WACKEN OPEN AIR 2006

All pictures are 800 × 600 pixels. A review of the trip can be found right here.

WEDNESDAY 02.08.2006
The farm tower, now serving as an advert to remind us where we all are...
Allan getting friendly with the Danes, and not for the first time
Ben, refuelling

THURSDAY 03.08.2006
The Germans are as mad as ever...
The Viking Flute Of Metal: extra-large version
Malefactor (1)
Malefactor (2)
Malefactor (3)
Michael Schenker Group (1)
Michael Schenker Group (2)
Transilvanian Beat Club
Mortal Sin (1)
Mortal Sin (2)

FRIDAY 04.08.2006
End Of Green
Wintersun (1)
Wintersun (2)
Wintersun (3)
Wintersun (4)
Wintersun (5): Jari enjoys the moment a bit too much
Wintersun (6)
Nevermore
Gorilla Monsoon (1)
Gorilla Monsoon (2)
Gorilla Monsoon (3)
Gorilla Monsoon (4)
Gorilla Monsoon (5)
Gorilla Monsoon, the aftermath (1): Phil gets friendly with the crowd
Gorilla Monsoon, the aftermath (2): the smashed remains of Jack Sabbath's guitar
Opeth (1)
Opeth (2)
Not the official W:O:A cartoonist, but still a marvellous effort...
Vreid
"Hordalands Dødskwad" - from the Vreid pit
Korpiklaani (1)
Korpiklaani (2)
Korpiklaani (3)
Korpiklaani (4)
Korpiklaani (5)
Korpiklaani (6)
Korpiklaani (7): happy "40th" birthday to Juho
Korpiklaani (8): Jonne introduces his merry men - at the end of the set
Korpiklaani (9)
Children Of Bodom (1)
Children Of Bodom (2): blurred, but this is the only shot I had of their blast of fire...
Children Of Bodom (3)
Children Of Bodom (4): Volvo clearly visible on stage!
Children Of Bodom (5)
Children Of Bodom (6)
Celtic Frost (1): lurking in the darkness for the vast majority of their set
Celtic Frost (2)
Celtic Frost (3)
Battlelore (1)
Battlelore (2)
Amon Amarth (1)
Amon Amarth (2)
Amon Amarth (3)
Amon Amarth (4): the Jomsvikings in action... somewhere
Amon Amarth (5): raising the Viking flag
Amon Amarth (6): with fire
Amon Amarth (7): with more fire
Amon Amarth (8): with as much fire as all their album covers put together!
Amon Amarth (9): with all the Jomsvikings

SATURDAY 05.08.2006
Schweinshaxe, the return: before...
Schweinshaxe, the return: ...after.
Ich kann das nicht lesen
It's hard to argue...
Bloodthorn (1)
Bloodthorn (2)
Bloodthorn (3)
Fear Factory (1)
Fear Factory (2)
Fear Factory (3)
Morbid Angel (1)
Morbid Angel (2)
Morbid Angel (3)
Morbid Angel (4)
The roof of the Wet Tent needs a bit of running repairs
Suidakra (1)
Suidakra (2)
Suidakra (3)
WE (1)
WE (2)
WE (3)
WE (4): Jimmy Page's lawyers are on the phone
WE (5): a new way to operate a theremin
I never knew Alexi Laiho was Danish...
Allan gets friendly with the Danes... again
Allan gets friendly with more of the Danes
Pink with The Black Russian
Whitesnake
Emperor (1): this is a band that knows how to make an entrance
Emperor (2)
Emperor (3)
Emperor (4)
Emperor (5): Ihsahn complete with spikes
Emperor (6): this is a band that knows how to make an exit
Motörhead (1)
Motörhead (2)
Finntroll (1)
Finntroll (2)
Finntroll (3)

SUNDAY 06.08.2006
Acts of wanton and gratuitous destruction
More acts of wanton and gratuitous destruction
Allan's decoration of what remained of the gazebo
Car surfing on the A23
More car surfing on the A23