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Ben Pike

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AL ➡️ NC, former musician, nerd stuff, music dork, beer snob, IT Consultant by day, amateur photog at night, pragmatic semanticist, benpike.me || benpike.net

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · 6h

Decoy || Furnace Fest 2025 in Birmingham, AL

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · 4d

Magnitude || Furnace Fest 2025 pre-show at Workplay in Birmingham, AL

#birmingham #alabama #furnacefest #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #hardcore #metal #metalcore #emo #screamo #punk #rock #rocknroll #punkrock #diy #magnitude #straightedge

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · 6d

The Beautiful Mistake || Furnace Fest 2025 pre-show at Workplay in Birmingham, AL

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · 6d

Advent || Furnace Fest 2025 pre-show at Workplay in Birmingham, AL

#birmingham #bham #alabama #furnacefest #slossfurnaces #sloss #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #hardcore #metal #metalcore #emo #screamo #punk #rock #rocknroll #punkrock #posthardcore #diy #advent

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · 8d

Stray From The Path || Furnace Fest 2025

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#birmingham #alabama #furnacefest #slossfurnaces #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #hardcore #metal #metalcore #emo #screamo #punk #rock #rocknroll #punkrock #melodichardcore #posthardcore #diy #strayfromthepath

Ben Pike @benpike.net · 12d

Johnny Booth || Furnace Fest 2025
#birmingham #bham #alabama #furnacefest #slossfurnaces #sloss #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #hardcore #metal #metalcore #emo #screamo #punk #rock #rocknroll #punkrock #melodichardcore #posthardcore #diy #johnnybooth

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 30

Wielded Steel || Swanson's Warehouse in Greenville, SC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 28

Haywire || Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 23

Decoy || Swanson's Warehouse in Greenville, SC

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#southcarolina #greenville #sc #swansons #swansonswarehouse #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #decoy #diy #punk #punkrock #rock #rocknroll #hardcore #metal #metalcore #screamo #posthardcore #deathcore #welcometothefamily

Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 12

Rectoplasm || Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC

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#hardcore #metal #metalcore #slam #hoots #hootsbeerco #blindeyeproductions

Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 12

Deathbloom || Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC

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#hardcore #metal #metalcore #deathcore #hoots #hootsbeerco #getinthevanbooking

Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 1

Orthodox || Kings in Raleigh, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jul 1

Survival Tactics || The Den in Winston-Salem, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 27

PowerPlay || Back Table in Greensboro, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 27

Drosera || Back Table in Greensboro, NC

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#northcarolina #piedmonttriad #greensboro #gsonc #bluerosebooking #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #drosera #diy #punk #punkrock #rock #rocknroll #hardcore #metal #metalcore #sludge #crust

Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 13

Thus Spoke Zarathustra || The Milestone in Charlotte, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 13

Backslide || The Milestone in Charlotte, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 10

Cliff B Worsham || The Milestone in Charlotte, NC

#northcarolina #queencity #charlotte #cltnc #amossouthend #livemusic #sonya7iv #cliffbworsham #diy #punk #punkrock #rock #rocknroll #folk #country #altcountry #singersongwriter #welcometothefamily

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 1

'68 || Amos' Southend in Charlotte, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · Jun 1

Emery || Amos' Southend in Charlotte, NC

#northcarolina #queencity #charlotte #cltnc #amossouthend #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #emery #diy #punk #punkrock #rock #rocknroll #hardcore #metal #metalcore #screamo #posthardcore

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · May 23

Circle Five || Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC

#northcarolina #piedmonttriad #winstonsalem #wsnc #hoots #hootsbeerco #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #circlefive #diy #punk #punkrock #rock #rocknroll #hardcore #metal #metalcore #bluerosebooking

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · May 23

Navtec || Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC

#northcarolina #piedmonttriad #winstonsalem #wsnc #hoots #hootsbeerco #livemusic #sony #sonya7iv #navtec #diy #punk #punkrock #rock #rocknroll #hardcore #metal #metalcore #overcomefest

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · May 16

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E-Town Concrete || Overcome Fest 2025 pre-show at Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC — BenPike.net

Ben Pike @benpike.net · May 16

E-Town Concrete || Overcome Fest 2025 pre-show at Hoots in Winston-Salem, NC

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Ben Pike @benpike.net · May 9

Mindforce || Overcome Fest 2025 in Winston-Salem, NC

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