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Saturday, 13.08.2016
Finally, the weather seems to look like friendly today a bit more warm that yesterday. even a still hangover from last night but it normal at Metal festival it masts bee like that. just hurry up get some Breakfast because I don't want to miss the first band plays at the main stage.
when we arrive at the ground stage it was 
so crowded waiting of the Goregrind band from Nederland, Rectal Smegma, at the time there already stand a bodybuilder guy Yannic with green short pants. seem they look like fans of green color I don't know sure about that but you can see on the cover Banner and the guitar player has green color guitar also the light stage are green. they are more great powerful live performance and funny. the big Circle-Pit begins and full of confetti are flying in the air. was a great show for early noon which great weather and nice beers there, not excuse complaining. that all most metalhead need.
The second band on the last day of Party.San, Iron Reagen, a crossover thrash. since the band is formed in 2012 they already released 2 full-length albums and an EP. At the beginning was a project band which members of Municipal Waste and Darkest Hour. Sound and mix with hardcore punk, faster, harder, aggressive and so struggling with groove and catchiness. The approach is very simple and the riffs.
Delightfully rough Black Metal from Norway Svarttjern. it was a project band by to brother Hans Fyrste and HaaN in 2003after that they decided to bring more musicians to the band to be able to start doing some live shows and new levels. full emotion and motivation, it was impression live performance usually, I'm not really into Black Metal but at the song "All Hail Satan" from the new album Dødsskrik was the great track. also, the crowd that the ranks fill up quickly.
Time from German Death Metal from North Rhine-Westphalia hit the main stage Sulphur Aeon. great mixing like Behemoth, Hypocrisy, Immolation and orthodox Black Metal Watain, Ascension. they were at Party.san 2014 now finally have a chance to enter the Mainstage. However, you will experience an incredibly intense Death Metal experience.Absolutely epic performance and the are a much better live performance that before.
Following by a greek Band Suicidal Angels. Their thrash goes quickly into the ear and provides for collective propeller circles in the audience. sound to Slayer, Kreator and Sodom among others. Division of Blood" Get all kinds of old school Slayer vibes, is energetic, fun and quite addictive, aggressive but at the same time possess a sense of melody and groove. The Greeks Thrash can confidently book their excursion to Schlotheim as a success.
British Death Metal Memoriam, the band was a new project band by 
frontman Karl Willets of a band called Bolt Thrower, never hear them before. I've read that they should sound like Bolt Thrower. old-school death metal very aggressive melodious and groovy they are not quite far from Bolt Thrower. The British also have their own demo and band has a full album of material scheduled. Can't wait to hear that.
The Scandinavian Black Metal clearly the classic, Nifelheim, sound old school thrash metal, punk which melodious guitar riffing and in my opinion they nearly into black metal sound, it more rock and heavy metal. but they are a crazy white mask and full of spike and great stage performance which keep contact with the audience.
Grave who doesn't know them the old school Death Metal Band from 
Sweden, even they are so many time has been playing at PartySan but still have fun to see the here again. in the beginning the sound was not quite good and loud after view track slowly the sound get better and better, finally, come to a view of my favorite track from them "Into the Grave " and "'Out Of Respect For The Dead". even some track already old more the 25 years but if you listening to it the sound like fresh and new. great performance and nice to have them here again at PartySan 2016.
Immolation the Death Metal from New York, United States, I have seemed them several time live performance, always give the best performance to the audience. they are clearly that technical Death Metal, not only faster but there some groovy part. which full of energy and power on the stage even there are 3 guys on the big PartySa main Stage, usually they 4 but one of them have had an issue with family and he must back home. it was nice to see them here at partySan 2016.
Norwegischer Black Metal Taake, from the name you make already know where they are come from. Taake is somehow such a thing, somehow good, sometimes embarrassing. But the peoples are streaming into the front of the main stage. whatever I'm not so much into the Black metal band but some of them are a great band. but still had fun to see they wheel enjoy drink my beer from behind.
