
, Bhelliom, Firefalldown, Quartered, Pedicab, Arcadia, Sin
, Ozawa, Bloodshedd, Alex in Wonderland, Bane, Pentavia, and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 11 "Resurrection"
Pulp Summer Slam 11 featured three international bands Anthrax, Hellyeah, and Death Angel on April 30, 2011 at the Amoranto Stadium. For the first time in almost a decade, Pulp Summer Slam presented a new beer sponsor, Colt 45. The festival was attended by around people who received free beer, pizza, cellphone load, sodas, discounts, and many more with their 350 peso ticket (approximately 8 US Dollars). The festival also featured a bigger stage platform and a 50-second pyro show after the set of Anthrax at 11pm.
The festival also featured local bands such as Kamikazee, Paramita, Urbandub, Franco, Arcadia, Chicosci, as well as a visiting band from Dubai called Nervecell - all of whom shared a stage with four band set up.
Pulp Summer Slam held its 10th anniversary at the Amoranto Stadium featuring Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
and Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
as headliners and 30 local and foreign bands on 17 April 2010.
History
Pulp Summer Slam was produced to cater to the readers of Pulp MagazinePulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
http://www.pulpmagazinelive.com, a rock music magazine in the Philippines. Produced by Pulp Magazine publisher Vernon Go, Pulp Summer Slam during its early years always falls on April 30 . The relevance of the date to the Pulp Summer Slam is due to Pulp Magazine's early nature – controversial and gory photo shoots were often featured on the cover. Pulp Summer Slam is famous for gathering more than 30 bands in its line up every year, as well as the 30,000 or more rock fans who show up every year. Many rock fans from all over the country come to this one day show and dress in costumes or bizarre outfits. Often referred to as "The Slam", Pulp Summer Slam has become an annual tradition for rock fans in the country.
In its latter years, Pulp Summer Slam started to bring in international bands as headliners. This made the Pulp Summer Slam become known all over the world. Many ticket buyers from Asia started to drop by the Philippines to witness the show and experience the festival. International bands who came in for Pulp Summer Slam were Death Angel, Darkest Hour, Shadows Fall, Lamb of God, and Testament.
During the early years, Pulp Summer Slam has a two-band stage setup to accommodate quick changeovers for each local band. When headliners started coming in, the stage was made to accommodate three-band set ups. On Pulp Summer Slam 10, the stage had a four-band set up to accommodate 2 headliners.
Pulp Summer Slam is produced by Pulp Live Productions, one of the major show producers in the Philippines. Pulp Live Productions is known for its ability to pull off the most outrageous, intricate technical riders and concept-themed shows. Last March 15, 2007, Pulp Live Productions produced a show for Shadows Fall in which a moving giant zombie was constructed as the band's backdrop. This show will be featured in Shadows fall's upcoming DVD release "Madness in Manila". Another one of Pulp Live Production's biggest shows is The Super Show 2, wherein the production included 329 stages platforms, LED screens, hundreds of lights and pyrotechnic for a one night show in Araneta Coliseum for 9,000 fans.
Pulp Summer Slam Leg
Pulp Summer Slam 1The first Pulp Summer Slam was held on April 30, 2001 with 50 popular Filipino rock and metal bands in the lineup. This was held in the Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig City, Metro Manila. During this time, there was no other existing music festivals in that scale and Filipino rock fans responded positively to the show. The poster for the first Pulp Summer Slam featured Carlo Estrada wearing a wrestling spandex in relevance to the name "summer slam" which at first would sound like a wrestling event. Bands featured in this festival were Parokya Ni Edgar
Parokya ni Edgar
Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of college students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of popular songs...
, Eraserheads The Dawn, Razorback
Razorback
Razorback is an Americanism, loosely applied to any type of feral pig or wild boar in North America. The term has also appeared in Australia, to describe said animals in that country.-Introduction to the Americas:...
, Rivermaya
Rivermaya
Rivermaya is one of the most influential, critically acclaimed and significant Filipino rock band formed in 1993. They are one of the several bands who spearheads the 90s Philippine alternative rock explosion...
, Sandwich
Sandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
, Greyhoundz, Teeth, Battery, Barbie's Cradle, MOYG, Brownbeat All-Stars, Bad Burn, Chicoscience, Ciudad, Imago, First Degree, Itchyworms, Dahong Palay, Shampoo Ni Lola, Huka, Mr. Crayon, Blue Rats, Moonstar 88, and more.
