Metal Female Voices Fest

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

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.

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

2019

Japan

• 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

"On hold"

2016

MFVF 2016
October 21	October 22	October 23
Acoustic shows	Leaves' Eyes MaYaN Battlelore Kontrust Artrosis Spoil Engine Savn Crescent Lament Ancient Myth Mourning Sun Evig Natt	Tarja Liv Kristine + Raymond Rohonyi Tristania Whyzdom Enemy of Reality Feridea Blackthorn Skarlett Riot Mercy Isle

2014

MFVF 2014
October 17	October 18	October 19
MFV United Saeko Ayin Aleph Diary of Destruction	Leaves' Eyes The Sirens (Anneke Van Giersbergen, Kari Rueslåtten & Liv Kristine) Sirenia Draconian Diabulus in Musica Head Phones President Skeptical Minds Jaded Star Ancient Bards Dark Sarah Season of Ghosts La-Ventura	Therion Arkona Xandria Holy Moses Stream of Passion Viper Solfa Enemy of Reality Magistina Saga Evenoire Aria Flame

2013

MFVF 2013
October 18	October 19	October 20
Eve's Apple Liv Kristine	Lacuna Coil Delain + Sharon den Adel Leaves' Eyes Kontrust Asrai Kobra and the Lotus Chaostar Serenity Imperia Victorians Azylya Magion	Tarja + Floor Jansen ReVamp Anneke van Giersbergen Crimfall Stream of Passion Cadaveria Eleanor Dalriada Hell City L'Endevi

2012

MFVF 2012
October 20	October 21
Lacuna Coil Arch Enemy Delain Arkona Amberian Dawn Skeptical Minds Dimlight Lahannya Seduce the Heaven Benighted Soul Crysalys Anwynn	Epica Xandria Diabulus in Musica Trail of Tears Sarah Jezebel Deva Trillium 69 Chambers November-7 Meden Agan Valkyre

2011

Elize Ryd at the Metal Female Voices Fest in 2011

MFVF 2011
October 21	October 22	October 23
Battlelore Xandria Bare Infinity	Doro Leaves' Eyes Diabulus in Musica Trail of Tears Benedictum Dylath-Leen Deadlock Amaranthe Kivimetsän Druidi Coma Divine Nemhain Hanging Doll	Therion Visions of Atlantis Draconian Stream of Passion System Divide Midnattsol Triosphere VelvetSeal Operatika Diary About My Nightmares

2010

MFVF 2010
October 22	October 23	October 24
Hells Belles Manic Movement The Veil	Arch Enemy ReVamp Krypteria Tristania Dylath-Leen Visions of Atlantis Skeptical Minds 69 Chambers UnSun Godyva Pythia	Epica Leaves' Eyes HolyHell Diabulus in Musica Sarah Jezebel Deva The Agonist Omega Lithium Ram-Zet Anwynn

2009

The 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 Delain Midnattsol Krypteria Flowing Tears Autumn Amberian Dawn Kivimetsän Druidi UnSun Manic Movement Pinky Doodle Poodle Whyzdom	Tarja Doro Trail of Tears Van Canto Darzamat Stream of Passion Lahannya Deadlock To-Mera Coronatus

2008

MFVF 2008
October 17	October 18
Girlschool Eths Benedictum Izegrim White Skull Dylath-Leen ChaosWave Ethernity Why She Kills	Tarja Epica L'Âme Immortelle Trail of Tears Midnattsol (canceled) Asrai Diablo Swing Orchestra Macbeth Edenbridge Atargatis Kells Markize

2007

Theatre 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 ‡
Seraphim Kells Markize Ethernity Sad Siberia	Doro Holy Moses Dylath-Leen Tourettes Darzamat (canceled) Benedictum (canceled)	Leaves' Eyes Epica Sirenia Flowing Tears Seraphim Delain Elis Draconian Battlelore Distorted Valkyre Interria Autumn (canceled) Imperia (canceled)

_{†Held at Ten Weyngaert, Brussels.^[8] / ‡Held at Oktoberhallen, Wieze.^[1]}

2006

Held 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 Delain Lullacry Midnattsol Forever Slave Xandria Sengir Visions of Atlantis Skeptical Minds Naio Ssaion The Legion of Hetheria Anachronia Theatres des Vampires Macbeth

2005

Held at Oktoberhallen, Wieze.

MFVF 2005
October 22
Lacuna Coil After Forever Epica Leaves' Eyes Mercury Rain Midnattsol Asrai Elis Autumn Skeptical Minds The Legion of Hetheria Anachronia Diluvium (did not appear)

2004

Held at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels.

MFVF 2004
November 7
Nightwish Epica Flowing Tears Darkwell Sengir Visions of Atlantis Syrens Call Ashes You Leave

2003

Held at Ten Weyngaert, Forest.

MFVF 2003
November 8
Epica Autumn Anthemon Sengir Keltgar Morning The Last Embrace

References

1. "Metal Female Voices Fest V". Retrieved 2009-11-01.
2. 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.
3. The Gathering. "The Gathering will not play at the Metal Female Voices Fest". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
4. After Forever. "After Forever not at Metal Female Voices Fest 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07.
5. "Darzamat's official website". Archived from the original on 2006-01-07.
6. "Autumn tour history". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17.
7. "Imperia tour history".
8. "Metal Female Voices Fest Warm Up". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11.
9. Delain. "Delain on clubtour!". Retrieved 2006-01-13.
10. 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.

External links

• Official website