If you love your metal this one will be for you - it's all about the music and organisers intend to make sure that the event will become one of the leading metal festivals of the year and beyond.

Hard Rock Hell have teamed up with Metal Hammer for the inaugural Hammerfest – which will take place over the weekend of the 11th to 13th March 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales.

The festival will feature more than 50 metal bands taking to the stage across six arenas and will include a bumper line up of established metal and rock acts – with celebrated veterans rubbing shoulders with the metal scenesters of today  - alongside the future of metal’s upcoming talent, as championed by Metal Hammer.