Friday 16/9 2022

Dismember

"Being part of Macken Fest and its concept was very special. As a huge Twin Peaks fan from the get-go as well as collaborating with Andrés and Macken since 2019, it was amazing to experience this outstanding festival concept from the start. I can't wait to see the result of the documentation!"
/Fred Estby, Dismember

Vanhelgd

"Macken fest - a haven for artists and creative minds whom work with recasting visions, formulating, distilling and communicating dreams; images of reality and experiences.  Macken fest has taken the festival a step further, wanting to create a whole - a concept that gather a breadth of creativity in one place. We hope the audience and its attenders saw and experienced this. Macken fest was Vanhelgds only festival show in 2022 and we only did a small headline show a couple of weeks prior to the fest. The band have not performed live since 2019 and thus it was very special to us. Both meeting an audience as well as other artists and crew.  Vanhelgd has been working on a new album for quite a while now and we premiered two new songs at Macken fest, opening the gig with one of them; Saliga är de Dödfödda/ Blessed are the Stillborn, (working title). We did not know what to expect being the last band on the small stage on Friday, just in between the superb acts Nifelheim and Dismember. In retrospect we believe it turned out to be a great spot for us. It was a big crowd in front of the stage as we entered, and the atmosphere was boiling. Fueld up on adrenaline, eager to proclaim our contempt for the contemporary world, eager to express the despair and basic set of human emotions... in tragedy ecstasy and doom... Hope you enjoyed the nuisance as much as we did - scorched to the core!"
/Vanhelgd

Nifelheim

"What a gret combination of the two best things most metalheads know, METAL AND BEER! Macken Fest combined this perfectly. Cheers to all headbangers that raised hell at this epic event!"
/Nifelheim

Tormented

"Our experience of the festival known as Macken Fest was in one word: flawless. Talk about your right people at the right place and so on, it was so on point it was ridiculous. From Ola's calming voice to Mimi's iron fist, to the sound guy (who’s name I forgot) who fixed the sound in seconds... just great. And for the rest of the time I can barely remember, it's all a haze of hugs, ”Hey how are you?” and beer of course, there was a few beers… playing wise it was great too, two great shows on the small stage, the second one without bass but we pulled through still, and there was a big sense of FUCKING FINALLY with all covid-setbacks and because of that the vibe was really great, everybody enjoyed themselves royally to the insane line up and of course beer. I would probably killed myself if I was in the shoes of Andres through these years, yes YEARS of trying to pull this one off with bands jumping of the bill and covid and a list that goes on and on, imagine the heartbreak of all this then you will comprehend the kind of iron will that must have bordered on lunacy….. If there ever was one to call a fighter, Andrés is the one. We will do this with you anytime brother."
/Andreas, Sweet Teeth/Tormented

General Surgery

"On the journey from birth to ashes we do our best to survive and give meaning to our existence, and if there ever was a festival that would dive into the concept of giving meaning into performance and art it would be Macken Fest.  This has been the final excarnation of a long artistic journey that has been to hell and back, it has been an honour for General Surgery to take part of the grand conclusion of this odyssey made possible by Andres Furukawa.  Many great bands have intertwined and woven the very fabric that gives meaning to the left hand path and Pathology, and for this we are truly grateful."
/General Surgery

Antichrist

"Macken Fest killed it! Great bands and great beer are a lethal combo and just the way we in Antichrist like it. Good stuff!"
/Antichrist

LIK

"Macken Fest was a very professional arrangement with a really warm and welcoming feeling, both from the whole crew at the festival but also the crowd and the other bands. We felt like we were in really good hands and had a really good time. Both on and off stage. Stockholm and the live scene really need this kind of events going on, so it was perfect! Together we prove that metal music is alive and kicking!!"
/LIK

Cardinal maniac

"Cardinal Maniac + Macken = Cardinal Maniacken?! I'm from Adelaide, Australia. It's a loooong way from anything you could describe as "heavy metal heartland". As a teenager, the only reason I ever even cared where Sweden was, was due to an obsession with Entombed and Dismember. Flash forward 30 years, and for me personally to be sharing a stage with members of those bands means a huge amount. And we had an amazing time! Will we see Macken Fest return? I believe Mark Morrison's 1996 hit song "Return of the Mack" prophesies this! "Return of the Mack...oh my God!" Believe it, Diane!"
/Cardinal Maniac

Harrowed

"We are BEYOND stoked to have been a part of Macken Fest 2022! Not only did we get to grease up the crowd at the pre-party as was originally planned, but we also got a chance to play the actual festival itself.  As a newly formed band, we couldn’t have had a better experience than sharing the stage and the experience with some of the champions of Swedish hard and heavy music.  Macken fest 2022 is truly a testament to that everything that is filthy, gnarly, repugnant, and nasty still oozes strong in this day and age. And we couldn’t have been happier to have been a part of it!"
/Harrowed

Maim

"Macken Fest brings music, people and beer together. All in a superb blend with artistic vision and musical atmosphere. The circle is complete, and it is beginning to arc itself into new adventures beyond mortal flesh."
/Maim

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