The legend of Germany Thrash Metal from Gelsenkirchen Sodom. the band was formed in 1981 by Tom Angelripper. They have gone through many line-up changes. While three of those ba
nds created a sound that would influence death metal and black metal."In war and pieces". The sound is almost perfect, Bernemann has his guitar absolutely under control and just like the entire weekend. and also view new tracks from new album mix with old track very classic like 'Sodomy And Lust', 'Outbreak Of Evil', 'Surfin' Bird', City Of God ',' Blasphemer great mix of set list and also they play a cover song from "Motorhead", "Iron Fist " the song dedicated to Lemmy. a big massive crowd, was great to see them.
The time is still running, it was already late at night and there come one more band the headliner for the last of PartySan, At The Gates. Even we feel tired and hungry but we not gonna miss the show.before the headliner to the last day of PartySan hit the stage better get some food and some more beer. very color full at the main stage come out from the stage light and there you can see the Sweden guys already stand and ready to start the show. The legendary of Death Metal they had been 2 times breaking up, on 2010 it was the second reformed of them. at the beginning was Death Metal band now turn into Melodic Death Metal. but sound doesn’t difference. excellent riffing guitar every tight sound especially the frontman 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 last day of PartySan 2016.
Never realize that PartySan 2016 are the end, feel like we were just come here yesterday but it not, already 3 days how fast time is running away but we have been a pleasure and an honor to have been part of it. for sure we will come back here again and look forward of PartySan 2017.
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Fridays, 12.08.2016
Still a bit hangover from the party at party tent. just hope today the weather getting better but it as same as like yesterday, windy and cold. Time still keep moving time for us get some breakfast, at Party.San there some viewpoint you can get some breakfast with a great price. after breakfast fast back to our tent joint sitting with some another's friends and prepare stuff.
Strong wind and cold but there at mainstage already full of audience wait the opener band Spasm, Grindcore band from the Czech Republic. for the open band, it was large numbers of the visitor at festival grounds to watch the performance. What am I supposed to say ... which green color of borat string swimsuit and white Pe......is masker which curve body come out from backstage ready to starting the party. Down of mainstage there are large of circle pit are started which forming a colorful, full of Confetti fly in the air and massive soap bubbles and a freak, that was a lot of fun to see them, great performance and awesome party even they play only 30 minutes .
Following by next band Isvind, Norway Black Metal, which black and white masker painting of the face four of 
them look like Devil looking, after the Demo album at 1992-1995 finally they make the first full-length album "Dark Waters Stir" was released in 1996. after many gig tour they had done, now they stand in from us on the mainstage of Party.san.thus providing for tightly crowded series in front of the stage. great voice comes out from the short guys which catchy riff tightly performed.
After break in view minutes time forRussia Brutal Death Metal hit the mainstage Katalepsy, the band was formed in 2003 in Moscow, when you don't familiar about Brutal Slamming Death Metal you are probably
asking yourself and. which Technical Death metal, bursts through come out from the speakers in a flurry of blasts, riffs, sludgy bass and groovy in a way that easily channels and matches the ferocity of their contemporaries several like brutal death band Krisiun, Suffocation, and Vital Remains, with modern sound has an undeniable knack for crafting infectious and brutal riffs and ideas also had variation vocal Technic not only fabulous growls in the repertoire but also some violent screams with partial black-metal. They bring more crowd give some more energy for the audience. 
Goatwhore is an American extreme metal band formed in 1997 in New Orleans, around 20 years they are on the root has been six albums bring out, now they are a stand in from of us. a great full performance with a mixing of Black and Thrash Metal , even the weather are not so friendly but they can make all audience getting warm.
Continues by a Swedish hardcore punk Wolfbrigade.
have created a very own drawer since 21 years. Their last release has already been 4 years ago, interesting band With aggressive rhythms and pressed vocals, combining elements of punk, death metal, and hardcore.The band’s influence stretches across many niches and it’s not uncommon to see leading death metal, crust, and punk bands site Wolfbrigade as a primary influence. a great stage performance.
After view, minutes break time for Technical Death Metal from Germany Obscura. The band became prominent when members of Necrophagist and Pestilence joined.While the rain finally subsides, their massive audience is waiting for there. great live performance but there miss something on the music composition like groovy part, break down part it like water following the river, not statics. I have bee show them view time in some another open air festival. 
The Black Death Metal from Switzerland Bölzer.The band have released three EPs, and released their debut full-length album Hero on November 25, 2016.Gives you the feeling of tasting a very heavy slow deep in the dark, sprinkled with sludgy post-metal atmospherics. there only 2 guys on the stage but they create such think great sound with full of emotion and powerful performance.
