Nummirock 21.-22.6 2002

It was once again time to travel to the north for the midsummer heavy metal festival at lake Nummijärvi. This year the Nummirock-festival had returned to it's roots and the band-list consisted solely of heavy metal bands, and finnish at that. Also the festival has been shortened to a two-day period.

Although the weather was suboptimal, the overall impression was very encouraging as well as from the arrangement aspect as well as choice of bands. Hopefully we can enjoy a similar selection of excellent new and established artists.

What was to come..
Medium Large	A word from our sponsors.
Medium Large	A fast pitstop at the Linnantuuli gas-station.
Medium Large	And another one at the Parkano K-market.
Medium Large	The roadsign has been repaired and moved across the road (see here).
Medium Large	The camping area was smaller this year so our basecamp was relocated (the old spot was in the picture to the left about 50 meters further away.
Medium Large	Here it starts.
Medium Large	First the main tent and then the pavillion in front of it.
Medium Large	Then the tarpaulin and a few smaller tents as placeholders for those of us who arrived later.
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Medium Large	Boys on the beach enjoying the thursday sun.
Medium Large	The area was still quite clean and quiet the day before the festival.
Medium Large	The next ones to arrive were Tomi and Henkka, Tomi keeps an lecture of how to properly consume alcohol while Klaus and Henkka sits in the front row and Riikka in the back listening keenly to the master.
Medium Large	Juva (center back), Liisa (left, log) and Poltsi (center, log) were the next ones to arrive, together with Maku (not n picture). They also brought an extension to the pavillion.
Medium Large	Some frendly female neighbour changing her clothes :-)
Medium Large	Camp shot. The Alchemy camp-flag flying high.
Medium Large	Visitors from Jalasjärvi, familiar from last year Provinssirock popped in.
Medium Large	More visitors from Jalasjärvi.
Medium Large	At some point Matti felt the urge to represent UB.
Medium Large	A quite nice sunset.
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Medium Large	Maku got back with his festimobile. Simo and Susanne had also arrived at some point.
Medium Large	Once again Matti fell into an ancient trance with the help of the barbaric notes of Ensiferum.
Medium Large	Coupleshot.
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Medium Large	Friday morning did not look too good, cloudy with forecast of rain.
Medium Large	Maku prepared for the day by taking a new fishpole into usage. The Slayer-flag is an old visitor on most of finnish festivals.
Medium Large	Casper, the friendly ghost ups a brew.
Medium Large	Norther, the band to open the festival.
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Medium Large	This poor kid had a lost look on his face, probably missed his mother or something...
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Medium Large	Insomnium, another good finnish heavy-metal band.
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Medium Large	No this is not what it seems, despite the many semimythical uses ductape this is only an attempt to smugle a bottle to the festival area ;-)
Medium Large	Despite Juva's efforts to charm the lady, she seems to be a bit reluctant to depart from her drink.
Medium Large	Amorphis who performed superbly at the festival.
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Medium Large	Juva acquired a new, more dynamic and teenage-look.
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Medium Large	Kotiteollisuus, the last band to perform on friday. The singer/guitarist seems to have aquired some hair since last year tour, and the basist has gone for the Ministry-look.
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Medium Large	Kevin decided to party on :-). For the untutored we reveal that Kevin is related to Kenny. The definite result of Kevin's sex is still unclear and the male name is merely a unfortunate mishap done by our laboratory assistant who, while reporting this sighting, assumed that all hooded persons must be males.
Medium Large	The next morning was sunny but still a bit cold, some recouped faster than other.
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Medium Large	Cold beans in tomatoe, *blech*
Medium Large	The victim.
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Medium Large	Örrrrr!!! Other still had the energy to party on.
Medium Large	There was less people than previously, but nonetheless the atmosphere was good.
Medium Large	Timo Rautiainen and Trio Niskalaukaus. Heavy guitars and sad lyrics.
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Medium Large	Celesty. Another upcoming finnish heavy metal band.
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Medium Large	Thunderstone, they will also perform in Wacken.
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Medium Large	Maku shows how to wave the flag. Shortly afterwards the pole snapped.
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Medium Large	The swedish Evergrey. Didn't play that great, although the stage-setup was among the best ones.
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Medium Large	Another sponsor shot. The friendly finnish-english couple who owned this fine enterprise let us recharge the camera battery.
Medium Large	Back at the camp the gang was preparing themselves for the last band. Someone even woke up Ville.
Medium Large	Sentenced, the last performer of the festival.
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Medium Large	Quite a lot of people turned up for the last band.