In what I'm dubbing The Battle at Midway due to HELL Smash Fest VI's campground being next to Midway Beach ), between both Friday and Saturday night's bands - fighters from several New Zealand medieval / combat groups battled it out.
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Gisborne based Kyuss cover band Gloria Lewis kick started the musical endeavors of HELL Smash Fest - low key and chilled....just the way it should be.
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Providing a fun romp down memory lane Gisborne's NoFix are a NoFX covers band and provided an enjoyable Friday afternoon set as campers arrived and started setting up tents before Saturday's main HELL Smash Fest VI event..
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Closing out HELL Smash Fest VI's Friday Night campstage were Hawke's Bay death metal stalwarts Horrendous Disfigurement.
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Not to be outdone by all of the killer bands playing at HELL Smash Fest VI - it's the audience and crew that make up the sheer fun of the day.
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Gisborne based UNI-FI opened up HELL Smash Fest VI on Saturday with some solid hard rock riffs.
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Gisborne based Diekaiju - Gojira tribute band. A djentle way to start HELL Smash Fest VI!
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Flying high on the back of December 2017's release Riding A Tiger On Fire / Fighting A Bear At Same Time - Auckland based Remote showed just how they fight animals.
Ungracefully stolen from their Facebook page - from the flames of MetalTower and the embers of Nullifier comes New Zealand's' newest melodic black/death metal band Sciolism!
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