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Metaldays Friday 29.07.2016
I cant belife today are the last of Metaldays, it always happen in every Festival time always short. before the fsit play at mind stage we went to walking around the Tolmin town and get some chill out at Soca river for the last day. finaly today are gonna be great weather not as 4 days always rain every afternoon till 2 time my tent are blow up, lucky that i can still survives sleep in my broken Tent.
The opener band for the last day of Metaldays, Retrace My Fragments the progressive and experimental Death Metal Band from Luxembourg. very catchy rhythm which modern sound guitar, they are more metalcore which Death Metal and Thrash Metal influences. as like usualy there not much audience in main stage graund but was great to see live performance from them.
Short breat and come next band Dead Label from Celbridge Ireland, Groovy and catchy rhythm, Although they take influences from all types of metal their overall sound is heavily influenced, like Machine Head, Pantera, Slipknot, caliban. but there you can hear they get more influence from Machine Head, especially the vocal character and some guitar reffs, which modern sound. even on that time was not so crowd but there view of metal fans they still anjoying the show with small circles pit.
Heavy metal from France, Nightmare, combine their classic heavy / power metal roots with some contemporary elements.At the begining they play Punk Rock, as the bands music evolved to Heavy Metal.The band broke up in 1988, and then returned in 1999 and now play Power Metal.
A Heavy Metal from Lativ Skyforger which remains of doom metal band
Grindmaster Dead. from the outfit or the costum what they are wearing you make knowed that ye play Volk metal which most of the song are Pagan and Gods. the Music queit intresting, there mix a view kind element, doom and Black Metal also very melodic. great performance and was crowed.
Around 5:30 pm the sun still shining perfect afternoon with great time for listening some great music. there on main stage 5 guys with masking ready to the show bening Varg, the Melodic Death/Black Metal/Metalcore from Coburg, Bavaria Germany. great band which very melodius great riffs guitar whit barking vocal mixt with growl backing , great drummer. The band stands on anti-fascist and anti-racist positions and denies any political ideologies in music. great show most audience are ajoying which most of them are headbang continually.
The Viking Metal from Norway, Einherjer.they are heavily folk influenced and Viking with a Dark mystical, while others have a more traditional symphonic black metal sound. the first band are incorporate Norse Mythology in Metal and one of the founders of the Viking Metal genre. great weather and rigth time for the audience get some relax drink beer wheil see the show.
Time for all Thrash metal fans are join in the main stage of Metalday there larged crowde of the audience entering the the main stage ground. after soundcheck is done there the California Thrash Metal, Exodus already to destroyer. the band formed in 1979 which heavily influenced by 
Motörhead and New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Iron Maiden andRaven.whose lessons they combined with the raw, D.I.Y. aesthetic of theprolific Bay Area punk scene to create thrash metal. was great perfomance specialy the singer Steven Souza he never stay in in on place always run into right and left try get draw the attention of the audience.
Germany Power Metal Blind Guardian,the atmosphere grew more and more jovial, was very crowded, the lights were low which full of fog at mainstage, there see all the audience cant wait the show are begin. Usualy im not fant of power metal but i can said that they are great live performance. the played a great balance of classic and contemporary Guardian tunes, and it all sounded fantastic despite the venue’s notorious muddy sound quality.
The headline on fifth day the Power Metal from London UK, Dragonforce, at the beginning this band name was DragonHeart, founded in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li. usualy im not the fan of them but i just want to the live performace and see about the trick of Herman Li the guitarist. seem they are somethink problem with soundcheck , already more that half and hour but there no sound on the stage and also all the audience was cant wait when the show are begin, finaly the guitarist Herman Li come out stand in fron of the stage and telling that the singer Marc Hudson had some personal issue cant come with them, seem all audience was disappoint when about that but another way they still come and join with us at the last evening of Metalday, covered with some editional singer from Norway his name Marc Pellek who just 2 day to learned the song of Dragonforce and before he was joint in some auditions for the post of Dragonforce vocalist. time are runing away time for them for the show are begin with the first song Cry Thunder every ernergytic they bofh of guitaris they always chang the place move let side and do some solo in fron the stage, great musician great performance but the edition singer he cant sing all song of Dragonforce , they play only 6 tracks and they show are the end.