Angelcorpse 
the Blackened Death Metal from Kansas, US. they were formed at 1995 and was active during the 90's and forward after several years break out finally the back again after they found a new drummer. high paced Death Metal with ingredients from the black metal genre, the vocals are based on growls with a raspy sound and the guitars are fast, quite technical and pretty brutal, it makes me remember a well-known death-metal band called Morbid Angel.
The early evening which color full of stage light come out in some time there stand 4 guys ready destroy the stage the Black metal, death metal, thrash metal from Australia, 
Deströyer 666. the band formed in 1994 in Melbourne by Frontman K. K. Warslut. a view second the song Wildfire is played suddenly there come big fireball from in front of the stage it makes the frontman K.K Warslut get shocked and said "Faking hell". the 4 Australian guys were great live show bring most of the audience are a cheery along the show.
The Bavarians German folk metal band Equilibrium, play back in the memory and have also brought along a 
new album called "Armageddon". Formerly very popular in Folk & Pagan Metal, the new material seems much harder and less playful. After the intro, the first fireballs are released with 'Apocalypse' even there without the old bassist player it seems not much different. The combines elements of folk music, black metal and symphonic metal with various other influences,Their riffs reflect traditional Germanic melodies which lyrical themes focus on Germanic tales and Germanic mythology. 
Time still keep moving, already late evening more than half of the open air is already it means almost at the end of the event on Fridays. Still full of the audience in front of mainstage are waiting the third last band of the day is on the stage Dying Fetus, the trio Technical Brutal Death Metal From US. since the first album until the last album i have been following this band and view time show them live performance in some another event also they have been playing at Party.San open air 2010 and 2013, never get tired of seeing them life performance. which always by characterized blast beats drummer, catchy and groovy slam riffs and heavy breakdowns. around 45-minute live performance, Is like a blow in the face.
Then continue with Exodus,
Since the early 80s, they have been an institution in Thrash Metal, which they have justified and a living legend that has earned itself a great deal.Such a good live performance and great to see them again at Party.San open air, even i show them 3 weeks ago at Metaldays but you can't be missed them, The troop is bursting with energy with old school riffs, always trying to keep the audience uninterrupted.
late of evening there still a lot of audience are stay around, hang out in some place or find some food and drink beer while wait the Headliner, a view minutes break and also the sound check are done now time for Death metal from England Carcass hit the main stage for the last band of Party.san on Friday. Unfortunately, i have seemed them quite a lot also at Party.san open air 2013. but this evening there some think missing like energy like the light, not enough watt come inside, or lest mood to play, but even like that was g
lad to show them again at Party.San this evening.
The second day of Party.San already done how quick the time run away , as like usually the party still keep going at Party tent, whicht great Dj with many kinds of music genre are playing, and also great time to meet up with some friends sting on the ground of party tent drink beers while hearing the music..
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Thursday 11.08.2016
Great to be here to join again at Party.san open air, one of amazing festival around Europe, after one year waiting for, finally the time is coming , time for all of Extreme Metal fans to show up and join at Airstrip near Schlotheim, Thüringen, Germany.
Welcome to Hell that the first you will be shown before entering the Camping ground. More that 3 hours drive with car finally we arrive at Party.san open. after passing from security control we are allowed entering the camping ground after we are done build our tent put all the staff finally we can enjoy our first beer and join with sitting with other friends, at that moment I just say to myself how nice to be here again and see all friends.
One hour before the opener band plays we went get some lunch and exploring around the Stage ground to see what is something new this year. but it seems nothing changed as like last year and this is the exceptionally great compliment. that only changed this year is more bands are playing and more great line up, that all what we need as a music fan of metal, also the event organizer seem want to make more better, making things as comfortable as possible for bands and fans. around 9000 visitors are joined at Party.san this year it seems more that last year, it was quite crowded in stage ground on the fist day of Party.san.
