05.02.2026
More bands for Brutal Assault 2026 have just landed on the roster! The fortress will echo with the sounds of American death/doom legends Dusk, metalcore veterans Unearth, and Norwegian provocateurs Carpathian Forest.Health will demonstrate that a heavy sound can be conjured even without distorted guitars and blast-beats, while Antimatter will present their dark songwriting, and Coven will bring the roots of occult rock. Rounding out the update are the Czech purveyors of putrid death metal, Mordloch.The countdown to our meeting in the fortress is on! ...
18.12.2025
Forget the silent night – we are unleashing the X-Mass Tsunami update, washing away genre boundaries and bringing over 30 new names to the fortress!From djent masters PERIPHERY and deathcore heavyweights THY ART IS MURDER or FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, through a dark electronic invasion led by CARPENTER BRUT, PERTURBATOR, and KMFDM, to absolute legends CRADLE OF FILTH and KATATONIA.Which band is the biggest surprise for you? ...
16.12.2025
Did you think you’d get a break before the holidays? Wrong! We’ve got a massive update coming for Brutal Assault with 30+ new bands across all genres. It all drops this Thursday at 2:00 PM. Set your alarms—this will be a total Christmas metal tsunami!
04.12.2025
American industrial legends Front Line Assembly are heading to Brutal Assault with a special set!Inside the Josefov fortress they will perform a set built entirely from tracks they released between 1988 and 1991 on the legendary Wax Trax! label. You can look forward to the rawer, harsher side of their sound, known from albums like Gashed Senses & Crossfire and Caustic Grip. ...
02.12.2025
A hefty dose of death and thrash is here — we’re bringing you 12 bands oscillating between technical precision, sheer intensity, and raw brutality. Last year, Grave delivered one of the best death-metal performances we’ve ever seen in their original lineup, so we simply had to book them again. The legends Monstrosity will play a very special set made up solely of tracks from Imperial Doom and Millennium. Australian thrash will be represented by underground cult heroes Mortal Sin, Demolition Hammer will make a major comeback after a long hiatus and Left to Die will bring the very best fro ...
