Hammerfest was a music festival held annually in North Wales. In 2013, Hammerfest moved to the Haven site in Pwllheli, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park as the festival outgrew its original site at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. It is not related to a music festival of the same name hosted by white supremacist groups. The festival was owned by emc3i Ltd, sponsored by the music magazine Metal Hammer and run by the organizers of the Hard Rock Hell festival. Because the festival was held at a holiday camp, the organizers made pre-built venues and stages, and attendees stayed in the on-site accommodation. This enabled the festival to be held during the winter/spring months when outdoor camping is not desirable.

Hammerfest I

The original Hammerfest was held on 24–25 April 2009 in Prestatyn. Fifty bands appeared at the festival spread over three stages and across the two days. Saxon, Sepultura and Opeth headlined the two-day event.

Main StageFriday – Metal on MetalSaturday – Metal on MetalAnnotations Of An Autopsy Opeth Paradise Lost Architects HammerFall MaleficeMayra Roxx Wolf Saxon Sepultura Skindred Voodoo Six Exit 10

Stage TwoFriday – Thrash and Power MetalSaturday – Hammer HoundsKiuas Power Quest Lethargy Warpath Evile Mutant The Rotted Blood Island RaidersCathedral Dream Evil Sylosis Gama Bomb Mencea Waylander Alestorm Týr Hexagram The Hollow Earth Theory Grand Magus Sacred Mother Tongue Attica Rage

Stage ThreeFriday – Buzz MetalSaturday – Rising RecordsThe Defiled Tesseract Firebrand Superrock Thirteenth Sign ImicusOpen The Skies Nex Trigger The Bloodshed Bleed From Within Sworn Amongst The Morning After Mia Hope Many Things Untold Everything Burns The Dead Lay Waiting With Chaos In Her Wake

Bullet for My Valentine were originally booked as headliners for the festival, but pulled out due to recording commitments.

Hammerfest II

The second Hammerfest was held on 12–13 March 2010, with a pre-party on the preceding Thursday. 44 bands performed across three stages during the two-day festival, with an additional 8 bands performing on the second and third stages during the Thursday pre-party. The festival was headlined by 5 Finger Death Punch and Suicidal Tendencies.

Main StageFriday – Metal on MetalSaturday – Metal on MetalNapalm Death 5 Finger Death Punch DevilDriver Katatonia Epica Tony Martin's Headless CrossSabaton Suicidal Tendencies Iced Earth Skindred Orange Goblin Attica Rage

Stage TwoThursday – Empire StageFriday – XFMSaturday – Hammer HoundsGentlemans Pistols SSS Arthemis Beholder Marshall LawSwallow the Sun Warpath Abgott Conquest of Steel October File Malefice Savage Messiah XerathVreid Carach Angren Dark Funeral Akercocke Zonaria Nefarium GU Medicine Panic Cell White Wizzard Shining Fury UK Rise to Remain

Stage ThreeThursday – Metal BreakerFriday – Fresh BloodSaturday – Old Skool Metal / Metal AidFury of the Waters Crimes of Passion Glass ArteryRevoker Cars on Fire No Made Sense Sondura Man Must Die EchovirusHuron Godsized Hellfighter The More I See Isolysis Belligerence

Hammerfest III

The third Hammerfest was held on 18–19 March 2011. A pre-party was held on the preceding Thursday as in the previous year, with bands performing on the second and third stages. 48 bands performed across three stages during the two-day festival, with an additional 11 bands performing during the Thursday pre-party. Accept and Sabaton were the headline acts.

Four months before the festival, Pontin's (who own the venue) went into administration. However, the festival still took place as scheduled.

