Metal hammer have decided to host a weekend metal event in Wales called Hammerfest on the same weekend as FTA. and with the likes of Evile and Sabbat playing we are worried that it could affect FTA. We just don't know what to do. would people still want to go to FTA or would they rather go to Hammerfest. If people would rather go to Hammerfest them we will either have to cancel it or change the date and we don't know when to host it. so please give us some ideas.

http://www.hammerfest.co.uk/



thanks.

A festival where Bullet For My Valentine headline over Saxon deserves no attention

Hopefully Hammerfest will let us play.

It's in Wales, no one will go to Wales.

Yeah that is way too far for me.

id change it if i were you.Theres going to be a thrash stage at hammerfest the orb tells me.

Yeah that is a fair idea, is moving the date going to be a massive hassle?

Thing is, if you move it to like...a couple of days after...everyone's spent their money on Hammerfest anyway. So I advise having it either a while after, or before.

I'd say move it but do not cancel. We need FTA in our lives!

Yeh, line-ups fantastic. Dont cancel.

Yeah!

What?

FTA for me,i prefer smaller fests,and Wales is to far for me

The snooty fox is booked on a Saturday for quite a while ahead, so it looks like it might not be going ahead. If they are booking thrash bands then we don't stand a chance. Still we don't know what to do, as we can't change the date and its too early to book for the second half of the year. so it either keep it as it is or cancel FTA.

As far as I see it the country is too small for so many festivals and it will be the small ones who suffer with thanks to the likes of Metal Hammer and Hard Rock Hell. Its these people who will kill the underground metal scene.

I hope it goes ahead,as Evile are playin leeds next day, so gives me a excuse to have a great weekend..lol i think you will get a decent crowd as most notherrn people wont be bothered about travelling all the way to Wales.

We have contacted the headlining band SSS and asked them what they think. If they still want to play then it will go ahead. Sorry guys but we are too small to compete when people can afford to book any thrash band they want.