Pulp Summer Slam 2
After the success of the first Pulp Summer Slam, the second was moved to a bigger venue at the Fort Open Grounds in Taguig City on April 30, 2002. More than 35,000 rock fans showed up and overwhelmed the production staff of the festival. The ticket price was a measly 50 Pesos which was less than 1 US Dollar at the time. 30 local bands were featured in the line up along with a live female mud wrestling. It is also the first time that producers decided to use giant video screens to enhance the experience for the fans. Bands featured in the line up are Slapshock
Slapshock
Slapshock is a rock band from Manila, Philippines. Formed in 1996 originally as a rap metal act, significantly being compared with Korn. Their recent material were now under the metalcore genre.- Background :...
, Chicosci
Chicosci
ChicoSci is a 5-piece Filipino rock band based in Manila. The band is composed of Miggy Chavez, Mong Alcaraz, Calde Calderon, Macoy Estacio and Ariel Lumanlan.-Formation and early days:...
, Sandwich
Sandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
, Badburn, Greyhoundz, Skychurch, Pan, Cheese, Parokya ni Edgar
Parokya ni Edgar
Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of college students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of popular songs...
and many more. The poster for Pulp Summer Slam 2 features a female model wrestling with a man in relevance to the name "Summer Slam".
Pulp Summer Slam 3
In 2003, Pulp Summer Slam 3 was moved to Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City. More bands were featured in this year and gates opened earlier at 12pm. This is also the year wherein the Pulp Summer Slam CD was released to public. Buying a Pulp Summer Slam CD entitles the buyer a free ticket to the festival which was raised to 150 Pesos. Bands featured in Pulp Summer Slam 3 were Agaw Agimat, Bamboo, Barbie's Cradle
Barbie's Cradle
Barbie's Cradle was a Filipino alternative rock band, formed in 1998 by the remaining members of Barbie Almalbis's previous band, Hungry Young Poets, and disbanded in 2005 when Almalbis took up a solo career...
, Boldstar, Brownman Revival, Cheese, Chicosci, Color It Red, Cynthia Alexander, The Mongols, Gary Granada, Imago, Itchyworms, Joey Ayala, Kamikazee
Kamikazee
Kamikazee is a Filipino rock band formed in 2000. The band is composed of Jay Contreras, Jomal Linao, Led Tuyay, Puto Astete and Bords Burdeos.- History :...
, Kapatid, Pinikpikan, Pin-Up Girls
The Pin-Ups
The Pin-Ups, formerly The Pin-Up Girls, is an independent band formed in 1995 by Mondo Castro along with Keltscross members Pamela Aquino and Jennifer Tan.”...
, Razorback, Rayyn, Reggae Mistress, Radioactive Sago Project, and more. This is also the year when underground bands were officially announced to be one of a priority in the festival. Again, in relevance to the title, the Pulp Summer Slam 3 poster features an image of Gigantor and Rusty battling it out in a wrestling ring with a referee.
Pulp Summer Slam 4
For 2004's Pulp Summer Slam, there were many changes. One of which is the poster image wherein instead of wrestling concept, a Filipino version of Uncle Sam was replaced. The poster features Filipino rock legend Pepe Smith
Pepe Smith
Joseph William Feliciano Smith is a Filipino singer-songwriter, drummer, and guitarist. More commonly known alternately as Joey Smith and Pepe Smith, he is an icon of original Filipino rock music or "Pinoy Rock"....
wearing top hat made of native material and Filipino flag uniform with a sign that says "I want you! Join the Pulp Summer Slam Army!" This festival was held in Amoranto Stadium on April 30, 2004 is the first time where tickets include freebies like beer, sodas, discount to t-shirts, and more. Having a solid concept other than the "wresting" idea gained support from sponsors and grew the audience back to 25,000 rock fans, after the modest success of Pulp Summer Slam 3. Band who performed were Stonefree, Grass, Kapatid, 6 Cycle Mind, Sugarfree, Twisted Halo, the Mongols, Urbandub, Sin, Death By Stereo, Cakewalk, Imago, Bamboo, Moonstar 88, Chicosci, and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 5
Following up on the "Filipino Uncle Sam" concept, Pulp Summer Slam 5 now has a theme. Entitled, "World War Five", this year's Pulp Summer Slam features Greyhoundz frontman Reg Rubio as the demon soldier on the poster holding a KKK
Katipunan
The Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila in 1892, whose primary aim was to gain independence from Spain through revolution. The society was initiated by Filipino patriots Andrés Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao Diwa, and others on the night...