In my point Metaldays are brending as holliday and Metal Festival all in one is pretty accrate.since 5 days we have been around, there see all of metal fans are relax anjoyed the beautifull natural soca beach, in anothere side they are having fun of metal festival, not even that the festival also has to offer some program from Hiking, Paragliding,. not wunder most of the Metaldays visitor will come back next year and each year to come as long as it's more of a metal holidays than a regular festival.
it was realy amazing time which Five days of intensive heavy metal culture and see all activity around. Meet new face and hang out with friends at Soca river see the band performance in all 5 days. Even rein but most time but we had alot of fun all along the Festival.
Thanks so much for all Metal days day Team, see you next year Metaldays 2017.
See some more informtion about Metaldays 2017. view band already confirm: Visions of Atlantis, Katana, Batushka, Xandria, Hell, Bloodbath, Doro and Opeth.
Photos & Strory by Nova Rizal Metal Breeding
Symphonic Power Metal band from Austria Serenity. They have defined their gendre with more melodic and symphonic metal elements. as the begining they much progressive elements, in later works they've shifted gear a little towards a more symphonic and orchestral approach with definite resemblances to bands like Kamelot, Epica, Delain or Nightwish. but you might hear there still progressive element and powely which smoothest vocal deliveries in modern power metal, elegant melody, 
Immolation, Origin from New York, United States, even they are had some problem which the drum Steve Shalaty was lost view of his drum kid by transport with airplan and alos the Guiters player Bill Taylor he must go back in the US due to a family emergency. Even there only 3 of band memeber are playing on the stage but there has not lost much impect, they are full of energy and power and loudly which dirty sound of the guitar and that was in the early stage of the show, usualy in the main ground stage not much of the audience, today is differece to much crowded, chaos and more crezy. was great to see them after view year i was show them live performance.
Atmospheric/Symphonic Death Metal from Athens, Attica, Greece Septicflesh. the was split up in 2003 because of personla issue but reunited in late 2007. they are unique in the way that they are probably one of the only Greek bands that have managed to be viewed as a genre-leader in an international level. which blast beats drummerthat closely resembles the Polish death metal sound in general. but with a twist that being spacious atmospheric orchestrations moving in tandem with the underlying brutality. Each element gives each other ample space to reveal itsel and clean vocals including some female backing vocals, was great set list included songs like Communion, Order of Dracul, Titan, The Vampire from Nazareth, Persepolis which breaks the moshpit and chaose down the stage.
. which heay, low and slow perfectly elements the psychedelic periods of the 70’s.They're an highly influential doom band with sludge and stoner traits, they're more thick sounding than your average doom band and use large ammounts of distortion and the occasional flanger. sounds like classic Black Sabbath but far heavier and slowed down to a soul eviscerating pace with a penchant for drugs, Satan and Lovecraftian horror.
hit the stage.the music style not just like Heavy Metal but there view kind music genre are mix like Thrash metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, Melodic Metal and little abit Punk which great break down and groovy part. great live perfomace.
Gothenburg, Sweden At the Gates. after 2 time breaking up, on 2010 it was the second reformed of them. at the begining was Death Metal band now turn in to Melodic Death Metal. but sound doesn't difference. excellent reffing guitar every tight sound which aggression of the vocal Tomas Lindberg he was moving around the stage, constantly animating the fans and in close contact with the front row of audience.shocked faces and horns in the air throughout the venue, People were banging all over the place and the pit got violent, The fans eagerly followed and made that show one big party.incredible and magical performance on the fourth days of Metaldays.
