Released on = November 29, 2006, 2:52 pm

Press Release Author = Doug Gibson, MetalUnderground.com

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = For the second year in a row, Metalunderground.com is
helping to spread the word of extreme underground heavy metal by sponsoring the
two-day Norwegian Hammerslag Vinterblot Festival.

Press Release Body = November 30, 2006, Frederick, MD, United States -
Metalunderground.com is once again sponsoring Norway\'s Hammerslag Vinterblot
festival for the second year in a row. The festival, which is to take place on
December 15 and 16, 2006, is a two-day showcase of extreme black, death and grind
metal bands. Sponsorship of the Hammerslag Vinterblot festival fits with
Metalunderground.com\'s mission of promoting underground heavy metal.

The two-day extreme metal festival, in its third year, takes place in Norway\'s
oldest city, Tønsberg (est. 871). Friday night\'s show will be held at Rivals Rockpub
and Saturday\'s at Eikhallen, a sports arena in Tønsberg. The Hammerslag Vinterblot
festival features performances by some of Norway\'s best as well as underground black
metal, death metal, thrash, grindcore and doom metal bands, boasting more than nine
confirmed bands including Zyklon, Kampfar, Framferd, Cutthroat, Malsain, Sarkom,
Abominat, Dead Man\'s Hand, and Pandemi with others in negotiation.

\"Once again, we\'re happy to be part of the Hammerslag Festival and bring word of
some excellent Norwegian and European extreme metal bands to our predominantly
American readership,\" said Metalunderground.com owner Doug Gibson. \"I\'m even more
excited this year to have a local journalist reporting directly from the festival
for Metalunderground.com.\"

\"Promotion of this event to an American audience benefits the Hammerslag Vinterblot
Festival, the Norwegian Extreme Metal Scene, and metalheads alike,\" commented the
festival\'s organizer, Bjørn Almar Rolstad Johansen. \"We hope to bring the US and
Europe closer together in the metal community so we can share all the great music
being made in both continents. This year\'s festival is a much bigger production than
in past years. The festival has outgrown the ancient church where it was held the
past two years and has now moved to a bigger venue. We are thrilled that all of the
hard work that has been put into Hammerslag is paying off and that this year we will
be able to celebrate the darkest time of the year with even more metalheads.\"

Tickets for the Hammerslag Vinterblot Festival can be purchased at
http://www.bilettservice.no/ or at the door.

About Metalunderground.com:
Metalunderground.com is a privately owned metal web site out of Frederick, Maryland
that has been serving metal news for over five years. Its dedicated staff of
metal-heads updates the site daily with metal news and band news as well as show
reports, interviews, reviews and everything else that has made Metalunderground.com
a great place to discover new metal and one of the top metal sites on the \'Net. For
more information on Metalunderground.com, visit http://www.metalunderground.com/ or
contact owner Doug Gibson at pr2006@metalunderground.com or 301-512-4495.

About Hammerslag Festival:
Hammerslag Festival is Norway\'s premiere black metal festival and the most extreme.
The third annual festival spans two days, taking place on December 15 and 16 in
Tønsberg, Norway featuring more than nine bands, primarily of Norwegian black metal.
For more information, visit http://www.hammerslagfestival.net or contact Bjørn Almar
Rolstad Johansen at dark.barj@c2i.net or +47 936 93 329.


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9008 Harris St
Frederick, MD 21704
USA

Phone: 301-512-4495
Email: pr2006@metalunderground.com