flag. Held on April 30, 2005 at the Amoranto Stadium, Pulp Summer Slam experienced to receive counterfeit tickets for the first time. Ticket price to Pulp Summer Slam 5 is 180 Pesos inclusive of freebies such as beer, pizza, soda, prepaid cellphone credit, and a discount on the official merchandise. Bands who performed were Orange and Lemons, Tropical Depression, COG, the Ambassadors, Kamikazee
Kamikazee
Kamikazee is a Filipino rock band formed in 2000. The band is composed of Jay Contreras, Jomal Linao, Led Tuyay, Puto Astete and Bords Burdeos.- History :...
, Itchyworms, The Dawn, Kikomachine, Shards of Ice, Spongecola, Jeepney Joyride, Sheila and the Insects, and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 6 "The Invasion Begins"
In 2006, Pulp Summer Slam was forced to change its April 30 date. Because April 30, 2006 falls on a Sunday, the producer was forced to move Pulp Summer Slam 6 to April 29, 2006 which is a Saturday. This is also a year when a regular Pulp Summer Slam attendee who wears fake alien ears to every Pulp Summer Slam was featured as a "mascot". Entitled, "The Invasion Begins", Pulp Summer Slam 6 featured World Battle of the Bands winner Jaggedy Ann, an all-female rock band. This year's festival was supported by a poster issue in Pulp Magazine
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
wherein bands performing at the event each got a full page poster with the alien-ear mascot called "Tenga". Bands who performed were Join the Club, Sandwich
Sandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
, Giniling Festival, Pedicab, Agape, Saydie, Dicta License, Juan Pablo Dream, Sultans of Snap, Queso, Kapatid, Pupil, Paramita, Valley of Chrome, Boy Elroy, and many more. The event also featured appearances of sexy female celebrities such as Ara Mina
Ara Mina
Hazel Pascual Reyes , better known by her screen name, Ara Mina, is a Filipina actress, fashion model and singer. She won the Golden Screen Award in 2004 for Best Actress in a drama in the Philippines....
and the Viva Hot Babes. The poster for Pulp Summer Slam 6 displays an image of Tenga with the members of Jaggedy Ann in the background.
Pulp Summer Slam 7 "The Seven Deadly Sins"
Pulp Summer Slam 7 was entitled, "The Seven Deadly Sins". Because it's the 7th leg of the festival, the producer of the show took this opportunity to use the seven deadly sins
Seven deadly sins
The 7 Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, is a classification of objectionable vices that have been used since early Christian times to educate and instruct followers concerning fallen humanity's tendency to sin...
concept and made several official posters featuring gory interpretations of the seven sins. This year is also the first time that Pulp Summer Slam featured an international heavy metal band as headliner. Death Angel
Death Angel
Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from Concord, California, initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. Death Angel has released six studio albums, two demo tapes, one box set and two live albums....
, which was an acquaintance of producer Vernon Go, dropped by their home country to perform for the first time to fellow Filipinos. This was also the first time that Pulp Summer Slam had a triple-band stage setup. Since April 30, 2006 falls on a Monday, the producer was once again forced to move Pulp Summer Slam 7 to April 28, 2007, Saturday.
Pulp Summer Slam 8 "Forever"
Pulp Summer Slam 8 entitled "Forever" is conceptualized after the number 8 which when turned to the side is the sign of infinity. The poster for this year's festival features a stone sculpture of a woman with pythons on her hands. This festival is headlined by international heavy metal band Darkest Hour and had more than 30,000 fans in attendance.
Pulp Summer Slam 9 "Countdown to Extinction"
The title of Pulp Summer Slam 9 "Countdown to Extinction" is named in relevance the 10th leg which is "The Apocalypse". No pun intended on Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
's Countdown to Extinction album, the ninth leg of the festival was headlined by Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...
. For this year, Pulp Summer Slam was moved back to the April 30 date which fell on a Thursday. This leg also featured underground bands from other countries such as Australia, US, Malaysia, Norway, and Hong Kong. Bands who performed were Rico Blanco
Rico Blanco
Rico Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya, Blanco has so far recorded, written and produced more local and regional number one hits than any other musician since 1994 and has sold over a...
, Kamikazee
Kamikazee
Kamikazee is a Filipino rock band formed in 2000. The band is composed of Jay Contreras, Jomal Linao, Led Tuyay, Puto Astete and Bords Burdeos.- History :...
