European Metal Festival Alliance MEMBERS LAUNCH ‘METAL UNITED’ CHARITY T-SHIRT
by April 17, 2022Members of the European Metal Festival Alliance (EMFA), have today launched a new ‘Metal United’ t-shirt, with all proceeds going to a recognized relief charity to aid Ukrainian people most in need in their current crisis.
The festivals taking part in this important fundraiser, together with ARTmania Festival – Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival, Belgium; Bloodstock Open Air, Great Britain; Brutal Assault, Czech Republic; Dynamo Metal Fest, Holland; Inferno Metal Festival, Norway; Into The Grave, Holland; Leyendas Del Rock, Spain; Midgardsblot, Norway; Motocultor Festival, France; Party.San Metal Open Air, Germany; Resurrection Fest, Spain; and Summer Breeze Open Air, Germany – are all united against war and suppression, and welcome all people, no matter what country they are from, or what race or religion they are. The festivals want to make plain that they are not for Ukrainians and against Russians; that they wish most of all to just help people who are in need in these troubling times.
The t-shirt will be available at https://www.sbtix.de/produkte/45549-charity-shirt-for-ukraine for 16,66 EURO, with proceeds going to Music Saves UA.
Vlad Yaremchuk, Booker of Atlas Weekend Festival, co-initiators of Music Saves UA, states:
“We are the All-Ukrainian Association of Music Events, in peacetime we are the largest association of representatives of the music industry of our country.
Now, normal life in Ukraine has completely stopped. So, we are using all our resources and people to provide humanitarian help to our people who need it the most right now. Our team works 24/7 to help as many victims of this cruel war as possible.
Humanitarian help center has already been deployed on the premises of the Atlas venue in Kyiv. We are also working on setting up refugee assistance centers on the borders with Europe to facilitate a safe and robust infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing the country. Our entire team is currently located in multiple cities of Ukraine, and we are in close contact with volunteers, Ukrainian military, and humanitarian groups so we are aware of the current urgent needs on the ground and are ready to provide immediate help where it is most needed at this very moment.
Therefore, we need financial assistance urgently. For this we have organized a project aimed at raising funds for the humanitarian needs of the civilians in Ukraine.
We encourage you to not remain indifferent and to help Ukrainian families to survive this difficult time.”
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Regarding this initiative, Codruta Vulcu, ARTmania Festival Director, ads: “In dark times and shocking contexts, we should always unite our efforts to help people in suffering, to bring a beam of hope and as much support as we can offer. In the face of conflict and injustice, no one can stay indifferent nor turn a blind eye. The only way is to do what arts teach us: put differences apart, come together and bring out the good side of humanity. And this is precisely what we are trying to do with the “Metal United charity T-shirt”. Vital support for the Ukrainian people will be made possible by each new individual contribution.”
Adam Gregory from Bloodstock Festival, on behalf of EMFA, also comments: “We all find ourselves shocked at recent events and wish to do all we can to aid in such harrowing times, All proceeds from the T-shirt will be going to support those in need and our thoughts are with everyone affected by war or suppression.”
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About ARTmania Festival
ARTmania Festival, the first Romanian festival that has brought on the local market the concept of combining the art with entertainment, is a platform dedicated to promoting all forms of artistic expression inspired by rock culture.
With each edition, ARTmania has consolidated itself as a major regional promoter of contemporary music. However, ARTmania Festival does not simply refer to shows of famous international and local bands. Music is the main component from which everything emerged, but it is only a part of the experience the festival was designed to offer to Romanian and foreign art lovers.
Since the very beginning, ARTmania has been designed as a cultural platform meant to offer the public various events and ways to experience different forms of artistic expression, such as concerts, exhibitions, book launches or film screenings. This common meeting place of artists with the public at the level of sound, colors, images or letters, hosted by the Square and the medieval fortress, creates the space of fairy tale and magic which is essentially comprised in the spirit of the festival.
Being the longest-lasting and largest rock festival in Romania and one of the longest-standing traditions of the regional cultural scene, ARTmania has shaped its own identity through a bold concept and a special ambience: the Large Square of one of the most beautiful fortresses medieval times in Eastern Europe.
ARTmania is constantly exploring new directions, building on the experience of previous editions, when a number of important artists and bands went on stage, international names like: Steven Wilson, Peter Hammill, Serj Tankian, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Opeth, Die Toten Hosen, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Apocalyptica, HIM, The Gathering, The Sisters of Mercy, Anathema, Apocalyptica, Lacuna Coil, Helloween, Lacrimosa, Poets of the Fall or Deine Lakaien among many others.
