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Re: Metal camp Hay, dudes and dudettes. As a shameless self promotional whore I come here to share the word of this festival. First things first. The warmup show. Well, nothing special there. Just the local bands, no big names. But some pretty darn good music nevertheless. Of course I came to write here to promote my band, but you should really lend an ear to the other guys as well! There will be free entry and the booze prices will most probably be pretty fair. img.jpgVigilance - Heavy/speed metal QGqoWgW6-5Q Well, if you like the Di'Anno years of Iron Maiden and speed metal, look no further. At this show, we'll also present our

which sounds a bit darker, more in the veins of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond. (we've also got a thread here on this forum, so if anybody might want to take a looksee) Bleeding Fist - Black metal Jr5rlGMn4Tk Bestial old fucking school black metal! Nothing more to say. Hellsword -Speed Black Metal VpZLgwhtyss If you were to put together Hellhammer, Venom and some early Bathory you would have come out with Hellsword. Old school blackened speed metal all the way! Panikk - Thrash Metal r8KyqPRTpRM Old school thrash metal strongly influenced by Vio-lence, Evil Dead, Forced Entry,... (sorry, no studio recordings yet, I'll add some, when they come up) Teleport - Thrash metal hFVAuzQMuRY Only one band comes to mind while listening to the Galactic Usurper. Voivod! So anybody craving for some out of this world fast paced riffs and ear penetrating vocals, you should look no further. Vinotoch - Folk metal (sorry, no real info on those guys yet) Now, about the festival. Well, there's a pretty nice lineup this year, but the real selling point in here is the surroundings. This little documentary might present the real picture here. 2WqI_dk5slc But overall, you've got nice cuisine up in the town with reasonable prices. The camping ground is simply gorgeous if you're lucky enough to find a camping place in the woods. The merchandise there is pretty basic. Really, nothing special there. Showers are free and the portable toilets are emptied frequently enough. The beer price at the stage site is a bit pricy, but you can bring beer to the camp and get wasted there, so with a little effort you can get through pretty cheap. In the local bars, the prices are like that: beer - 2-2.5eu coffe - 1-1.5eu wine - 1eu/dl sodas - 1.5eu/bottle cigarettes - 3-3.5eu a pack The store prices are a bit better, you should get around with about 5eu a sixpack and about 3eu for a bottle of non-toxic wine. :lol: And yeah, if there might still be some questions, I'll be happy to answer.
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I really want to do 70000 Tons of Metal too. That would be sweeeet!
Maybe I just don't listen to enough bands, but I've never found the lineup for this festival (70000 Tons of Metal) interesting. Pity, because in principle having the Metal Forum to talk to on board would be great.
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Been there in 2008, loved the place! The only problem is rain. It's sunny all day, but when the concerts start, so does the rain. Some bands had technical difficulty because of the rain and were moved to the smaller stage. But it didn't spoil the fun. It was a very nice experience, the location next to the river (which is freaking cold) is very beautiful and the crowd was very friendly! However the festival was renamed last year and now it's called Metal Days.

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