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Hellish Friday of Hellsinki Metal festival in pictures – This is how it went down!

Author Tomi Vesaharju - 12.8.2026

It was time to unleash this years Hellsinki Metal Festival on a sunny warm summer Friday. An event packed with wide spectrum of such talented bands that feeds our dirty black souls in this fucked up day and age. My arrival to the festival got delayed a bit so our pictorial extravaganza stars from Carcass and ends with Carpenter Brut. Without further due, hope you find some tasty shots from below and get to relive those shows from that Friday night!

Omnium Gatherum

Carcass

Brymir

Ikinä

Bloodbath

Blackbraid

Black Label Society

Cryptopsy

Accept

Carpenter Brut

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