25.04.2024
Deep in the rotten underground: the Ukrainian 1914 will bring their dark musical landscape of World War I, the Atlanta rebels CLOAK their black with heavy metal tradition, the Scottish "king of arcane mosh" HELLRIPPER will bring his Black 'n' Roll, CHTHE'ILIST and WORM will present their unique perspectives on death metal and black doom and the Israeli SREFA their reeking black metal.
04.04.2024
Might be boring for someone, but definitely not for us! We have a long common legacy with these guys, the band has been a great inspiration of ours and we are stoked to announce that they will be playing Brutal Assault this year! An exclusive show in Western & Central European metal festivals, The Dillinger Escape Plan will be performing Calculating Infinity set (with some additions) for the 25th anniversary of the debut album. The band pushed the boundaries of extreme metal, has millions of devotees and has influenced thousands of musicians. EXPECT PURE INSANITY - CALCULATING INFINITY. To ce ...
26.03.2024
This year, the fortress will welcome BEWITCHED with their "pre-thrash black metal", occult thrash/black MORTUARY DRAPE, and pure evil at top speed from Poland's TOTENMESSE. Also coming for the first time - from America huntress of darkness EMMA RUTH RUNDLE, from Australia instrumental djent trio THE OMNIFIC, and from Belgium progressive stoners MY DILIGENCE.
Returning to the brutal stages will be avant-garde jazz-black IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT, sophisticated SYLOSIS, and folk-black-death trolls FINNTROLL.
05.03.2024
And let there be death metal, we add more names: European death metal icon PESTILENCE, progressive/technical death metal matadors GOROD, bold DISKORD, who combine old school, technical death metal and jazz elements, and purely brutal underground KRONOS.
02.03.2024
This year, worlds of classical music and black metal will meet for the very first time at Brutal Assault – CULT OF FIRE will play a special set commissioned by Brutal Assault, to pay a tribute to BEDŘICH SMETANA and his works. The band has joined their dark forces with the BOHEMIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRAGUE, led by Martin Šanda, and this expanded group of musicians will deliver an experience not yet seen at Brutal Assault before – and rarely elsewhere.Year 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the biggest composers in the history of Czech classical music. BEDŘICH SMETA ...