Anyone visiting Metaldays 2020 might find this guide interesting. I’ve visited the Metaldays festival in Tolmin, Slovenia three times: 2014, 2017 and 2018. It’s a great festival that every metal fan should visit, and this is a Metaldays guide based on my experiences. About the author I’m Stefan Nordström, an Read more…
After a crazy Slovenian storm that cut short and almost cancelled the preceding Sanctuary gig, Katatonia finally came on stage. My mood was on top and I secured a great spot in front, right between Jonas Renkse and Roger Öjersson. Darkness set over Tolmin and my 12th Katatonia gig was Read more…
The Foreshadowing is a band that I’ve been quite obsessed with over the years. They’ve released four great records, making them a constant in my playlist rotation since around 2007. Metaldays 2017 finally gave me opportunity to see them live. The preparations for the gig was classic festival confusion, as Read more…
The last day of Metaldays 2017 was an exhausting one. Six days of partying, extreme weather and noise took its tool, and at this point I just wanted to head to a silent place and stay there. I missed all the bands during the last day, but I wasn’t about Read more…
This is my ranking of the best European metal festivals. Naturally, I can only the rank the one’s I’ve been to, which excludes big metal festivals like Hellfest and Graspop. It’s also strictly from my viewpoint, which means a focus on partying and sometimes obscure extreme metal bands. I also Read more…