View minute after check sounds the first band ready to open the Party.san 2016 which Black Metal band from Germany Leipzig the band Colled 
II this band was big asking for me?? and thinking what the name of band only II after i found out II that is a short name of the band (Infernal Invocation). Never hear the band before but they are quit interesting which Death metal mix with Back Metal and some great groovy tempo change, bring crowded and warm atmosphere at the time which great live performance for opener band.
following after the first band a Black Metal band from Stockholm, Sweden Mörk Gryning. 
stroke according to the old recipe and very Melodic keyboard. Simply took elements that were present in the works of their contemporaries and mixed them together, most black metal from this period centered on such things, but the creativity of the musicians involved made each band's interpretation worth listening to. was great performance which covered with artificial blood and dressed in a hood .
Continue with Gruesome 
the Death Metal from the US, As Death influenced which frontman Matt Harvey a members of band Exhumed. So you could not get the full Exhumed package, but the four of Arroyo Grande had a few nice grooves in stock, which could quite encourage the head shaking.as Death Metal project Gruesome is humbly determined to keep Death’s classic sound alive as faithfully as possible. In addition, the band also plays the first time in Germany.
A Swedish progressive Black Death band from Arvika
Tribulation. every impressive live performance which unique, crazy outfit and awesome face paint , not even that they are really tight at the show especially Jonathan Hultén the guitarist never stay quiet always move around the stage, try to keep contact with the audience.who is very amusing and likes to play with a cheerful pirouette, contributes very much to a lively and dynamic mood. seem all the audiences are enjoyed all long the show.
Time still keep moving quickly next is the fifth band gonna hit the main stage of Party.San Necros Christos a Germany Black/Death Metal from Berlin. Even at that time wasn't good weather but there still crowded and The mood is gloomy of the audience, creates a gigantic, heavy and, above all, black sound wall. However, the musical inspiration comes more from the Eastern folklore, especially of Persia, India, and the Arab countries.which modern sounding, blast beat -lastiger Death Metal bands.
The Norwegians Heavy Metal Arcturus,as influences and incorporating elements from all over the musical spectrum including black metal and classical music.although the Norwegians actually not even want to squeeze into the progressive drawer because even this is too restrictive. With a well-known cast Hellhammer of Mayhem, Vortex as ex-bassist of Dimmu Borgir as well as Sverd, Skoll and Knut Magne Valle as Ex-Ulver-members makes the band attention.
The Polish Black Metal Mgla, Magla 
in Polish language means Fog with pronounced as "mgwa". Formed in 2000, mostly they are using a session guitarist and a session bassist for their performances. The Polish outfit truly nailed that maddeningly delicate balance between raw aggression and melodic atmosphere, The powerful rhythms create a powerful dynamic, which discharges itself in grim applause storms.without a word to the densely crowded crowd and extremely precise.
After view minutes break, finally the Old school Death Metal from Us, one the pioneers of the Death Metal genre Obituary hit the mainstage. without words and no compromise
come out the first reff of Redneck Stomp, it already blows up all audience. even they are view time already play at Part.San. i have show them view time in some another festival, most of the show of them are lost the energy, like the Vocalist John Tardy after one track done he just go back in back stage, stand there wait the next song are coming and bank to singing, but this time they are playing grateful and tightly, great sound. also, most audiences going crazy and enjoyed all the long of the show.
Time for the Headliner Paradise Lost. the Gothic, Doom Metal from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, are considered by some to be one of the pioneers of the death-doom and Gothic Metal genre. they are also celebrated old songs like "As I Die" or "Hallowed Land" although was a bit rain come down and windy on that time, cold and unpleasant drizzle have been around for a while, but of course the hard boiled festival goers can not be influenced, was enjoyed to see them all long the show while drink beers.
what for a great day we had today see all the day great band hang out with friends drink beer i think there nothing to have a complaint. and also that mean the first day of partysan is done , not, like every year there always a party after show at party tent wich great music DJ also right time hang out drink beer before get sleep.
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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
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Metaldays Thursday 28.07.2016
Not realise today is the 4th day of Metaldays time always fast runin away even im already 3 days at Metaldays but i dont see yet so much around here, there are many activited beside festival like tracking throught the Soca river or Rafting, tracking and there inside the festival every morning there had program like at 10 AM in morning yoga time , Dance lesson, beach sport, was suprice i hear before about that but since 3 days never have time get some relax or see around beach river, where every night are the party after show at beachar. if you already sitng there anjoy look around prety landscape around you you would't move. but it was not lacky day for me the rain are starting falling down.
back to Stage ground there the fist band the first Death Metal band from Luxembourg Scarred. at the begining that was a Project Thrash metal band which bing out one album in 2004 after one they are change the lineup, since that they are evolved towards a heavier and more brutal sound. since 3 days was a suprice band are open band at metaldays tehy great band but only sad not so many audience on that time.
