Metal Female Voices Fest was a heavy metal music festival dedicated to female vocalists, held annually in the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium from 2003 to 2016. It was organized by the Metal Organisation, which later changed into "2 Wild 4 agency". The festival enables smaller and unknown bands within the female fronted genre to perform on a big stage beside bigger and more famous bands.
| Metal Female Voices Fest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Heavy metal, Symphonic metal, Gothic metal, Alternative metal, Folk metal, others |
| Dates | Autumn |
| Location(s) | Wieze, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Years active | 2003 – 2017, 2019 |
| Website | metalfemalevoicesfest.be |
Over the years, they gave away special awards or organized a warm-up which allowed bands to compete to perform on the festival for the next year.
On 13 February 2017, it was announced that the Metal Female Voices Fest is put on indefinite hold. On 10 December 2018, it has been confirmed that a Japanese edition of MFVF will take place in Osaka and Tokyo in April 2019.
In 2020, the official website of the Metal Female Voices Fest went dead.
Lineups
edit2019
editJapan
edit- Leaves' Eyes
- Anneke van Giersbergen's VUUR
- Mary's Blood (Tokyo only)
- Evig Natt
- Sailing to Nowhere
- Ancient Myth (Osaka only)
- Rakshasa (Osaka only)
- Eleanor (Tokyo only)
2017
edit"On hold"
2016
edit| MFVF 2016 | ||
| October 21 | October 22 | October 23 |
|---|---|---|
|
Acoustic shows |
Leaves' Eyes |
Tarja |
2014
edit| MFVF 2014 | ||
| October 17 | October 18 | October 19 |
|---|---|---|
|
MFV United |
Leaves' Eyes |
Therion |
2013
edit| MFVF 2013 | ||
| October 18 | October 19 | October 20 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lacuna Coil |
Tarja + Floor Jansen | |
2012
edit| MFVF 2012 | ||
| October 20 | October 21 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Lacuna Coil |
Epica | |
2011
edit
| MFVF 2011 | ||
| October 21 | October 22 | October 23 |
|---|---|---|
|
Doro |
Therion | |
2010
edit| MFVF 2010 | ||
| October 22 | October 23 | October 24 |
|---|---|---|
|
Hells Belles |
Arch Enemy |
Epica |
2009
editThe seventh edition took place at Oktoberhallen in Wieze in the municipality of Lebbeke on October 17 and October 18, 2009.[1]
| MFVF 2009 | ||
| October 17 | October 18 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Epica |
Tarja | |
2008
edit
| MFVF 2008 | ||
| October 17 | October 18 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Girlschool |
Tarja | |
2007
editTheatre of Tragedy, who had already pulled out of the 2006 festival,[2] were initially scheduled to perform on October 20 as the fifth band on the bill. On February 2 it was announced that they had decided to cancel their appearance, with no explanation given. They were replaced by Autumn. The Gathering and After Forever also canceled, respectively on February 15,[3] being replaced by Delain, and May 4,[4] being replaced by Flowing Tears. The lineup was later reshuffled so Sirenia and Epica ended up taking After Forever and The Gathering's place. Darzamat, Autumn and Imperia also pulled out shortly before the date of the festival.[5][6][7]
| MFVF 2007 | ||
| October 13 (Warm-Up) † | October 17 ‡ | October 18 ‡ |
|---|---|---|
|
Doro |
Leaves' Eyes | |
†Held at Ten Weyngaert, Brussels.[8] / ‡Held at Oktoberhallen, Wieze.[1]
2006
editHeld on October 21 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze. Theatre of Tragedy canceled their appearance on October 20 because two band members were sick.[2] Delain were initially going to play as a special guest,[9] but they effectively replaced Theatre of Tragedy in the lineup. The event was also dedicated to the late Elis singer, Sabine Dünser, who passed on July of that year. The remaining members of Elis were in attendance at the festival and had performed the year prior at the event.[10]
| MFVF 2006 | ||
| October 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Tristania | ||
2005
editHeld at Oktoberhallen, Wieze.
| MFVF 2005 | ||
| October 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Lacuna Coil | ||
2004
editHeld at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels.
| MFVF 2004 | ||
| November 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Nightwish | ||
2003
editHeld at Ten Weyngaert, Forest.
| MFVF 2003 | ||
| November 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Epica | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Metal Female Voices Fest V". Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ a b Theatre of Tragedy (2006-10-20). "ToT gig at Metal Female Voices Fest canceled!". Archived from the original on 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2006-01-13.
- ^ The Gathering. "The Gathering will not play at the Metal Female Voices Fest". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ After Forever. "After Forever not at Metal Female Voices Fest 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07.
- ^ "Darzamat's official website". Archived from the original on 2006-01-07.
- ^ "Autumn tour history". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Imperia tour history".
- ^ "Metal Female Voices Fest Warm Up". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Delain. "Delain on clubtour!". Retrieved 2006-01-13.
- ^ Val, Helcanen (July 8, 2017). "Some people left this Earth really too early..." Facebook.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- Pictures of the edition of 2007. www.metal-ways.com.