News

Kal Stage day program is out!

Just like every year, we’ve worked hard to bring you as many guitar and drum clinics, lectures, workshops, and documentary screenings as possible during the day—and now we can finally reveal the results! As always, parts of the program are completely free, while tickets for selected events are available on our e-shop. So, what are you looking forward to the most this year?Tickets for paid workshops: https://brutalassault.cz/en/tc-69/tickets ...

Belzebong replaces Crowbar!

Unfortunately, our line-up couldn't avoid another change—the trenches and ramparts of Josefov won't feel the heavy-duty groove of New Orleans legends Crowbar. This is due to health issues faced by guitarist and vocalist Kirk Windstein. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to bring Crowbar to you as soon as possible.Taking their place in the running order are England's Guilt Trip, who were originally set to open the festival. For that opening slot, we've brought in true experts—Polish stoner/doom tank Belzebong, who will envelop the stage in a massive wall of green smoke and blast riffs t ...

Merchandise preorders are launched!

You asked for it, and you got it! From this very moment, you can pre-order the first batch of items from this year’s merch edition—which you even helped choose yourself! And of course, it’s not just the new arrivals; everything available on the e-shop is up for grabs.To make things as convenient as possible for you, we’ve set up time slots so you can pick up your chosen items directly at the festival without waiting in long lines. Naturally, this means the number of slots is limited, so don't hesitate and get ordering! The pre-order itself will run until all slots are taken or until Ju ...

Running order update!

We’re here with the updated and final festival running order! As we do every year, we tried our best to accommodate your requests and resolve genre clashes in our lineup, though of course, it wasn't quite possible to please everyone. We hope we’ve managed to sort out the worst overlaps to your satisfaction without creating brand-new ones. Let us know in the comments!

Bands update

Sometimes, last-minute plans crumble to make room for something even darker. Due to technical reasons, we won’t be seeing Cradle of Filth on stage this year. While we deeply regret this loss, the fortress won't remain empty—instead of British gothic theater, we are bringing you the icy North, which needs neither lace nor corsets to cast its spell. Joining the ranks is the elite of Norwegian black metal: Satyricon.Furthermore, later this afternoon we will announce updates to the festival's running order. We’ve been working hard on these to resolve the biggest genre clashes in our schedule ...