Main StageFriday – Metal on MetalSaturday – Metal on MetalIll Niño Accept Turisas Wolf Sylosis Holy GrailViking Skull Sabaton Satyricon Entombed Grand Magus Attica Rage

Stage TwoThursday – Empire StageFriday – Jägermeister StageSaturday – Hammer HoundsMetalica UK (tribute by Feral Circus) Attica Undercover Elixir Battleaxe Jaguar Mordecai KrusherBlitzkrieg My Ruin Headcharger Bleed From Within Turbowolf Godsized Revoker Breed 77 Feed the Rhino The Treatment Never Means Maybe IdiomEvile Onslaught Gama Bomb Diamanthian Abadden Mutant Fury On Chthonic Deadly Circus Fire Svart Crown Power Quest Beholder

Stage ThreeThursday – Metal BreakerFriday – Fresh BloodSaturday – Metal ForgeGraveyard Triaxis Dirty Rose KrusherSpirtyus Subservience Arceye Ravenface The Mercy House Guardians of AndromedaSa-da-kO Oaf Ten Cent Toy Cry Havoc Severenth Outgunned

Hammerfest IV

Hammerfest returned for a fourth edition of the festival on 15–18 March 2012. Anthrax and Skindred were the headline acts on the main stage. The format was the same as previous years with the pre-party beginning on the Thursday night. In Total, 57 bands played across the three stages. Tickets for next year's Hammerfest 5 went on sale during the festival which promises to be bigger than ever at the new site.

Main StageFriday – Battle StageSaturday – Metal on MetalDiamond Plate Waylander Chimaira Paradise Lost Anthrax EvileHell Wizard Dream Evil Amon Amarth Skindred Criminal

Stage TwoThursday – Thor's StageFriday – New Sounds StageSaturday – Hammer HoundsKrusher Black Rose Fury Saracen The Sanity Days Dirty DC KrusherArthemis Sci-Fi Mafia Heaven's Basement Fury UK Asomvel Slam Cartel Ravenface RSJ Archen Falling Red Evil Scarecrow Lawnmower DethChemicals Of Democracy Severenth Cerebral Bore Sworn Amongst Avenger Senser Mortad Snakebite Elimination Virus Holosade Savage Messiah

Stage ThreeThursday – Embryo MetalFriday – Fresh BloodSaturday – Metal ForgeFirebrand Super Rock A Thousand Enemies Flame FractureInferno Kyrbgrider Trucker Diablo Savage Outlaw Spirytus One More VictimOaf Collapse AR Red Mist Dripback Let's Play God

Hammerfest V

The fifth installment took place between the 14 and 16 March 2013. The pre-party night took place on the 14th with bands playing on the second stage. Hammerfest 5 saw the introduction of an unplugged stage on the Friday but in general only two stages were used. The event was moved to Hafan Y Mor in Pwllheli.

Main StageFriday – Dragon StageSaturday – Rising SunThe Idol Dead Chemicals Of Democracy Arthemis Attica Rage Iron Savior Enslaved Hatebreed Killing Joke Desctruction Sci-Fi MafiaCommander In Chief Shear 4Arm Heidevolk Senser Sodom Angel Witch Candlemass Saint Vitus Napalm Death

Stage TwoThursday – Samurai StageFriday – Jägermeister StageSaturday – Jägermeister StageGoddam Electric Dyscarnate Black Acid Souls Vicious Nature Savage Messiah Sacred Mother Tongue Sister Sin KrusherSansara Deadman Sugar Fire In The Empire Triaxis Ancient Adelesant Iron Knights RSJ Cayne Chimp Spanner Bloodshot Dawn Absolva Winterfylleth Lifer Viza Evil ScarecrowOAF Flayed Disciple Driven Monument Bull Riff Stampede Making Monsters Undersmile Serpent Venom HARK Def Con One MOS Generator Abadden Line Of Fire Bludvera Mpire Of Evil

Stage ThreeFriday – Unplugged At The BarrellTriaxis Chemicals Of Democracy Arthemis Attica Viza

Hammerfest VI

Hammerfest VI ("Book of the Dead") was in Pwllheli from 13 to 16 March 2014.

Hammerfest VII

Hammerfest VII, titled "METAL MARAUDERS" was held from 12 to 15 March 2015.

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