A short while back we told you that Springfield hardcore band Pound For Pound has sadly decided to call it quits and play one final show in November. We also mentioned that the final show would include some sort of music festival featuring bands of the heavier genres. Today we are back with more news of Pound For Pound’s last show and the music fest that is going along with!

The festival is being called “The End Is Here Fest.” It features a few local and out of town bands and will close with Pound For Pound performing their final set. The fest will be held at Black Sheep on Saturday, November 9th. Aside from Pound For Pound, there will be nine bands performing. This includes Blood In/Blood Out from Indiana who will be performing their only show in the Midwest this year. This will also include local metal/hardcore band Battalion, who last played Black Sheep at Black Sheep Fest in July. Next up is Human Animal from Pennsylvania. They play hardcore. Then we have Smoke And Mirrors, which is another hardcore band from Pennsylvania. Next is Dissention, which is a St. Louis hardcore band which features one former member of Pound For Pound. Then we have another local metal band, Skywalker. Ready for a surprise? It looks like Scott Blacula have found their next match. Scott Blacula will be battling powerviolence band Smoke Coke from Champaign. Opening things up will be No Regrets from Chicago.

Wow! That’s a lot of heavy music. The festival will kick off at 3:30 pm and doors open at 3:00 pm. Admission is $8 for 10 bands. You can find a facebook event for The End Is Here Fest right here. You can also check our shows page too take a look at all the shows coming up at Black Sheep.