The organizer for Epic Fest listened to our review, and then got in touch to talk about the fest and what's coming for the bigger and better 2025 edition, join us on this lovely chat with Lauge Hede Kjærum about all things Epic, Danish, and Metal.

Get your tickets to the fest before they run out!

https://gimle.dk/event/epic-fest-chapter-3-two-days/

Viking Ship live show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-UAEWu79bc

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For the Impatient:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:13 Sup Nerds

00:00:43 Top 4 Power Metal Bands

00:05:00 Roskilde: the Power Metal capital of Denmark

00:09:48 Why January for the 2024 fest?

00:11:42 Three stages for next year - why Gimle matters

00:16:24 Fer apologizes for sneaking in

00:17:21 Bringing North American bands to Europe

00:21:57 The Lineup - Fabio Lione

00:23:27 Creating the Logo for Fabio Lione's Dawn of Victory

00:25:14 Growing the Fest Experience

00:30:28 A uniquely sized Fest

00:32:35 The Culture of Denmark

00:36:10 The Truth of the Fellowship/Twilight Force Schedule Clash

00:39:43 Teasing Next Year's Fest

00:41:24 "The Most Epic Fest Known to Man"

00:42:13 The Multi-Venue Experience

00:44:53 Pushing the limits of Roskilde

00:50:57 Collaborating with other Fest workers and volunteers

00:57:16 Possibly the worst segue in the history of the podcast

01:00:08 Making the Fest as a Power Metal fan

01:02:37 Making a Fest is a lot of work

01:08:59 Denmark's Metal identity among the Nordic countries

01:14:14 Foreigners vs Local Attendees

01:16:45 The Countries List tangent

01:19:12 Making solutions happen

01:20:37 Kid Friendly Metal Festivals

01:29:01 Advice for Bands regarding shows

01:32:41 More. Japanese. Bands.

01:37:49 Wrapping up

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