The Doom melodic metal, atmospheric black metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia The Canyon Observer. even that was not kind music i listening to but they are great band awesome performace at the stage, which vocal style a bit with the addition of sludge metal style vocals being amongst the shrill scream that is the black metal bits.
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,
Time for Death Metal, 
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.
Stoner/Doom Metal from Dorset UK Electric Wizard
. 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.
almost 10 pm in evening, the show was late from the schedul. after long cheak sound finaly the heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California USA DevilDriver
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.
Time for the headliner of Metaldays on Thursday after half hour are prepareing the stuff finaly the legendary of Death Metal from 
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.
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Metaldays Wednesday 27.07.2016
Sun shining in beautiful morning with fresh air, just hope today will be great weather since 2 days every early noon around 2 pm always rain coming down, you probably not believe how fast the weather chang at the beginning come to the cloud and getting dark mix with wind and thunder of-of the I must remember to take safety all my stuff. even are bad weather today is are more great band gonna play at main stage seem more brutal band plays today.
Today the first band are opening band at main stage 
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.
from Death black thrash switching into heavy metal, Bombus from Gothenburg, Sweden, There is a huge energy on stage,The driving guitar rhythms and ‘pumping heights’ send hair flying all over the place.This is the heavy rock at it’s finest. You can hear elements of early Black Sabbath, a touch of Motörhead, and maybe even a little early Metallica. Somehow it all comes together to create a sound that is uniquely Scandinavian rock. there down the stage see most of the audience are relax sitting on the Dinghy and drink beer while watching the show.
There’s a good crowd here Followed by 
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.
The Hardcore Puck Heavy Metal band from New york Pro-Pain. they bring energy with a great set at Metaldays was quiet crowd they made all the fans come out from the tent to join with them at Metaldays main stage. seen they are one of the pioneers of hardcore metal, very groovy fat sound and aggressive life performance.
The Maryland Death Metal trio,
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.
The psychedelic Rock-Blues band from Sweden, Graveyard. a quite interesting band , the band play kind like Traditional of America Blues and Europa Blues. Their music is heavy and catchy, simple and carefree. Bluesy vocals and psychedelic guitars are back with a vengeance in heavy metal. it was perfect mood seeters of the cloudy afternoon.give some relaxing for all audience drink beer and watching and listening all long the show. 
the crowd moves to the scene of the main stage ground to attend the delivery of the band of the evening the legend Grindcore band from England Napalm Death. has been active for 35 years, Though they have had several line-up changes, the only one band composing the shortest recorded in the Guinness Book of world Record. they are full of energy in life performance specially the vocal Barney Greenway hey jump and run from left to the right stage look like he had a lot of power, it make the audience thrilled and are going crazy there are big circles pit and moshpit was really chaos down the stage.
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.
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Metaldays Tuesday 26.07.2016
When the Sun come up in morning slowly getting warm inside my tent it makes impossible to get some more sleep. when I come out from my tent the first thing I see is the mountains are around you at the moment just think how beautiful this place I think not only I think like that.Time to get breakfast, just lucky our camping ground near to the Tolmin town there you get some nice great breakfast and also some supermarket called Hofer, every day always full of metalhead buy some stuff and also around the town full of metalhead seem like Tolmin is a town of metal residents.
After back from breakfast hang out with a friend enjoying the sun in morning seems like today gonna be sunny da, was really warm even still in morning. after preparing all the stuff slowly we go to the main stage waiting for the first band gonna open band on the second day at Metaldays.
Around 1:30 Pm there on the main stage the sound check are started for the first band. around 20 mins take a break after the sound check. see all the Crew are busy preparing stuff. around 2:20 Pm there the band from Ljubljana, Slovenia Eruption.
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.
just hurry move to the second stage there the Thrash Metal band from Belgium Bloodrocuted. 4 young guys already stand on the stage. very tight full of energy, which aggressive fast riff, dirty sound with mix blast beat drum sound kind like death Thrash. was great performance even was not so crowded there enough audience seem like they are relax sitting on Boat Dinghy while listening all the long 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.