Infernal Tenebra from Istra, Croatia. at the beginning they are pure Black Metal after that mix with melodic Death Metal with elements of the Thrash Metal very interesting combination of rhythmic and melodic guitar and fierce drumming, which contains growl and clean vocals, even was not crowd at the time but there in the stage ground see the audience are supporting them till the end the show. 
Aborted the Belgian Death Metal, the band was format in Waregem 1995. Aborted feed the crowd the deathly energy, even a lot of rain start to fall down but there slowly who the brutal fans are entering the stage ground wait for the show. I show the many time but it never enough, always great to see them live performance, very tight sound faster, groovy and catchy riff there some influence between melodic death metal and metalcore always switch tempo faster and slow part mix with great solo guitar the music will don't let you just stand it will bring you move and move.
Dying Fetus. the right time for all brutal death metal fans to join in Metaldays main stage, was quite crowded in same time rein are stop seem the bring good weather for the fans. most of the audience are start become crazy and build a big circle pit in the middle stage ground. groovy tempo which heavy breakdown and blast beat drum mix with slam guitar riffs with , very technical specialty by arpeggio guitar and bass mix blast beats drum, really great to seem them life performance at Metaldays.
Kreator the old school Germany Thrash Metal. that was massive of crowded at the time one of the band mostly the audience waiting for, after long sound check seem the audience can't wait the show are start. at the begind the show in the middle the first song that was big firework with fire come out from the stage.it look like in newyear time. that was most crazy audience which never ending head bang , circle pit mosh pit, down the stage all the security are busy take the audience come and come .end in the end of the set time for Wall of death i think only at Metaldays it allowed in some open air was not allowed but any way was great show very tight performance.
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter the high line of 3th day at main stage Metaldays. The heavy Metal from Germany. whit unique brand of Melody and heaviness and intense lyrics and every variables music element from heavy metal death metal and folk metal catchy guitar riffs and very dynamic, great clean vocal, it remember me a bit style of Rammstein. awesome show, right time for the audience get some relax song before go to sleep.
What for an awesome opening band for the second day at Metaldays. never hear this band before, that was surprise band powerful a lot of energy with dirty guitar sound which pure of Oldschool Thrash Metal a mix some elements of Metalica, Testament, and Exodus. the band formed in 2004, even was not so many audiences at the time but there who the turn fans of Thrash Metal are enjoyed all long the show.
Mist the Female Occult/Doom Metal from Ljubljana, Slovenia the was formed in 2012. well, they are with 4 Female and one Male band member. great vocal heavy and classic sound guitar, sound like a mix between doom Metal and classic metal. it was overlap with band play in the second stage Howling In The Fog usually projects from an Italian musician, bassist, composer, singer his name Gabriele Paolo Marra. Dark and melodic the music will bring you flying away. was a great band, great show, 
Glory Hammer, an Anglo-Swiss epic power metal/folk Melodic metal band founded by keyboard player Christopher Bowes, vocalist of the band Alestorm. Very unique and creative costumes look like fantasy goodies from another space. even that was not the music I listen to but I was respect of the performing they really good in live show like the vocal run and move into left side and right side always try to entertain the audience, that was a lot of rain coming down until the rain fall on the stage and it make the show force to stop. 
Loud, Brutal and very heavy sound guitar.An American Deathgrind band from San Diego, California Cattle Decapitation. one of the band I have been waiting on the second day at Metaldays. even I show them view time at some club in Germany and also on Party.San open air live performing but never enough. also that the first time I show them with the second guitar player. anyway, this band really blow out all audience till they start Mosh Pit and circles pit, jump and headbang. was look very chaos at the time.
very interesting listen to the music not only that very great tight sound, strong, epic. there are doom metal influences, mainly in the atmosphere that is slow, sad and melancholic and sometimes oppressive, and lyrics that speak of sadness.with deep guttural vocals. This atmosphere is intensified by some inspired words. Very awesome life performance.
full of energy jumping to one side to another side run into left and right of the stage without lost control of her voice. Arkona the Russian pagan metal band. Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and Slavic mythology. was interesting to see and they are really good musician very great vocal with clean into the grunts voice. 
already many time change the Lineup they only one the original member of this band is the guitarist John McEntee. there all death metal fans are wait was quite crowd the second stage at the evening always full not as in the day time.very old school straight and very catchy sound and great performance.
