A gathering of underground
metal bands, occurring in the inland empire of Southern California. "Emocide", now a yearly event, began as members of several local
metal bands complained about the popularity of the Emo style, pathetic attitudes of most anything emo, the somewhat unfriendliness of venues, and unfairness of society in general, toward people who prefer
music of the deathmetal, grindcore and blackmetal variety. Disgruntled band members decided to throw a party, made a flyer and invited all their friends to join them. On a whim they decided to call the event "Emocide", somewhat in agreement with the term "emocide", i.e.:
death to anything "emo", would be something to celebrate. Since that first gathering the event has become synonomous, (at least in the local underground
metal community) with a yearly gathering of the area's most extreme underground
metal bands, along with family, friends and fans, getting together once a year to appreciate underground
metal, moshing & discussing ways to support and promote the
music they love, the old school
way - DIY style, in the vain of the metal militia street teams supporting and promoting an underground metal garage band, who called themselves Metallica.
Last year's Emocide event
drew an even larger crowd, and word has
spread, so that a larger venue is needed to host all the
bands who have asked to perform.