Viking / folk metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland Skálmöld. The band formed in August 2009, which 2 combine the sounds of the traditional Icelandic music and metal with three guitar players. very melodic dark and tight, heavy guitar sound reffing and great solo with the combination between drum, rhythm, and vocal which grunts and clean voice.very atmosphere. they 5 guys on the stage give the best for all audience.
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.
The Melodic Death Metal from Joensuu, Finland Insomnium.
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.
The American Death Metal Incantation ready to blow up the second tag, one of the leaders in the New York death metal scene along with fellow bands Suffocation and Immolation, since 1989 the band 
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.
Skindred band was formed in 1998 following the disbandment of vocalist Benji Webbe's previous band,the musical style mixes heavy metal, punk rock, and reggae. The group refers to this style as "Ragga metal". I was very impressed by the scale of the show offered by the group, the frontman Benjin He does not let the audience rest a second and always try to make the audience excited and even on the time was not good weather but he can make all audience stay wake up. even that, not kind music listen to but always respect to the who great in live 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’.
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Metaldays Monday 25.07.2016
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.
On the festival area, you have access to the river with a beach where most festival visitors are hanging around, go swimming or just relax and enjoy the awesome view the landscape has to offer. Apart from that, you can also find a beach bar which sells very good drinks and provides a lot of different activities.
On Sunday afternoon at around 2 p.m, I arrived at Tolmin. After changing my ticket, I went straight to the camping area to set up my tent and when ready, walked around the campsite hoping to meet some familiar faces. While doing so, I discovered that the camping area offers a big main tent where you can find drinks and food among other things.
After actually meeting some friends, we seized the chance to relax and hang around at the river's beach, having a beer, watching the other Metalheads having fun while swimming or just lying around sleeping. It was surprising, peacefully quiet with the sound of the river and its burbling water creating a serene atmosphere. In the evening that day, the beach bar organized a beach party with a great DJ.
After a long party night at the beach, I woke up quite early the next morning. The first thing I saw when crawling out of my tent were the mighty mountains covered in mist. That very moment it did not come to my mind that I am at a Metal festival; it felt more like being on a holiday.
The campsite at “Metaldays” is located very closely to the city center of Tolmin, which makes it pretty easy and comfortable to organize breakfast or to get some other stuff from the supermarket.
At around 1 p.m. that day, after getting myself ready, I walked at a leisurely pace to the Stage ground to wait for the first band to play on the main stage.
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.
After the first concert, the Spanish Folk band Drakum went on stage. Even though the weather was windy and rainy, a big crowd of people was waiting in front of the stage to see the show. The sound of the band was unique, performed with traditional instruments like a bagpipe, flute and violin. Growling vocals mixed with the melodic sound of fast drums and strong riffs which created a lot of energy. I have never heard that band before, but it was a great experience to see them live on stage.
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!”
Hackneyed, 
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.
Before the next band performing, the sky observably cleared up promising better weather. We used the break between the shows to get something to eat and to hang around with some friends at the stage area. We did not have to wait very long for the Israeli Progressive/ Folk Metal band Orphaned Land to sneak on stage. This interesting band’s influences are Ethno music from Israel as their rhythms and melodies sound very Arabian. Their vocals are very melodic and even though it was still raining a bit, the audience stayed and listened.
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.
First I did not realize that the next band hitting the stage are already the last one before the headlining that day at Metaldays. Dark Funeral, Black Metal from Stockholm, Sweden. With their gloomy elements and rhythm changes from fast to lento, they create such a dynamic which opens the path to absolute epicness! A very strong and powerful performance provided the public with an impeccable show.
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.
On the whole, the first day at Metaldays 2016 was marvelous! Now I finally had some time to get myself a beer or two chilling out with my friends, enjoying the end of this incredible day full of great music. The time that day flew by in demon speed and I did not even realize how quick the hours were passing by. Nevertheless, the party at the Stage ground was not over yet! People were spoilt for choice between the After Show Party, another Beach Bar Party or hanging around at the Soča River. As it already got late and we had to save some more energy for the next four days, we decided it would be wise to crawl into our tents to get a wink of sleep.
