Sara Hammerzmith

Just spent about an hour or so clearing out our playlist, as it was 200 songs too much for my little Buddy to handle. DAMN. I had to revise QUITE a few times in order to get out songs. And it wasn’t easy. Had to kill a lot of my babies for this, but what do you do?

Tomorrow is the day, AT LAST. To finally go there. To Skogsröjet. Finally. Again. God, I’ve waited for this. Hopefully, I’ll be able to give you guys an update or two while down there, and we will see about that.

But for now

KICK UP A ROW WE’RE THE SUPERMONSTARS!

Oh wait.

Wrong year.

Sorry.

// Sara

I so forgot to tell you! Yesterday I got my very first Rob Zombie record. As soon as next months paycheck runs in, I’ll probably make sure to get the whole discography. But, that’s for the future.

All today has been about preparing Skogsröjet. Of course, shiny new Zombie was playing the background. First preparations was really you know, recycling shitloads of bottles. That’s pretty much paying our gas, you know. And after that… packing clothes and checking for necessities. I plan to make a shopraid tomorrow, to get all necessities such as handtowels and stuff. And of course, preparing the iPod, pack… clothes.

Been washing clothes like CRAZY today, to make sure everything I take with me is clean and all. That’s the hardest part I think, trying to plan and figure out what clothes to wear, and to make sure they are clean and what not. I don’t really care anymore for bringing all your closet like I did a lot before, less is more, in a weird way. I think I’ve managed to narrow it down, so I’m happy.

Just a few more things, and then we will be on our way.

At last.

// Sara

I had my first day off in what feels like forever today. Even though this night started a bit shaky, as I had to walk home with thunder lighting up the sky from work last night. See, I’m not scared of thunder, and I think it’s quite cozy with thunder and rain. But when those lightnings starts to appear, I really prefer to be inside you know. Oh well. I’ve spent most of my day today preparing for Skogsröjet.

We leave on Thursday, and unlike pretty much all my festivals EVER, I want to be prepared. Which I won’t be, but you know, I could always wish. I’m so stoked for this festival as of now. I can’t wait to go there, to Rejmyre, sit down in our camp and just fucking chill. And then catching bands like Steel Panther, Michael Monroe and Dream Evil. I can’t flippin wait.

Another thing I’m stoked about, is Sabaton at the end of August. On my way home from work this Friday I came across a poster and I noticed something I hadn’t noticed before.

My newest discovery when it comes to powermetal, Amaranthe, are gonna be the opener of the gig in Karlstad, alongside Disneyland After Dark.

I LITERALLY DIED ON THE INSIDE. I was just wondering when I’d ever get around to catch Amaranthe live, and it appears it’s gonna be sooner than I thought it would! As if I wasn’t stoked enough for the Sabaton gig. Now I know the night will be incredible.

// Sara

Have spent most of this day sleeping before I realized it might be a good idea to you know, start to slowly prep for Skogsröjet. By prep, I mean fixing the most important thing for the festival.

The playlist. We’re gonna have a smaller camp actually, so I’m really stoked about getting things ready. So I just mindlessly started to put in songs you know, some songs by random bands such as Naked Idol and AC/DC to a lot of songs by bands who plays such as Crashdiet or Avatar when I suddenly hit my first bump in the road, which was H.E.A.T.

I try to keep down the numbers of the songs I pick for now, as I want the other campers to have an input on songs as well, but damn it was hard choosing songs. But then I hit Lordi and Sabaton…

If there is one thing that is absolutely impossible on this earth, then it is to choose just a few Sabaton and Lordi songs. I swear to fucking God, I’m positive I’ve put in almost the entire discography of both bands. I’d sit like “Maybe not that song…. but it’s soooo good…. Damn it”.

Well, what can I say. Good thing the peeps I’m going with are avid Lordi and Sabaton fans!

Aside from that, I’m getting pumped for Röjet now. I ended up on a live video from when I saw Steel Panther live earlier this year in Oslo… you know. The crowd there, we were fucking incredible.

I’m down at Satchel’s side (you can’t see me, just wanted to clarify) and I mean… We are fucking INSANE as a crowd. Now, THIS is what a crowd should be like! I sure as hell hope this happens at Skogsröjet, or else I’ll be a very sad panda in the crowd.

// Sara

Currently sitting outside in the sunset at our summerhouse, re-reading the Yngwie Malmsteen biography written by my hero Anders Tengner while listening to some of the bands playing at Skogsröjet.

The festival is happening next week, and I had told myself that this time around, I was gonna listen through all the bands (most certainly the ones I hadn’t listened much to previously) to make sure to not miss out on anything, like I almost did with Rob Zombie during Sweden Rock. It’s pretty nice you know, it’s chilly but not cold, I got my rabbit sitting a few meters away hopping around and good music in my ears and a good book in my hand.

I can’t even be bothered to think about my sprained leg. That’s how good life feels right now.

// Sara

I think I forgot to mention! When we were at Boda Borg, Michelle brought along the shirts we’d ordered from Rokkikauppa! Getting packages with music merchandise is the absolute best kind of packaged, I tell you.

After four years, I finally got around to getting this one. I had a few ideas for it, however, I’ll see if I actually go through with them. Nonetheless, it’s here!

This, my friends, is another shirt I’ve wanted for about four years now. This is a tourshirt from Europe for Breakfast, I caught the tour live myself in Paris, France in 2010. Was a fantastic night indeed, meeting all these amazing monstermaniacs and what not. But, this is in fact my first tour shirt with Lordi EVER. I have never to this date gotten myself a tour shirt of Lordi, for God knows what reason. Funny that it’d take me 8 years before I’d get one. Feels right in a way that it was one with Otus as well.

This is the last one in the bunch, and this one I have major plans for, if I can muster up the courage to go through with it. I just have to.

With these three items in my possession, I now own all the Lordi shirts I’ve ever wished to own. It makes me glad and satisfied in a way, that I’m finally “done” and don’t need to worry about them selling out, but it also got me a little jshdsaj when I realized I can’t go on Rokkikauppa anymore for now, because there are nothing on there I want, haha, which screwed up my birthday wishlist a bit (yes, my parents ask for a wishlist).

Anyway. Bed awaits, working x 10 tomorrow.

// Sara