HAMMERFEST: 15-17 MARCH 2012

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A review of the trip can be found in two parts: the first and the second. Some of the captions will make a lot more sense when interspersed with the review; I've just collected all the photos here for good measure.

THURSDAY 15.03.2012
Welcome to North Wales. Welcome to Pontin's. Welcome to the weather. Grim, all of it.

FRIDAY 16.03.2012
Heaven's Basement (1)
Heaven's Basement (2)
Heaven's Basement (3)
Fury UK (1)
Fury UK (2)
Fury UK (3)
Fury UK (4)
Fury UK (5)
Asomvel (1)
Asomvel (2): Conan - the younger mirror image of Jay-Jay
Asomvel (3)
Asomvel (4): Ian enjoying every single second of it
Asomvel (5)
Waylander (1)
Waylander (2)
Waylander (3)
Slam Cartel (1)
Slam Cartel (2)
Paradise Lost (1)
Paradise Lost (2)
Paradise Lost (3)
Achren (1)
Achren (2)
Achren (3): probably the best photo I managed to get all festival!
Achren (4)
Achren (5)
Achren's favourite liquid refreshment. Whit ye lookin' at, ye wee shites? Ye wannae fight?
Someone tell Satan and his mate that Hell are on tomorrow...
Anthrax (1)
Anthrax (2)
Anthrax (3)
Anthrax (4)
Evil Scarecrow (1)
Evil Scarecrow (2)
Evil Scarecrow (3): note number three of the Awesome Four Note Solo!
Evil Scarecrow (4): Brother Pain gives a sermon from the Book Of Doom
Evil Scarecrow (5)
The notorious Slagbot now has a rival...
Lawnmower Deth (1): you have to be there to experience what they're really like...
Lawnmower Deth (2): Steve - I mean, Mightymow Destructimow - in full Mower Liberation Front uniform
Lawnmower Deth (3): Sumo Rabbit! Inescapable Trap Of Doom not pictured...
Lawnmower Deth (4): just in case we hadn't got the message...
Lawnmower Deth (5): Brother Pain bounces on Satan's Trampoline, Pinhead observes...
The conga through the crowd during Maim Mower Maim

SATURDAY 17.03.2012
The Halcyon Quest: a fine watering hole
Hell (1): "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin..."
Hell (2): Andy Sneap, living the dream
Hell (3)
Hell (4)
Hell (5): "Bring out yer dead!" "...I'm not dead!" "Yes, you are..."
Hell (6): the full scenery
Hell (7): NWOBHM goes a bit goth
Hell (8): NWOBHM goes a bit BDSM
Hell (9)
Mortad (1): "I am from FUCKING IRAN!"
Mortad (2): this man is not from FUCKING IRAN!
Mortad (3): "Will you let me get on with playing my bass?"
Amon Amarth (1)
Amon Amarth (2)
Amon Amarth (3)
Amon Amarth (4): now with blue runic band name!
Amon Amarth (5): in blue, but it's not Rhapsody
Amon Amarth (6): "Skål!"
Amon Amarth (7): the runes turn yellow
Elimination (1)
Elimination (2)
Virus (1)
Virus (2)
Virus (3)
Holosade (1)
Holosade (2)
Holosade (3)
Holosade (4)
Holosade (5)
Criminal (1)
Criminal (2)
Criminal (3)
Savage Messiah (1)
Savage Messiah (2)
Yes. Silliness ensued.