Swedish black metal band, Marduk. one of great black metal and kick ass live show,When Marduk entered the stage the reaction of the crowd was even more violent and crazy, the fans eagerly awaited a high-speed black metal onslaught and were not disappointed. very Tighter and the sound has become more hi-fi than the typical low-fi sound of a black metal band, I did show them in some another event and festival open air . which Violent riffs, blast beat drums and striking vocals make for one of the most brutal black metal bands. There’s a reason why they are nicknamed ’King of the Swedish black metal’.
It was the first time ever I've been to the so-called Metaldays festival, which is located in Tolmin, Slovenia, surrounded by mountains that together with the blue water of the Soča River shape an incredibly beautiful landscape. Without any doubt, this was the greatest festival location I have ever seen! After seeing pictures of the festival every year, it became my dream to once visit Metaldays and join all the Metalheads traveling there from all around the world. 
At around 2:30 p.m., the band Zix from Beirut, Lebanon, entered the stage as the opening band at Metaldays. The band was formed in 2010 and they play a quite classical type of Metal that sounds like Iron Maiden or Manowar, but female fronted, with such strong, fresh and heavy vocals, that their performance sure enough not only surprises me. Apart from that, their show was awesome as they actively included the audience and motivated them to join the stage. During the show, more and more people converged and came to watch the band.
A loud, fast sound mixed with groovy rhythm and solo guitars grabbed immediately my attention when I turned around seeing four young guys ready to destroy their stage: Deserted Fear, the Death Metal band from Germany, which is one of Germany's most successful and quite well-known bands in the country's Metal scene. I already saw them quite a few times while performing live, but it is always a pleasure for me to see them on stage. Deserted Fear was clearly one of the most eagerly awaited bands among three other acts at Metaldays. Their 40 minutes setlist was excellent and made the audience scream for more songs, chanting: “We want more! We want more!”
another Death Metal band from Germany, was next. Powerful and aggressive vocals with a vocal range from deep to “scream as hell”. Very catchy and groovy rhythms, at times, interrupted by blast beats and the sound of distorted guitars. Sadly it was their last show. Even though the band's name sounded familiar to me, I've never seen them live before their show at Metaldays. They were able to motivate the whole audience to headbang. Everyone really enjoyed the concerts and it was great for me to be able to see at least one show of them, although it was their last one.
The Italian Death Metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse from Preugia/Rome spectacularly captured the main stage. They are definitely a unique, epic band with symphonic and orchestral elements. Brutal and fast with blast beat, fast rhythms, and melodic backing vocals which create without any doubt a completely epic sound. Their song “The Violation” for example features many kinds of different elements from very fast drums to melodic rhythms with Death Metal guitar riffs. It is almost impossible for me to describe how awesome that song is. For me personally that was one of the most interesting performance. Some crazy metalheads in the audience started a huge circle pit including a “wall of death” at the end of the show. What an amazing concert!
And there they were! The US band Sacred Reich who delivering a big package of Thrash Metal on the main stage at Metaldays. Formed in 1985, they are one of the most successful ensembles in the metal scene. This band is bursting with energy and power, which made the audience fly into a frenzy even though it was raining heavily. A really fantastic show and the band has a very good sense of humor.
After a very long sound check, the Old School Thrash Metal legends Testament (USA) finally entered the stage with the Front of House crowded with people eagerly waiting for the show to begin. It was great to see so many different generations of metalheads united summoning the band by chanting “Testament! Testament! Testament!” The concert itself lasted about one and a half hour and the band took good care that everyone in the audience has a really excellent time.