, Typecast
Typecast (band)
Typecast is a post-hardcore/alternative rock band from the Philippines. Originally an underground act, they have surfaced on the mainstream Philippine music scene, while managing to hold on to their underground roots.-Career:...
, Sandwich
Sandwich
A sandwich is a food item, typically consisting of two or more slices of :bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of lunch food, typically taken to work or school, or...
, Kwjan, Boy Elroy, Chicosci, Skabeche, Nyctinasty, Greyhoundz, Unholy Ground, Goddamn, Shepherds the Weak, King Ly Chee, Andrea Marie, Sanctus, Paraluman, Slapshock
Slapshock
Slapshock is a rock band from Manila, Philippines. Formed in 1996 originally as a rap metal act, significantly being compared with Korn. Their recent material were now under the metalcore genre.- Background :...
and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 9 will also be featured in Shadows Fall's latest DVD release, "Madness in Manila" to come out on August 29, 2010.
Pulp Summer Slam 10 "The Apocalypse"
Pulp Summer Slam "The Apocalypse" is the 10th anniversary of the festival. The official poster featured four women riding on horses, thus the "four horsemen
Four Horsemen
The Four Horsemen usually refers to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who are the forces of man's destruction as described in the Christian Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation.Other uses:- Entertainment :...
". An early poster was also released featuring an image of an old man holding a sign that reads "the end is near". Pulp Summer Slam 10 is by far the most talked about, most read about festival in Asia because it is headlined by two international metal bands Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
and Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
. These two metal bands had never headline a show together in any part of the world and with the ticket costing only 300 Pesos (approximately 6 US Dollars), Filipino fans became the envy of every metal head in the world. The news was first published in Blabbermouth.com where in Testament frontman Chuck Billy was interviewed about headlining with Lamb of God for the festival. Some US fans were outraged and expressed their sentiments online when they found out about Pulp Summer Slam's 6 US Dollar ticket price for the show and began questioning American promoters why tickets to festivals in the US costs so high. The ticket price of 6 US Dollars of Pulp Summer Slam 10 "The Apocalypse" is inclusive of freebies like beer, sodas, pizzas, condoms, prepaid cellphone credits, and a discount to the official merchandise of the event.
Held on April 17, 2010 at the Amoranto Stadium, the producer was forced again to move the date from the original April 30 to accommodate the availability of the headliners. By 6pm of April 17, 2010, the show was announced to have sold out and is over capacity at around 35,000 fans in attendance. Lamb of God's drummer Chris Adler was interviewed by a local TV network and expressed his excitement for the successful show. "The response of the crowd was more than we expected for our first time here in the Philippines." Other bands who performed were Slapshock
Slapshock
Slapshock is a rock band from Manila, Philippines. Formed in 1996 originally as a rap metal act, significantly being compared with Korn. Their recent material were now under the metalcore genre.- Background :...
, Intolerant, COG, Greyhoundz, Chicosci
Chicosci
ChicoSci is a 5-piece Filipino rock band based in Manila. The band is composed of Miggy Chavez, Mong Alcaraz, Calde Calderon, Macoy Estacio and Ariel Lumanlan.-Formation and early days:...
, Typecast
Typecast (band)
Typecast is a post-hardcore/alternative rock band from the Philippines. Originally an underground act, they have surfaced on the mainstream Philippine music scene, while managing to hold on to their underground roots.-Career:...
, Bhelliom, Firefalldown, Quartered, Pedicab, Arcadia, Sin
Sin
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, Ozawa, Bloodshedd, Alex in Wonderland, Bane, Pentavia, and many more.
Pulp Summer Slam 11 "Resurrection"
Pulp Summer Slam 11 featured three international bands Anthrax, Hellyeah, and Death Angel on April 30, 2011 at the Amoranto Stadium. For the first time in almost a decade, Pulp Summer Slam presented a new beer sponsor, Colt 45. The festival was attended by around people who received free beer, pizza, cellphone load, sodas, discounts, and many more with their 350 peso ticket (approximately 8 US Dollars). The festival also featured a bigger stage platform and a 50-second pyro show after the set of Anthrax at 11pm.
The festival also featured local bands such as Kamikazee, Paramita, Urbandub, Franco, Arcadia, Chicosci, as well as a visiting band from Dubai called Nervecell - all of whom shared a stage with four band set up.