TOLMINATOR 2023: GREAT FIRST EDITION, AWESOME EXPERIENCE!

Tolmin has a long history in metal festivals. It all started with Metal Camp, evolved to Metaldays and when the latter moved to a different location, Tolminator saw the light of day. In this video I tell you about my experience of this first edition that I will personally never forget.
I have also included an interview with Crt, the organizer.
Video footage is by yours truly and one part by Hannelore Van Gorp,
Pictures are by yours truly and by one of the official festival photographers, Robi Valenti.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:10 Introduction
00:55 Travel to Tolminator
05:03 Festival Site Layout
09:08 Side activities
10:09 Food and drinks
11:28 Rest of the festival
13:10 Personal Impression of the festival
16:12 Interview with Crt
27:18 Outro
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[@TheWetKoala]

Great review, thankyou! Hopefully I can go to this awesome festival next year

[@TheMetalFoundry]

You're welcome! I can only recommend it! Maybe I see you next year!

[@Orphea333]

wait, floatie rampage? XD seems like a really cool festival!

[@soaringblackbird4431]

Tolmin is a great location, relentless weather, pristine river Soča that can be cold ASF and awesome concerts. You simply have to try it out even if takes you couple of thousand miles. And you will still love it!

[@TheMetalFoundry]

Oh absolutely! You should go there as well when you have the chance!

[@mikehunt4797]

I think ill go to it next year or 2025 from BC,Canada. I used to want to go to Wacken but id rather go to a smaller festival because i enjoy other metalheads but id rather be around a few thousand vs 20,000. I went to a small Death Metal festival in Tolberg, Netherlands back in 2010 ish, It was small and fun but it wasn't really a festival.

[@atherion6382]

thanks for this! Would hope for Crt to include some heavy/power bands as well, otherwise I can't bring my friends 😀

[@dirtyskunks806]

Although I had the idea to include some NWOBHM bands and some newer power metal acts on the lineup, somehow they didn't work well in the past. For the bigger heavy&power acts I'm afraid we don't have the budget.

[@atherion6382]

@@dirtyskunks806 Thanks for the answer! I'd suggest Angus Mcsix if they're in your budget, reception live was great and I think they would fit well as the one oddball in the concept. Hopefully see you next year in beloved Tolmin!

[@destined17]

@@dirtyskunks806 one or 2 more power / heavy is what i am missing as well... been a regular visitor since metalcamp 09 but as the years passed, less and less power and heavy were in the lineups. this year i couldn't attend but from what I heard and seen, great job guys! im really proud how you did this festival and hopefully i'll visit it next year. keep up the good work! kudos

[@blacksoul1]

An interview that every promoter would say... Well, thanks for that 😂

[@alanderson749]

That damn little road is really scary x)

[@TheMetalFoundry]

I KNOW RIGHT! But they have improved it massively over the years. It's a little bit broader now, but my car brakes tend to heat up quite a lot.

[@zigah6729]

But there is still not any ferris wheels, is there? :o

[@TheMetalFoundry]

No, no ferris wheel, and I don't think that would be a real added value in the valley there. I understand its use on a bigger festival like Hellfest or Graspop Metal Meeting. Just my opinion, though!

[@thephoenixhasflown]

Oh boy what's going on with the comments section?

[@TheMetalFoundry]

Which comment do you mean? 😁

[@thephoenixhasflown]

@@TheMetalFoundry I spotted some really interesting looking comments that looked like spam but most of them appear to be gone now

[@TheMetalFoundry]

@@thephoenixhasflown Ah, could be possible. I have to admit that I didn't check the comment section for a while, I was busy with learning 3 setlists in 2 months for 3 bands😂

[@francwassner2117]

NO ALCOHOLIC FIRST!zero ground.Zemlja,Earth,erde und merde.Water....

[@francwassner2117]

Umazano pa veliko ljudi pušča za sabo.Veliko povedo predvsem o sebi in svojemu življenju,da pa človek lahko sploh živi pa je dejavnik tveganja zelo vprašljiv?Hrana tiste že videne nekje navade katere se še ponovijo,bi se raje (izognil),ampak alkoholiziranosti ljudi ne zanimajo nevarnosti,katere so povsem (običajne).Odsvetujem uporabo tudi kave!Poskrbite zase,svet nas pelje v skušnjave takšne in drugačne?Sem vegan z predhodnim rezmislekom!Za vodo gre.😮

[@francwassner2117]

NO ALCOHOLIC FIRST!zero ground.Zemlja,Earth,erde und merde.Water....